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WaterAid, LDSC unveil $300,000 WASH project in Lagos

Kamila Bello
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A non-govermental organisation,WaterAid with support from Latter-Day Saints Charities (LDSC), is strengthening Water and Sanitation Delivery project in Ikorodu North and Ojodu Local Council Development Authority (LCDA) of Lagos state with $300,000.

Country Director WaterAid Evelyn Mere, disclosed this during a keynote speech at the official unveiling of the project on Thursday in Lagos.

The project would be providing increased access to clean water, as well as improved sanitation and hygiene behaviour in target communities in the state.

According to her, the $300,000 project, is expected to reach about 10,500 persons with improved access to clean water as well as safely managed sanitation services.

She disclosed that other deliverable of the project included key hygiene behavioural change promotion in target communities over the next 12 months.

“It will combine key strategies including service delivery interventions, hygiene behaviour change approaches.

“Institutional strengthening to address acute water and sanitation needs for vulnerable and marginalised communities in the state,” Mere said.

She noted that while the government’s efforts in accelerating water and sanitation access were commendable, Nigeria still had some of the largest gaps in access to water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH).

According to her, an estimated 68 million Nigerians are without access to basic drinking water, 171 million lack handwashing facilities with soap, 113 million do not have adequate toilets, and 48 million practice open defecation.

She said that lack of access to adequate WASH services disproportionately affects persons with disabilities, women and girls, who spend hours each day fetching water, and unable to work or go to school.

She said that poor access to improved water and sanitation also remains a major cause of high morbidity and mortality rates among children under five in Nigeria,

“Lack of access to water, sanitation, and hygiene has detrimental effects on the health, education, economic growth, and development of the population.

“It makes it difficult for communities to practice proper handwashing which is critical to controlling the spread of infectious and deadly diseases,” Mere added.

She said that WaterAid would construct and rehabilitate water and sanitation facilites in collaboration with government and civil society partners.

READ ALSO: Gombe State: Governor Yahaya flags off Water Project

 

Cancer: Kebbi State Governor’s wife Calls for adequate healthcare facilities

FELA OLAGUNJU
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The First Lady of Kebbi State, Dr. Zainab Shinkafi-Bagudu has called on the private sector and the government to revamp the primary health care facilities to ensure adequate treatment of Cancer.

 

 

 

The First Lady made this statement while quoting data from the International Agency for Research on Cancer that Nigeria has recorded over 10,000 new cancer cases and 7,000 deaths in the last 33 days into 2023. Shinkafi-Bagudu, noted that there was a need to bridge the cancer care gap in the country with increased awareness and technological advancements.

 

 

World Cancer Day is an international day marked yearly on February 4 to raise awareness of cancer and to encourage its early detection, prevention, and treatment.

 

READ ALSO: US FDA Approves Eli Lilly’s Rare Blood Cancer Drug

 

Speaking at a book launch, titled Footprints and partner reception by the First Ladies Against Cancer (FLAC) Initiative Nigeria on Thursday in Abuja, Shinkafi-Bagudu urged that harmful lifestyle practices that could lead to cancer should be avoided as much as possible.

 

“The book is a compilation of our activities and I hope that what you see there will stimulate you to reach out. We welcome formidable and sustainable partnerships from across all sectors. The book is a compilation of all our activities and advocacy. It is a celebration of our concept to bridge the cancer care gap in Nigeria and highlight as much as we could, the challenges that we face daily.

 

“The year 2023 has just started, barely 33 days, and Nigeria has already recorded over 10,000 new cancer cases. We’ve lost already 7,000 to this complex disease, according to the Globocan statistics by the International Agency for Research on Cancer.

 

The FLAC is a coalition of the spouses of current and former state governors working to address gaps in the cancer continuum of care; increasing awareness, facilitating access to screening and treatment services, and advocating for the implementation of policies on equitable access to quality cancer care services in Nigeria.

 

“For my sisters and myself, they are our daily experiences, things we go through in the form of text messages, and letters requesting support that are often accompanied by graphic videos and images. Our work is to work with the government agencies, such as the primary healthcare system to ensure that we provide better services for our people.

“So, we call on all private sectors and the government to revamp the primary health system.

 

“It is not right that where you live or where you are should continue to determine if you survive cancer despite the technological advancements that we have seen in the last decade. We must continue to address the global inequities by increasing cancer awareness, building sustainable partnerships and creating innovative ways that can help us reduce the cost of treatment” she added.

 

Speaking further, she highlighted some harmful lifestyle practices that could lead to cancer, such as tobacco use, physical inactivity, obesity, poor diet, and alcohol abuse, e-cigarettes and shisha.

 

Also, the wife of the Vice President, Dolapo Osinbajo, made a call for all to rise in the fight against cancer.

 

She said “Cancer kills, it kills people, men and women, young and old, in any nation of the world. Cancer can be found in different parts of the body, working differently in each place, and working differently in its manifestations in people.

“In some people, it’s a slow growth; in others, it is rapid. Cancer makes some people sick, cancer kills some people. Cancer killed my mother.

“There is a fight against cancer because cancer has set up a fight against humanity. Let us use this course to fight back” she added.

 

 

 

Healthwise/Wumi

President Buhari Meets With APC Governors

Nnenna Okoronkwo
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President Muhammadu Buhari is currently meeting with Governors elected under the platform of the All Progressive Congress APC.

The meeting is taking place at the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

Some of the notable Governors in attendance are Kebbi State Governor, Atiku Bagudu, Ebonyi, Dave Umahi, Lagos, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Imo, Hope Uzodimma Zamfara, Bello Matawale, Ogun, Dapo Abiodun, Yobe, Mai Mala-Buni, Kaduna, Nasir El-Rufai, Kano, Abdullahi Ganduje, Kwara, Abdulraman Abdulrazak and Niger, Sani Bello among others.

Details later…

PDP Senator promises Better Dividends For Constituents

Nnenna Okoronkwo
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The Senator representing Ebonyi North District in the National Assembly Dr. Sam Egwu has assured his constituents of better dividends of democracy if the People’s Democratic Party wins the 2023 election.

Senator Egwu who stated this at a PDP campaign rally in Ebonyi Local Government Area of the State, expressed confidence that the Peoples Democratic Party PDP will overwhelmingly win the February and March 2023 general elections through persuasive and issue based campaigns.

Egwu who will be contesting the National Assembly election on February 25, canvassed massive votes from Ebonyi Local government to return to the Senate for the 3rd term, expressing confidence that PDP will record landslide victory through persuasions and not by intimidation.

“I plead with you, the people of Ebonyi Local government to sustain the tempo of support you have displayed for PDP and translate such love to votes on election day. You will not be disappointed for delivering me”

The lawmaker reminded party stalwarts that results of the upcoming elections will be used to determine political appointments in the next dispensation.

He commended Ebonyi citizens for strongly believing in PDP as a credible platform to redeem the state from it’s socio- economic woes as evidenced by mammoth crowds that greeted the Atiku/Okowa presidential rally in Ebonyi State.

“I was worried when the Governor of the State, David Umahi left PDP, because I knew that Ebonyi people were comfortable and more relaxed with the party. I knew that to change their minds from following PDP will be difficult thank God you have proved me right by remaining in PDP”

Speakers including the member representing Ebonyi/Ohaukwu Federal Constituency in the National Assembly Chukwuma Nwazunku, professor Adaeze Nwuzor, Chief Chijioke Uwa, Chief Godwin Nwode, Mike Nwebonyi among others reiterated confidence in the ability of Senator Dr Sam Egwu to sustain effective representation of the zone if reelected.

They noted that their support for Egwu to go for 3rd tenure stems from the fact that the Senate requires experienced and matured politician like Egwu and not political neophytes .

N.O

Abuja Building Collapse: Emergency Agencies Rescue 26 persons

Aisha John-Mark
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A rescue team comprising of FCT Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Nigeria Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Red Cross Nigeria Police, Civil Defence Corp, FRSC have rescued 26 persons trapped in the rubble of a collapsed building in Gwarinpa, Abuja, Nigeria’s Capital.

Read Also: Federal Housing Authority Reacts Over Abuja Building Collapse

The building under construction went down at about 11 am on Thursday, trapping an onsite and unspecified number of construction workers.

So far, as of Friday morning,  26 persons were rescued alive, while 3 others were removed from the rubble fatally injured.

During a visit to the site of the incident on Thursday evening, the FCT Minister Malam Mohammed Musa Bello commiserated with the families of the victims and residents of the FCT over the unfortunate incident

Represented by the Executive Secretary of the Federal Capital Development Authority, FCDA, Engr. Shehu  Hadi Ahmad, the Minister said,” This is coming at a time when we are all trying as a nation to come out of this worrisome situation of building collapse. These are issues which the FCT environment was not prominent with, but because of some activities of quackery, this has come into the FCT and the FCT is not too happy with these happenings. “

The Minister noted that this was the third time such an incident in Gwarinpa Estate has happened. He stated that the FCTA will stop at no limit to identify those involved in the unfortunate development.

“Preliminary report indicates that the land area where this property was standing on doesn’t look well and stabilized. There is the presumption of inferior materials in the construction and workmanship.

To this, the FCTA will take very seriously and engage the agencies involved to find a lasting solution to this type of embarrassment. “

Also speaking the Director General of the FCT Emergency Management Agency, FEMA, Dr Abbas Idriss commended all the emergency workers and stakeholders involved in the rescue efforts.

He said that it was a successful exercise in which both the security and the media had given their best in ensuring the rescue operations went smoothly.  According to him, the operation will continue until we reach ground zero to be sure that all the victims have been rescued.

He also called on the residents of the FCT to report any act of sharpness and compromises, especially in the construction sites, to the relevant authorities to save lives and properties.

This report could be done through the emergency toll-free number 112 for a prompt response.

 

Super Falcons Attacker Joins NWSL Club

Mosunmola Ore
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NWSL Club Racing Louisville has announced the signing of Nigeria’s Super Falcons attacker Uchenna Kanu from Tigres UNAL of Mexico.

READ ALSO: Kanu Secures Victory For Super Falcons Against Ghana

Kanu joins Racing after a decent year at Tigres, where she rang up 20 goals in 30 appearances for the Monterey, Mexico-based club, helping her team claim Liga MX Femenil’s Torneo Apertura trophy this past November.

Before her time in Mexico, Kanu impressed in Sweden’s Damallsvenskan, tallying 22 goals in 42 matches over two years with Linköpings FC. Kanu’s 17 scores in the 2021 season ranked second in the league.

She also spent part of the pandemic-impacted 2019-20 season in Spain with Sevilla FC, making six appearances for the Spanish club.

Kanu has 10 goals in 12 appearances for Nigeria.

Spotify: Xenia Manasseh Becomes Equal Africa Artiste for February

Oluchi Okwuego
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An online streaming platform, Spotify, has announced Kenyan Artiste, Xenia Manasseh as “EQUAL Africa Artiste” for February.

Phiona Okumu, Spotify’s Head of music for Sub-Saharan Africa, disclosed this in a statement on Friday in Lagos.

She said since Xenia’s arrival on the Kenyan music scene in 2019, she has captivated fans with her vocals and her song writing prowess.

“Xenia is a rising star not just in her home country but in Africa. This month, she is being recognised as Spotify’s EQUAL Africa ambassador for February.

“The EQUAL Africa programme looks to support talent just like hers and give women the tools and the platforms to grow their audiences and advance their careers in the music industry,” she said.

According to her, the R&B singer and songwriter released her debut EP “Fallin’ Apart” in 2019.

She said Xenia had also racked up an impressive CV of writing credits and features with other artistes, including work on projects by Tenyana Taylor, Sauti Sol, Mr Eazi, Tay Iwar and Burna Boy.

“The Spotify EQUAL Africa programme seeks to provide female artists with the support and resources to grow their craft and reach worldwide audiences through multiple playlists.”

“The beneficiaries also receive off-platform guidance and tools to help take their music careers to even greater heights,” she said.

 

Xenia said, “Being a part of the EQUAL programme is an honour, I am honoured to be recognised for my input and for my voice especially in a male-dominated industry.

“I am honoured to be a part of any programme that is built on inclusivity, navigating this industry would be more difficult without platforms like this that seek to highlight that great art is great art no matter the source.”

 

 

 

NAN/F.K

Anambra State Health Ministry Cautions against Neglected Tropical Diseases

FELA OLAGUNJU
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Anambra state ministry of health has cautioned the indigenes on the increasing dangers of Neglected Tropical Diseases. This was disclosed during the commemoration of the 2023 Neglected Tropical Diseases Day.

 

READ ALSO: Nigeria Launches 2023-2027 Neglected Topical Disease Master-plan

 

Speaking during a press briefing to mark the event, the Anambra state Commissioner for Health, Dr Afam Obidike said that Neglected Tropical Diseases are a group of some twenty known parasitic bacteria, and viral diseases of health importance that affect over one billion people globally, with Africa and Asia reserving most of the disease burden due to their local epidemiological features that constantly drive fast spreading disease.

 

Dr. Obidike said that the disease is historically linked to poverty due to low social status, poor sanitation, inadequate water supply, substandard housing conditions which cause ill-health burden in endemic communities within the tropical and sub-tropical regions of the world.

 

 

 

According to the Health Commissioner, over six million individuals in three thousand, six hundred and forty-five villages in the twenty-one local governments of Anambra state are at risk of being infected with one or more Neglected Tropical Diseases,NTDs.

 

 

He said that the theme of the celebration which is “act now, act together, invest in Neglected Tropical Diseases is an opportunity to create awareness on the disease, and appreciated efforts of the government and the implementing partners, give more voice to community ownership that will drive sustainability and made it clear that elimination of NTDs is possible.

 

The Director of Public Health in the ministry, Dr. Afam Anaeme revealed that the celebration originally would have been on thirtieth January but was shifted because of some unforeseen circumstances and disclosed that NTDs are ravaging the society but a lot of people are not aware of it.

 

The event which was held at the Ministry of Health Complex, Jerome Udorji Secretariat, Awka, the state capital, saw staff of the ministry, students from the Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka, development partners among others in attendance.

 

The Permanent Secretary of the ministry, Mrs Carol Njaka was also present during the event. The question and answer section climaxed the occasion.

 

 

 

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Netflix Releases Thrilling Nigeria Movies for February

Oluchi Okwuego
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The online streaming platform Netflix, has released list of Nigerian movie, that will excite viewers on the platform this February.

The streamer keeps up the pace by adding more exciting projects this month from ‘A Sunday Affair’ to ‘Dark October.’

Here are four Nigerian titles coming to Netflix this February:

‘A Sunday Affair’

Lifelong best friends Uche and Toyin fall for the same complicated man, which tests their loyalty to each other as they face a heartbreaking revelation.

Written by Darrel Bristow-Bovey and directed by Walter Taylaur, the movie features Nse Ikpe Etim, Dakore Egbuson Akande, Oris Erhuero, Alexx Ekubo, Uzor Osimpkpa, Chris Iheuwa, and Hilda Dokubo.

It movie is set to be released on Valentine’s day.

‘Before Valentine’s’

While preparing for the most romantic day of the year, four hairdressers at a Lagos salon face wild dramas in their love lives and their families.

Produced by Nicole Ndigwe and directed by Michelle Bello, the movie stars Yvonne Jegede, Meg Otanwa, Shaffy Bello, Shawn Faqua, Uche Montana, Meg Otanwa, Dr Sid, and Bolanle Ninalowo.

It drops on Netflix this Friday, February 3, 2023.

‘The Plan’

A young widow asks her two best friends to help hide her late husband’s stolen cache of gold from the authorities – but can they be trusted to protect it?

Directed by Dimbo Atiya, produced by Rahama Sadau and Safina Mohamed, the limited series features Ali Nuhu, Mofe Duncan, Rosaline Meurer Churchill and Yakubu Mohammed.

‘Dark October’

After being accused of theft, four university students in Nigeria were killed in a mob attack that sparked nationwide outrage.

Based on a true story, the movie features a cast of talented newcomers including Chuks Joseph, Munachi Okpara, Kem-Ajieh Ikechukwu, and Kelechukwu Oriaku.

It premieres on Netflix this Friday, February 3, 2023.

‘African Queens: Njinga’

The new documentary series explores the lives of prominent and iconic African Queens.

Produced by Jada Pinkett Smith, the first season will cover the life of Njinga, the complex, captivating, and fearless 17th century warrior queen of Ndongo and Matamba, in modern day Angola.

The nation’s first female ruler, Njinga earned a reputation for her blend of political and diplomatic skill with military prowess and became an icon of resistance.

It premieres on February 15th, 2023.

 

 

 

Pulse/F.K/O.O

Nigerian Agencies collaborate to strengthen partnership

Aisha John-Mark
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The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA and Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps, NSCDC have signed a Memorandum of Understand, MoU to strengthen partnership between the two agencies towards improved service delivery in the areas of disaster management.

The agreement was signed  in Abuja, Nigeria’s Capita by the Director General of NEMA Mustapha Habib Ahmed and Commandant General, NSCDC Ahmed Abubakar Audi at the NSCDC headquarters.

The Director General NEMA said the MoU was a step in the right direction towards better provision of safety, security and dignity of Nigerians before, during and after sudden onset of disasters and emergencies.

He said the partnership had become imperative.

“We make a renewed resolve to confront the growing complexity of disaster and the attendant humanitarian outcomes in Nigeria driven by conflicts and powered by extreme weather and climatic events.”

Habib noted that the MoU would further drive towards a well-coordinated and stronger partnership between NEMA and the NSCDC for the management of disasters.

“Especially as we start preparation for this year’s annual floods and any possible eventuality that might arise during the upcoming general elections in Nigeria in less than a month from now.

“The NSCDC has consistently provided NEMA with security and safety cordon to enable a successful lifesaving search and rescue operation.

“The Emergency Response Unit of the NSCDC has always provided a veritable opportunity for sustaining the strong mutual support and collaboration between NEMA and the NSCDC. Under every disaster situation, there are potential secondary hazards that require working together with the NSCDC. As we say at NEMA, ‘every disaster site is a potential crime site’ and this underscores the need for a better relationship between NEMA and the NSCDC,” he added.

He further stated that NEMA has already provided a desk office for NSCDC at the Agency’s headquarters for better liaison between the two organizations and consistently considered the imperative to partner towards capacity building of both staff members to improve on their service delivery.

Responding, the Commandant General of NSCDC, Ahmed Abubakar Audi described the MoU as apt and germane to the mandates of NEMA and NSCDC, noting that it would further enhance the existing partnership and service delivery of the two agencies.

 

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