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Adewole tasks mothers on exclusive breastfeeding
Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, has tasked nursing mothers on exclusive breast feeding for six months, just as he urged all stakeholders in the health sector to intensify campaign for exclusive breastfeeding, especially in the rural areas.
Adewole made the call at a press briefin [...]
NAWOJ charges female journalists to be proactive
The National Vice Chairperson, Zone D, Nigerian Association of Women Journalists, NAWOJ, Hajia Jamila Abubakar, has called on women journalists nation-wide to be more proactive in reporting issues affecting women.
She made the call in Makurdi while inaugurating the newly elected exco of the Ben [...]
N242bn for 2019 elections? Nigerians query
Recently, President Muhammadu Buhari sent correspondence to the Senate requesting for N242.4 billion for the Independent Electoral Commission, INEC, to conduct the 2019 general e [...]
2019: Groups canvass safe spaces for youths
As part of activities to commemorate the 2018 International Youths Day, groups have advocated for safe spaces for youths ahead of the 2019 general elections.
The call was made at an event by Helpline Foundation for the Needy in collaboration with MC Tagwaye Foundation, Brekete Family, and Echoe [...]
Benue APC one-man show, says Ortom
As the political crisis in Benue state continues to deepen, Benue state Governor Samuel Ortom has described the All Progressives Congress, APC as a one-man show.
Ortom in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and ICT, Tahav Agerzua, insisted that the APC is ind [...]
Maternal mortality: Nigeria bears 14% of global burden
Worried by the Maternal Mortality Rate, MMR, in Nigeria, a medical doctor with the Lagos Island Maternity Hospital, Dr Olufunke Olamigoke, has said the country accounts for 14% of global maternal deaths, with 10 countries with the highest maternal mortality in Africa.
Speaking to [...]
Contempt: INEC chair danger to democracy – Lawyer
Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof. Mahmud Yakubu, has been described as a danger to democracy and should not be trusted to conduct a credible and free elections in 2019.
This claim was made by a legal practitioner and civil rights activist, Ugochukwu Osuagwu, [...]
Unease in Information Ministry Over ‘De-registration’ Of NUJ
There is disquiet in the Ministry of Information and Culture following a circular that recognized only four unions with the exception of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ).
In a circular dated 31st July, 2018 signed by the director of human resources, Mr. S.U. Ewa, titled: " [...]
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