Abuja: The Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has endorsed Nigeria’s ongoing health sector reforms as pivotal in promoting the continent’s goals to revolutionize Primary Health Care (PHC) systems. Dr. Landry Tsague, Director of PHC at the Africa CDC, highlighted this during the opening of a three-day Continental Consultation on Community Health […]
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BRICS: Egypt Begins Export of High-Tech Potato Seeds to Uzbekistan
Abuja: Egypt has dispatched its first export of locally developed, high-tech ‘mini tuber’ potato seeds to Uzbekistan, the Ministry of Agriculture announced, according to Daily News Egypt, a partner of TV BRICS. According to News Agency of Nigeria, Mohamed El-Mensy, Head of the Central Administration of Agricultural Quarantine, noted that the shipment was in line […]
Death Penalty Fails as Crime Deterrent, Says Hope Behind Bars Africa
Abuja: The Executive Director of Hope Behind Bars Africa (HBBA), Ms. Oluwafunke Adeoye, asserts that the death penalty does not effectively deter crime in Nigeria. According to News Agency of Nigeria, Adeoye highlighted in an interview that the death penalty is a harmful and unjust practice that exacerbates failures within the justice system and violates […]
Ethiopia Plants Over 103 Million Saplings in a Day
Addis ababa: Ethiopia’s Government Communication Service announced that by July 31, the country had successfully planted more than 103 million tree seedlings in a single day as part of the Green Legacy Initiative campaign. According to News Agency of Nigeria, ENA, a partner of TV BRICS, reported that early in the morning, Ethiopia experienced millions […]
NGO Launches Campaign to Boost Political Inclusion for Women with Disabilities
Abuja: The Cedar Seed Foundation, a non-governmental organisation based in Abuja, has inaugurated a nationwide civic campaign to advocate for the full political inclusion of women and girls with disabilities in Nigeria. At a press conference, the organisation unveiled a new nationwide initiative titled ‘Vote for Her’, aimed at promoting the political inclusion of women […]