The Nigerian Red Cross Society, in partnership with the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and ECOWAS, has distributed relief materials worth 6.5 Million Naira in cash value to 100 households in Anambra State. The beneficiary communities which include Ossamalla in Ogbaru L.G.A and Awba Ofemmili in Awka North L.G.A of Anambra […]
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57 Die Of Cholera In One Week
1,825 cases reported in 15 states The latest cholera situation report by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has shown that 1,825 cases were reported in 15 states between September 13 and September 19, 2021. The states are: Zamfara (524), Bauchi (347), Yobe (302), Katsina (282), Borno (139), Adamawa […]
Nigeria Records 296 New Covid 19 Cases
Highlights on Covid19 show thatOn the 27th of September 2021, 296 new confirmed cases and 12 deaths were recorded in Nigeria Till date, 204,752 cases have been confirmed, 192,943 cases have been discharged and 2,689 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory. The 296 new […]
COVID-19: 4,680,000 Nigerians vaccinated –NPHCDA
The National Primary Health Care Development Agency, NPHCDA, says 4,680,000 Nigerians have so far been vaccinated against COVID-19 . The Executive Director /Chief Executive Officer of the agency, Dr Faisal Shuaib, disclosed this during the South South zonal town hall meeting on COVID-19 vaccination on Saturday in Benin. The town […]
Potassium Bromate Kills, Don’t Enhance Bread With it – NAFDAC Warns
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), has again warned bakers in the country to desist from using potassium bromate to enhance bread. Professor Mojisola Christianah Adeyeye of NAFDAC made the appeal at a sensitization campaign in Agulu, Anambra State, where she warned that Potassium bromate […]
President Buhari Addresses the UN General Assembly
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday spoke on a long list of critical issues as he addressed world leaders at the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA76). Addressing world leaders at the General Debate of the session at the UN Headquarters in New York, the United States, President […]
Nigeria Records 477 New Covid 19 Cases
Nigeria yesterday recorded 477 new cases of Covid 19 in the country. According to the Nigeria center for Disease Control (NCDC), the new cases were recorded from 17 states and the federal capital territory. A breakdown of the cases show, Lagos recorded 113 cases,Rivers-79FCT-68Kaduna-68Delta-37Abia-36Oyo-16Benue-12Akwa Ibom-9Plateau-9Cross River-7Edo-6Ekiti-6Katsina-4Jigawa-3Bayelsa-2Ogun-1Yobe-1 Till date,203,991 cases have […]
FEC Approves ₦836m For COVID-19 Oxygen Plants Nationwide.
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved ₦836 million for the establishment of oxygen production plants for COVID-19 pandemic intervention across the country. Briefing State House reporters after the weekly FEC meeting on Wednesday, the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, said the approval of the upward review followed […]
Citizens Advised to Cultivate and Consume Biofortified Crops Rich in Vitamin A
Citizens have been advised to cultivate, as well as consume Biofortified Crops Enriched With Vitamin A and micronutrients These include Cassava, maize and orange Fleshed Sweet Potatoes . Anambra State Commissioner for Agriculture, Mr Nnamdi Onukwwuba, gave the advice at a one-day Processors Training workshop, organised by the State Ministry […]
Health Workers Allegedly Sell Fake Vaccination Cards
It has been alleged that some health workers are involved in selling fake Covid19 vaccination cards. The executive director of the National Primary Healthcare Agency (NPHCDA), Faisal Shuaib in a briefing in Abuja on Tuesday said that the Department of State Services (DSS) and Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related […]