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CSO seeks improved funding to tackle malnutrition in Kaduna
A nutrition alliance, Civil Society Scaling Up Nutrition in Nigeria (CS-SUNN), celebrated its 10-year anniversary on Tuesday while advocating for more cash releases to tackle malnutrition in Kaduna State. The State Coordinator of CS-SUNN in Kaduna, Jessica Bartholomew, made the call at a one-day media dialogue with the theme ‘A Decade of Nutrition Advocacy: Reflecting on the Past and Shaping…
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Capacity training will reduce migration of health workers- NPHCDA
The National Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NPHCDA) says it is taking steps towards tackling the migration of health workers through capacity training programmes. Mr. Julius Idoko, NPHCDA Coordinator in Cross River, said this at the opening of a five-day capacity training for 100 frontline healthcare workers in the state on Tuesday. Idoko said that the training, a project of the…
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Enyimba International beat Heartland FC 1-0 in Aba
Enyimba International FC of Aba on Tuesday defeated Heartland FC of Owerri 1-0 in the ongoing Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) match day 30 in Aba. The result compounded the visitors’ hope of surviving relegation in the ongoing league. They will have to look elsewhere for points to scale through the hurdle. Ekene Awaziem scored the only goal of the…
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Wild Africa Fund partners Channels TV on wildlife conservation
Channels TV and Wild Africa Fund, an international environmental non-profit organisation, have partnered to inspire the protection of Africa’s wildlife and wild spaces. This is contained in a statement signed by Mr. Festus Iyorah, the Country Director, Wild Africa Fund, on Tuesday in Lagos. The statement said the collaboration would ramp up public awareness of wildlife conservation and tackle the…
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FG suspends mining activities within OAU, environs
The Federal Government has indefinitely suspended mining activities within the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) campus and the OAU Teaching Hospitals Complex in Ile-Ife, Osun. This is pending investigations into suspected illegal mining activities in the area. The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Dele Alake, announced the suspension shortly after meeting with the management of OAU, led by the Vice-Chancellor,…
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Maximum points crucial in tough matches – Sporting Lagos FC Asst. Coach
The assistant coach of Sporting Lagos FC, Micah Bello, said on Tuesday that gaining maximum points during tough matches was more important in football games. Bello said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the sidelines of his side’s lone goal victory over the visiting Sunshine Stars of Akure. NAN reports that the 2023–2024 Nigeria…
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2023/2024 NPFL Match Day 30 results
The following are the results of Match Day 30 fixtures played on Tuesday in the 2023–2024 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL): River United FC 3-1 Plateau United FC Gombe United FC 1-2 Kwara United FC Enugu Rangers International FC 3-2 Abia Warriors FC Enyimba International FC 1-0 Heartland FC Bendel Insurance FC 2-1 Kano Pillars FC Sporting Lagos FC 1-0 Sunshine Stars FC Bayelsa United FC…
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Gov. Otu woos diplomatic community to invest in Cross River
Gov. Bassey Otu of Cross River has reiterated his administration’s willingness to partner with the diplomatic community in Nigeria toward achieving shared prosperity in the state. Otu gave the assurance at the maiden Cross River Governor’s Executive Roundtable organised by the Cross River government on Tuesday in Abuja. This, according to Otu, will further strengthen the established partnership between the state…
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UNILAG College of Medicine inducts 38 radiographers
The College of Medicine (CMUL), University of Lagos (UNILAG), on Tuesday inducted 38 radiographers. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the induction was the 9th ceremony of the Radiography Department, with 36 inductees from CMUL and two from Lead City University, Ibadan. NAN reports that the best-graduating students at the various units of the department were…
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CSO task LGs on open budgeting system
The Executive Director of DEAN Initiative, a Civil Society Organization (CSO), Mr. Semiye Michael, has urged all the local government councils in the country to sign up for the Open Government Partnership (OGP). He stated this at the opening of a Citizens’ Dialogue on Participatory Budgeting and Planning in Abuja on Tuesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that…
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Centre urges Nigerians to view older Peoples’ need beyond Palliative
Dr. Emem Omokaro, the Director-General of the National Senior Citizens Centre (NSCC), has appealed to Nigerians to always view older people’s needs beyond palliatives. Omokaro stated this at a one-day capacity enhancement workshop for 36 state commissioners and directors of social welfare on the domestication of the NSCC Act and the National Action Plan on Aging on Tuesday in Abuja.…
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Troops destroy terrorists’ enclave, neutralise 12 in Zamfara
The Nigerian Army says its troops have made significant inroads into the terrorists’ enclave in Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara, where they destroyed the terrorists’ camp and eliminated 12 of them. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Maru LGA is one of the hotbeds of terrorism and banditry in Zamfara. Army spokesman, Maj.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, said in…
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Inconsistent rainfall: Experts call for full adoption of irrigation
Some agriculture experts have called for the full adoption of irrigation to tackle delayed and inconsistent rainfall. The experts made the call in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Lagos. Following the delayed rainfall in the current farming season, the experts reiterated the importance of irrigation to boost productivity. Dr. Issa Fadllulah, a fellow…
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German foreign minister travels to Israel as conflict roils region
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock is travelling to Israel later Tuesday following the major Iranian attack on the country. She will hold talks with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Foreign Minister Israel Katz, and minister-without-portfolio Benny Gantz on Wednesday, according to a spokeswoman for the German Foreign Office. On Wednesday evening, she will take part in the meeting of G7 foreign…
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UN Security Council fears open conflict between Venezuela, Guyana
The UN Security Council has expressed its concern about the smouldering border dispute between Venezuela and Guyana. Council members called on the conflicting parties to exercise the greatest possible restraint in their dispute over the Essequibo region in South America, according to a spokesman. The most powerful body of the United Nations called for differences to be resolved by peaceful…
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OPEC woos Namibia as African nation prepares to produce from 2030
The OPEC+ oil producers group is eyeing Namibia for possible membership as it sets up what could be Africa’s fourth-largest output by the next decade. An African industry official and sources told Reuters on Tuesday. TotalEnergies (TTEF.PA), opens new tab and Shell (SHEL.L), opens new tab in recent years have made discoveries estimated at 2.6 billion barrels in recent years, setting the stage…
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Late Shehu Malami’s wife drags stepson, stepdaughter to court over inheritance
Hajia Asma’u Malami, the wife of late Nigerian Ambassador to South Africa, Alhaji Shehu Malami, has dragged her stepson and stepdaughter to Court over her husband’s will. Other plaintiffs are Mustapha, Sadiq, Amina, Zainab and A’isha, children of the late Malami and Asma’u The respondents are also deceased children, Aminu and Hafsat. At the resumed hearing on Tuesday, the presiding…
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