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The federal government has concluded plans to flag-off the commencement of cargo delivery by rail to the Kaduna Inland Dry Port. In a statement by Special Adviser to the Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Shippers Council (NSC), Tahir Idris on Sunday yesterday in Abuja said the promoters of the dry ports across the country, said […]
Following a raid on some targeted residences in some areas within the Imo state capital, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) south-east zonal office has 37 suspects alleged to have been involved in internet fraud. According to the EFCC, the suspects who specializes in defrauding unsuspecting victims via the Internet were arrested in Owerri following intelligence report which […]
At least 12 people have been killed by the strongest cyclone to hit India in five years. Cyclone Fani hit the eastern Odisha state, before moving northeastwards into Bangladesh where more than a million people have been moved to safety. The cyclone lost some of its power after hitting land and was downgraded to a […]
Forty-one people were killed after a Russian plane made an emergency landing and burst into flames at Sheremetyevo airport in Moscow. Two children and a flight attendant were among the dead, Russian media reports. One witness said it was a “miracle” anyone escaped the jet, which was carrying 73 passengers and five crew. “There are […]
Ramadan, which begins on May 6 in most countries this year, is the holiest month in the Islamic calendar. It involves abstaining from eating, drinking, smoking and sexual relations from dawn to sunset, in the hopes that it will lead to greater “taqwa”, or consciousness of God. Muslims were commanded to fast during Ramadan […]
Tele-health will help Nigeria move faster towards achieving Universal Health Coverage and access to improved and qualitative healthcare in the country says the Founder, Doctorcare247, Dr. Chuks Chibundu. He said also that with Tele medicine issues around accesibility to healthcare professionals and their services will improve as Nigerians, anywhere, anytime can get healthcare services as […]
Millions of people are infected with hepatitis B every year. Hundreds of thousands die. And small children are particularly at risk. Due to high cost and the stable environmental conditions required for vaccine storage, many people in developing countries are not vaccinated against this dangerous virus. As such, researchers have been working to produce […]
Coca-Cola Nigeria Ltd in partnership with the Federal Ministry of Health, the Office of the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Sustainable Development Goals (OSSAP-SDGs) and Medshare International Inc. has delivered maternal and neo-natal care equipment to the Federal Medical Centre, Ebute-Metta, Lagos. This was part of its Safe Birth Initiative (SBI) aimed at […]
The Chief Medical Director, Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital (OAUTH) Ile-Ife, Prof Victor Adetiloye, said the institution has performed over 70 successful open heart surgeries in the last two years and over a thousand endoscopy procedures in one year. Speaking at a press conference to herald four and half years of being at the helm […]
Enugu State Ministry of Health has closed down three illegal hospitals operating in different parts of state. The hospitals are Chimamanda Hospital Umuadogwa, Umuida Enugu Ezike in Igboeze North Local Government Area of the State, Our Testimony hospital Ibagwa-Aka in Igboeze South Local government area; run by one Mr. Ibuchukwu Asogwa, a self-styled Homeopath. The third […]