Over eighty percent of persons screened of the Hepatitis said they have no knowledge that such killer disease exists.Some men and women who were screened during an awareness campaign put together by the Viral Hepatitis Association of Nigeria in collaboration with eleven Rotary clubs in Port Harcourt, as part of […]
Month: July 2021
El-Zakzaky, Wife Released As Court Acquits, Discharges Them
By Goodluck Ikiebe. Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, detained leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), and his wife, Zeenah, have regained their freedom after four years in detention. This development follows a ruling by the Kaduna State High Court on Wednesday that discharged and acquitted them of the charges brought against […]
Court acquits Islamic Movement leader, Ibraheem El -Zakzaky
The High Court in Kaduna has discharged and acquitted the leader of the Islamic movement in Nigeria, Sheikh Ibraheem El- Zakzaky . El- Zakzaky and wife Zeena were arrested on December 12, 2015 following a bloody clash between the Shi’a movement led by El-Zakzaky and soldiers in the entourage of […]
MSME’S Forum Holds Second Strategic Planning Meeting on Thursday in Abuja
By Goodluck Ikiebe. Forum of Micro, Small and Medium Entreprises Business Membership organisation has concluded plans to hold its Second Strategic Planning Meeting in Abuja on Thursday, 29th July, 2021. The strategic meeting is a follow up to the maiden conference in March this year, where participants resolved to develop […]
Nigerian Government Appoints Dr. Gambo As Registrar For Meteorological Institute.
By Goodluck Ikiebe. The Nigerian Government has appointed Dr. Bishir Gambo as the Registrar of the Meteorological Institute of Science and Technology, Katsina. A statement signed by the Nigerian Meteorological Agency ( NiMet) General Manager, Mr. Muntari Yusuf Ibrahim, said that the appointment, which is for a four year term […]
Group patners with Rotary Clubs in Port Harcourt to raise awareness of World Hepatitis Day
Today is World Hepatitis Day.The World Hepatitis day is observed each year on 28 July to raise awareness of viral hepatitis, an inflammation of the liver that causes severe liver disease and hepatocellular cancer.This year’s theme is “Hepatitis Can’t Wait”.Zonal coordinator of the Viral Hepatitis Association of Nigeria, Samson Emerole […]
APC Borno endorses consensus option for party congresses
The Borno Chapter of the All Progressives Congress APC has adopted the consensus option for election of party officials in the state. The decision followed a motion for the adoption of consensus for the ward congresses by the state Deputy Governor,Umar Kadafur which was seconded by a party faithful,Abdu Musa […]
Former Imo Governor, Ikedi Ohakim joins APC
Ikedi Ohakim,a former Governor of Imo state on Tuesday formerly joined the ruling All Progressives Congress APC in Okohia, his country home in Isiala Mbano Local Government Area of Imo state. Ohakim while receiving the APC flag from the state Chairman of the APC, Mr Marcellenus Nlemigbo said he joined […]
Nigeria’s Health Minister reveals measures taken to strengthen health system
The Federal Ministry of Health, on Tuesday, said it had put measures in place to strengthen the country’s health security. The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, said this at the maiden edition of the Nigerian Conference of Applied and Field Epidemiology (NiCAFE) 2021 in Abuja themed: “Building Back Better: […]
CBN suspends forex sale to BDCs to ease pressure on naira
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced immediate discontinuation of sale of Foreign Exchange (forex) to Bureau de Change (BDC) operators in the country., The CBN Governor , Mr Godwin Emefiele made this announcement on Tuesday, while presenting a communique from the apex bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting […]