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The Executive Director, UN Population Fund (UNFPA), Dr Natalia Kanem, says advancing gender equality is the solution to many population concerns around the world. She made this known in her speech to mark the 2023 World…

A Senior Nursing Officer, Mrs Onyinye Enwerokwe, with the Nnamdi Azikiwe University Medical Centre, says menopause is not diabolic but a natural decline in reproductive hormones when a woman gets to her 40s or 50s. Enwerokwe said this in…

The Nigeria Integrated Water Resources Management Commission (NIWRMC), has commenced the review of its laws that would enable it sanction all unlicensed water users in the country. The Executive Director of the commission ,Mr…

The Nigeria Government has launched the malaria modelling programme to achieve zero malaria prevalence in 2025. Speaking during the launch of the first cohort of malaria modelling fellows in Abuja, the National Coordinator of the…

By Tunde Akanbi, Ilorin The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD), in collaboration with the Kwara State Government, have trained public and private animal health workers on disease reporting, and the…

Chinese customs authority has announced an import ban on food from 10 Japanese prefectures adding that food imports from the remaining parts of Japan will also be strictly monitored. The authority said the documentation for…

European Union has handed over military equipment to the Somali National Army (SNA) to help them fight against the al-Shabab terrorist group as the African Union peacekeepers are withdrawing from the country. The EU said the…

Independent Hajj Reporters (IHR), a Civil Society Organisation (CSO), has advised the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) to commence registration for the 2024 Hajj operations for intending pilgrims. The National…

Society for Family Health (SFH) has expressed concern over non-inclusion of Nigeria in list of selected African countries to benefit from malaria vaccine roll out. The society’s concern was expressed in a statement issued by Dr Jennifer…

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Friday in Abuja raided hawkers of unwholesome drugs at the Nyanya/Mararaba axis of Abuja. Addressing newsmen after the exercise, the team leader of the…