Share By Bridget Ikyado The Nikki Udezue Foundation on Monday, unveiled a project targeted at supporting widows andf out-of-school children in the country. The founder, Mrs Nkiru Udezue, said in Abuja that she was inspired to begin the project by her experience during the COVID-19 lockdown. “It was born outContinue Reading
Share By Bridget Ikyado The Benue Government on Monday said it would provide free breast cancer treatment to some selected patients across the three senatorial zones of the state. Dr Joseph Ngbea, the Commisioner for Health and Human Services, said this during a cancer awareness walk in Makurdi, organised byContinue Reading
ShareBy Aluta News Oct. 31, 2022 Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Monday cautioned Nigerians and other residents against embarking on non-essential travel to Uganda for now. The NCDC Director-General, Dr Ifedayo Adetifa, gave the caution in a statement he signed on Monday in Abuja. He stated that theContinue Reading
ShareBy Aluta News Oct. 29, 2022 The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) said that it had trained 564 health workers on med safety tool for E- reporting of Adverse Event Following Immunisation (AEFI). The state Coordinator, Nasiru Mato, stated this in an interview with theContinue Reading
ShareBy Aluta News Oct. 24, 2022 Niger State Primary Health Care Development Agency, in collaboration with United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), is set to vaccinate 1.1 million children against measles across the 25 local hovernment areas of the state. Mr Abari Musa, Social Behavioural Change Consultant with UNICEF, disclosed thisContinue Reading
Share Bridget Ikyado The Nigeria Medical Association, (NMA) in Benue State has introduced an innovation called the Digital Help Desk as one of the measures to curb the menace of medical quackery. NMA, under the chairmanship of Dr Ushakuma Anenga, said the Digital Help Desk has several channels toContinue Reading
ShareBy Aluta News Oct. 23, 2022 Mr Douglas Akuba, a Nutritionist based in Abuja, has advised Nigerians to use orange-fleshed sweet potato flour as an alternative to wheat. Akuba, who is also the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Green Economy Alternative Africa, gave the advice in an interview with News AgencyContinue Reading
Share By Margaret Tyam The Conference of Benue Journalists (CBJ) has condoled with the former President of the Senate, Senator David Mark over the death of his first son, Tunde Jonathan Mark. This is contained in a statement signed for CBJ by it’s President, Dr. Anule Emmanuel,onContinue Reading
ShareBy Aluta News Oct. 10, 2022 The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that more than 116 million people are estimated to be living with mental health conditions in Africa. Dr Matshidiso Moeti WHO Regional Director for Africa said this in Abuja in a message to mark the 2022 WorldContinue Reading
ShareBy Aluta News Oct. 9, 2022 The Pharmacists Council of Nigeria (PCN) has sealed 311 premises comprising of 15 pharmacies and 296 Patent Medicine Shops (PMS) for breaching its guidelines and regulations in Kogi. Mr Stephen Esumobi, Director and Head of Enforcement Department, PCN, disclosed this at a news conferenceContinue Reading