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The National President, National Council of Women Societies (NCWS), Hajiya Lami Lau, has urged Nigerians and Muslims to pray for divine direction for President Bola Tinubu’s administration. She made the call in her Sallah message in Abuja…

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), says it rehabilitated 25 drug dependent individuals from January to April 2023 in Imo. Commander of the NDLEA in Imo, Mr Abubakar Wali, said this at a workshop on drug abuse management,…

The International Association of World Peace Advocates (IAWPA) has called for a robust masterplan for  youth engagement  in the fight against drug abuse in the country. IAWPA, is an International Civil Society Organisation…

The Director-General, National Institute for Cancer Research and Treatment (NICRAT), Dr Usman Aliyu, has called on the Federal Government to fund the institute to be able to achieve its mandate. Aliyu made the appeal in Abuja, during a…

Nigeria Government says it is concerned that in spite of efforts to curb drug abuse, the menace has reached an epidemic proportion and thus requires concerted efforts by all to curb it. The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Health,…

The Nikki Udezue Foundation has distributed sanitary pads to female students of Junior Secondary School, Nyanya Gbagyi, Nasarawa State to promote their personal hygiene. The donation carried out through an individual donor, #BecauseICan,…

Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) have urged Gilead to open license for generic production of HIV and Hepatitis C drugs to allow developing countries access to lifesaving drugs. The CSOs made the call during an advocacy…

Over 200 students matriculated in the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH)’s first joint matriculation from three schools of the university. The Chief Medical Director (CMD) of LUTH, Prof. Wasui Adeyemo, was represented by…

Centre for Ethical Rebirth Among Nigerian Youths (CERANY), a Civil Society Organisation, has decried the neglect of non-state actors, also known as stakeholders, in the 2021-2025 National Control Master Plan against drug abuse. …

The Federal Government has vowed to jail or fine any person engaged in any form of discrimination, violence and harmful traditional practices against widows in the country. The permanent Secretary, Mrs Monilola Udoh, Federal…