Record budget for Gates Foundation as wider global health funding stalls
Jan. 16, 2024 The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation plans to spend more this year than ever before, $8.6 billion as wider health funding for the lowest income countries stutters…
NNPC Ltd seeks operators for Port Harcourt refining company
January 16, 2024 The Nigeria National Petroleum Company, NNPC Ltd is seeking to engage reputable and credible Operations and Maintenance (O&M) companies to operate and maintain the Port Harcourt Refining…
EFCC boss seeks the need for an MoU with the Police to address issues of overlapping of operationsÂ
Jan. 16, 2024 The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede has drawn the attention of the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun to…
NAFDAC begins testing on all paracetamol sold in the country – DG
Jan. 15, 2023 …Says has issued 88 public alerts, ordered 32 recalls for medicines, foods in te last 2 years The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control…
Vessel With 200,000 litres of stolen crude Intercepted off the coast of the Gbaramatu Kingdom Delta State, 23 Arrested
Jan. 15, 2024 The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa, in company of top officials of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited on Monday, inspected a vessel…
Africa to get US$ 334m as WHO appeals for $1.5 bln in funding to address key globe emergencies in 2024
Jan. 15, 2024 The World Health Organisation (WHO) has launched an appeal for US$ 1.5 billion to protect the health of the most vulnerable populations in 41 emergencies around the…
Police confirms abduction of mother, son in Zaria
Jan. 15, 2024 The Police Command in Kaduna State has confirmed the abduction of Halimatus Sa’adiya Bello and her 17-year-old son, Yusuf Bello, at Dogarawa Area, Sabon Gari Local Government…
2024 AFRD: Food vendor to embark on a 5 week Lagos to Abuja trek
Jan. 15, 2024 A 38-year-old food vendor from Benue, Ejeh Dangogo, on Monday said that he would embark on an 800km trek from Lagos to Abuja in honour of Nigeria’s…
AFRD: Military veterans seek upward review of pension
Jan. 15, 2024 The National Chairman, Nigerian Legion, retired Maj.-Gen. Abdul-Malik Jibril, has called on President Bola Tinubu to consider upward review of the pension of military veterans, to reflect…
NCDC sets Health Security agenda for 2024, to amplify Mpox, Lassa Fever Vaccine Development research
Jan. 15, 2024 The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has outlined its health security agenda for 2024. Its Director-General, Dr. Ifedayo Adetifa, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)…