The Federal Government and stakeholders have strengthened coordination to address Nigeria’s status as the country with the highest number of malnourished children in Africa and the second highest globally. This commitment was made at a three-day collaborative meeting in Abuja on Monday, with the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, National Primary Health Care […]
Day: October 15, 2024
DEPOWA sensitises, distributes sanitary pads to girls
The Defence and Police Officer’s Wives Association (DEPOWA) on Monday sensitised girls of adolescent age to menstrual health hygiene and distributed sanitary pads at the Junior Secondary School Dei-Dei in Abuja. The President of DEPOWA, Mrs Oghogho Musa, said the event ‘Menstrual Health, Hygiene management and Reusable Pad-making training’ was organised to commemorate the International […]
ECOWAS court gets new leadership as Asante bows out
The ECOWAS Court of Justice (CCJ) has elected Cape Verde’s Justice Ricardo Gonçalves as its new President. It also elected Sierra Leone’s Justice Sengu Koroma as new Vice President, both for non-renewable four-year tenure. They were elected by the court’s college of five judges, and subsequently inaugurated by Guinea-Bissau’s President Umaro Embalo. Embalo is the […]
Nigeria to integrate hand hygiene practices into national development plans
The Federal Government on Tuesday announced plans to incorporate hand hygiene into Nigeria’s national response and long-term development strategies. The Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Prof. Joseph Utsev, said this during the 2024 Global Handwashing Day event in Abuja, themed ‘Why Are Clean Hands Still Important?’ Utsev was represented by the Ministry’s Permanent Secretary, […]
FG rewards Nigerian vehicle designer with electric car
The Federal Government has rewarded Mr Enoch Tobiloba with an electric car, after emerging the winner of a challenge to design a hybrid car that uses both Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) and electricity. Mr Joseph Osanipin, Director-General, National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC), presented the vehicle to Tobiloba in Abuja. The News Agency of […]