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WHO launches vaccination drive in Zimbabwe to stem cholera outbreak

The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday, October 3, 2018 started a drive to vaccinate 1.4 million Zimbabweans amid a cholera outbreak that has...

Nigeria showcases tobacco control progress, commits to curb use

Minister of State for Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, has urged the global community to promote guidelines and international cooperation that will protect public health...

UNICEF decries lack of awareness on maternal neonatal disease

United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) health specialist, Mr Hilary Ozoh, has decried the low-level public awareness of the deadly Maternal Neonatal Tetanus disease (MNT)...

Industry infiltration dominates debate as tobacco treaty talks begin

Nigeria and 180 other countries meeting in Geneva, Switzerland for the Eighth Conference of the Parties (COP8) of the World Health Organisation Framework Convention...

181 countries to tackle Big Tobacco at global treaty talks

In a few days, as many as 181 countries will converge on Geneva, Switzerland, for the Eighth Conference of the Parties (COP8) to the...

1,000 children die of diarrhea daily

Secretary to the Cross River State Government, Mrs Banku Agbor, has said that no fewer than 1,000 children die daily worldwide due to preventable...

Nigeria, world leaders commit to action to end TB

To rally funding to implement the prevention and cure of tuberculosis (TB), President Muhammadu Buhari has joined other Heads of State and Government attending...

Buhari pledges Nigeria’s commitment to eradicate TB

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday, September 26, 2018 in New York restated Nigeria’s commitment to eradicate tuberculosis (TB) as soon as possible. Buhari made the...

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River Basin Authority to resume dam construction after 40 years

The Hadeja-Jama’are River Basin Development Authority has restarted construction of the Kafin Zaki dam project, in Ningi Local Government Area...
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Ghana boycotts Africa Energies Summit as industry pushes back against discrimination

Ghana has moved to boycott the upcoming Africa Energies Summit in London this May, a decision that reflects growing...

Renaissance MD to speak at Nigerian Content Lecture Series

The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has announced that Tony Attah, Managing Director of Renaissance Africa Energy Company Limited, will speak...

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River Basin Authority to resume dam construction after 40 years

The Hadeja-Jama’are River Basin Development Authority has restarted construction...

Ghana boycotts Africa Energies Summit as industry pushes back against discrimination

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