UNICEF Ends Medical Outreach In Anambra, Community Begs For Solar Power, Borehole The United Nations Children’s Funds (UNICEF) has ended its five-day medical outreach in communities ravaged by 2022 flooding in Anambra State. Speaking during the grand finale of the programme at Umuoba Anam Primary Health Centre, PHC, Anambra East […]
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FG Arrests, Detains Alleged Boko Haram Negotiator Mamu
FG Arrests, Detains Alleged Boko Haram Negotiator Mamu The Federal Government has arraigned Kaduna-based Islamic scholar, Tukur Mohammed Mamu, for offences relating to violent attack on the Abuja-Kaduna train in which several persons were abducted. Mamu, who has been in the custody of the Department of the State Service (DSS), […]
In Ondo Grandmother Sets Son, Daughter-In-Law, Grandchildren Ablaze
In Ondo Grandmother Sets Son, Daughter-In-Law, Grandchildren Ablaze A 75-year-old grandmother has allegedly set her son, daughter-in-law and two grandchildren ablaze in Ondo State. The woman identified as Iforiti Oloro, was accused of pouring petrol in the residential building housing her son, Victor Oloro, his wife and of two, sparking […]
Following Naira Scarcity, NLC Directs Workers To Shutdown CBN Offices Nationwide
Following Naira Scarcity, NLC Directs Workers To Shutdown CBN Offices Nationwide By Chioma Unini The leadership of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), on Wednesday directed all its affiliate unions to mobilize for the picketing of all the offices of the Central Bank of Nigeria, including its headquarters in Abuja from next […]
Following Naira Scarcity, NLC Directs Workers To Shutdown CBN Offices Nationwide
Following Naira Scarcity, NLC Directs Workers To Shutdown CBN Offices Nationwide By Chioma Unini The leadership of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), on Wednesday directed all its affiliate unions to mobilize for the picketing of all the offices of the Central Bank of Nigeria, including its headquarters in Abuja from next […]
Maternal and reproductive health
Reproductive health problems are a leading cause of ill health and death for women and girls of childbearing age in developing countries. Poor women suffer differently from unintended pregnancies, unsafe abortion, maternal death and disability, sexually transmitted infections and related problems. According to the United Nations Population Fund, UNFPA, which […]
Goal 6: Ensure access to water and sanitation for all
The demand for water is rising owing to rapid population growth, urbanization and increasing water needs from agriculture, industry and energy sectors. The United Nations has pointed out that billions of people will lack access to the basic services water provides in 2030 unless progress quadruples. According to the UN […]
In Nigeria, 78 Million Children Are Exposed To The Highest Risk From A Convergence of Three Water Related Threats
78 million children in Nigeria are exposed to the highest risk from a convergence of three water related threats, namely inadequate water, sanitation and hygiene; related diseases and climate hazards. This was revealed by United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF , ahead of the UN 2023 Water Conference in New York […]
President Muhammadu Buhari Expresses Satisfaction For Refraining From Meddling in the Just Concluded Elections.
Meanwhile, President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed satisfaction with his role in the just concluded 2023 elections in the country , as he stayed above it, without meddling or interfering. Senior Special Assistant to the president on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu in a statement he signed and made available on […]
The United States Said It Will Consider All Available Actions Against Individuals Complicit In Undermining The Democratic Process in Nigeria.
The United States has stated that it is deeply troubled by the disturbing acts of violent voter intimidation and suppression that took place during the 2023 polls in Nigeria. In a statement posted on the website, the US consulate said that they witnessed some of the incidents first hand in […]