The federal government has attributed the scourge of the large and significant percentage of preventable communicable diseases particularly in developing countries including Nigeria, to poor sanitation.It lamented that a large number of children die every year due to sanitation and hygiene enabled diseases.The permanent secretary of the ministry of Environment,
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Organised labour, yesterday, described as laughable and economic waste, the plans by the Federal Government to transfer N8,000 to 12 million poor households in the country for six months.In separate requests to the two chambers of the National Assembly, President Bola Tinubu had sought approval from the Senate and House
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The Leprosy Mission Nigeria (TLMN) has mapped out strategies toward ending the disease by 2035, even as it inaugurated its new country office building in Abuja on Wednesday.TLMN national director, Dr Sunday Udo, said at the inauguration ceremony that the expansion of the mission goes beyond a bigger space to
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The victims of the June 23, 2023, devastating flood at Trademore Estate in Lugbe, Abuja, have received support from the Renewed Hope Initiative, led by the First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu.During a brief event, the First Lady's representative and wife of the vice president, Nana Shettima, expressed her heartfelt sympathy
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Nigeria Meteorological Agency (NiMet), has trained its management staff on the use and application of the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act, 2011.The one-day sensitisation training was done in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Justice, organised to further deepen the federal government’s policy of accessibility to public records and information.According
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Operatives of the Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), have arrested 13 Chinese nationals over offences bordering on illegal mining activities, in Ilorin, Kwara State.The offence is contrary to, and punishable under Section 1(8) (b) of the Miscellaneous Offences Act Cap M17, 1983.The suspects, which
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In a bid to eradicate malaria in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has launched the 2023 distribution of Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention (SMC) drugs.At FCT Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention 2023 campaign media parley and flag-off in Abuja yesterday, officials of the FCTA Public Health Department, a representative of the malaria
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The deputy speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Benjamin Kalu, has said the N70 billion National Assembly (NASS) Infrastructure was not to be drawn from the N500 billion approved for palliatives by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to cushion the effect of fuel subsidy removal.Kalu gave this clarification when he
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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has destroyed drugs and psychotropic substances weighing over 26 tonnes in Sokoto.NDLEA boss, Brig. General Buba Marwa (rtd) said the quantity was unacceptably high considering the link between drug abuse and violent crimes in the state.Marwa who was represented by the deputy commander
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Governor of Kebbi State, Nasir Idris has flagged off the distribution of fertiliser to farmers of the state for the 2023 farming session. The governor has also ordered the Ministry for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs to set up committees for the immediate distribution of the product so as to reach
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