Khadijah Aliyu The Kano State Ministry of Health’s Department of Public Health and Disease Control recently organized a one-day stakeholders meeting to discuss the reactivation of School Health Services (SHS) in Kano State. The goal of this program is to ensure students receive basic healthcare services in a safe and timely manner. The director public health and disease control Kano state ministry of health, Dr. Ibrahim Aliyu Umar explained that, the school health services is a program under the ministry of health geared towards ensuring safe and timely delivery of basic healthcare services to students across the state. Dr. Ibrahim…
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The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has partnered with the Kano State Radio Corporation to promote polio immunization awareness and action in Nigeria and Africa through a song titled “No More Zero Dose.” This initiative aims to eradicate polio, a viral disease that once caused widespread paralysis among children worldwide. Since 1988, polio cases have decreased by 99%, but thousands of children remain unvaccinated. UNICEF’s Kano Field Office Chief, Rahama Farah, emphasized the song’s importance in highlighting West and Central Africa’s urgent need for increased immunization coverage. Nigeria faces challenges in vaccinating eligible children, particularly in Kano, Jigawa and Katsina…
Citizens for Development and Education (CDE), in collaboration with the Organization for Community and Civic Engagement (OCCEN), and Citizens Voice Against Corruption, has condemned Federal High Court Judge, Justice Simon Amobeda, for ruling against the forthcoming local government council elections in Kano. This was noted during a press conference held on Thursday at the Nigeria Union Of Journalists Secretariat, Kano, alleging that Amobeda has consistently been favoring the opposition party by undermining democracy and the state’s independent electoral commission. Speaking at the conference, Executive Director, CDE, Ambassador Ibrahim Waiya noted that “what we are actually witnessing in Kano is quite…
Khadijah Aliyu The Kano state government KNSG says it has put strong mechanisms in place in the fight against polio. The state commissioner for health, Dr Abubakar Labaran Yusuf, made the indication at EOC Muhammad Abdullah Wase Teaching Kano as part of activities to mark the International World Polio Day WPD 2024. Polio is a highly infectious disease caused by a virus. It invades the nervous system and can cause total paralysis in a matter of hours. The virus is transmitted by person-to-person spread mainly through the faecal-oral route or, less frequently, by contaminated water or food. Dr. Abubakar explained…
Khadijah Aliyu Dangote Cement Plc, Obajana Plant, has carried out a series of community service and public awareness programmes as part of its activities for this year’s Sustainability Week in Kogi State. Speaking, Dr. Eseosa Ighile, Head of the Sustainability Department at Dangote Cement Plc, Obajana, highlighted that the company was using Sustainability Week to engage with and support local communities through donations and outreach. She said: “Obajana Sustainability Champions visited the Ministry of Mercy orphanage in Lokoja, providing essential supplies, food items, and spending quality time with the children and residents. The day was filled with fun activities, including…
Khadijah Aliyu -Nigeria Dakar, Senegal- The 7th Galien Africa Forum’s Youth Forum celebrated innovative solutions to Africa’s climate and environmental challenges by presenting the African Young Innovators Award to three visionary recipients. First Prize ($5,000): Samuel Muyita (Uganda) – Developed sustainable fresh fruit preservation technology. Second Prize ($3,000): Noël Obognon (Benin) – Created organic fertilizers using black soldier fly larvae. Third Prize ($2,000): Samba Thioube (Senegal) – Designed smart irrigation systems for optimized water management. The Youth Forum convened young innovators, entrepreneurs and investors around the theme “Health and Community Actions in Response to Climate and Environmental Crises in Africa.”…
Kano State House of Assembly Speaker, Rt Hon Jibril Ismail Falgore, has expressed deep concern over persistent power outages affecting nine Northern States, including Kano, following the national grid’s collapse. In a press release, Falgore emphasized the urgent need for authorities to address the issue, citing severe socio-economic impacts on affected states and the nation. He highlighted the importance of exploring alternative energy sources like solar and wind power to alleviate strain on the national grid and mitigate outage consequences. Key Concerns and Recommendations Economic Impact: The outages have resulted in widespread power blackouts, adversely affecting businesses across the Northern…
Mr President must hear this. We the federal workers are writing you. We hope this letter meet you well. May be you have not been properly fed with the true pictures of the real situation in Nigeria. As federal government workers, we also serve as intermediary between government and the people.Mr President Sir, the situation at hand is really very bad, worrisome and disturbing. Nigerians are dying of hunger. The tough and hard policies you are making has brought untold hardship to the Nigerian people. Our people are now stranded everywhere, almost everybody is now a beggar. The Nigerian daily…
A team of linesmen from the Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, discovered the fault on the Ugwuaji – Apir 330kV Double Circuit transmission line at about 5 pm on Wednesday in the Igumale area of Benue State. The fault area of the transmission line, which measures about one span, was found to be a snapped 330kV transmission line located in the swampy forest of Igumale. Having made the discovery earlier in the evening of today, arrangements are already ongoing to mobilise equipment and materials that would be moved to the site of the incident to enable TCN to commence repair…
The Inter-Governmental Action Group Against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA), under the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), has urged religious leaders to play a pivotal role in combating money laundering, terrorism financing and associated crimes in the region. GIABA Director General Edwin Harris Jr. emphasized this at a national sensitization seminar for religious leaders and institutions on anti-money laundering and counter-financing of terrorism. He highlighted GIABA’s mandate to protect member states’ economies from crime proceeds laundering and terrorism financing since its establishment in 2000 by ECOWAS Heads of State and Government. Harris called on religious leaders to…