Education, they say, is an important foundation to improve the status of women and has also been recognised as a fundamental strategy for development as no sustainable development is possible if women remain uneducated, discriminated against and disenfranchised. Recognising that education is a powerful instrument that enables women to access a variety of opportunities, while rendering them less vulnerable to HIV/AIDS, abuse, and exploitation, the World Bank has stated that there is no investment more effective for achieving development goals than educating girls.

As the world marks the International Day for Rural Women today, Federal Government has been advised to support rural women in small holder farming to address hunger and poverty in the country.

National and State Assembly Elections Petition Tribunal, sitting in Jalingo, Taraba State, yesterday, nullified the election of Dan-Asabe Hosea, representing Kurmi/Gashaka/Sarduana Federal constituency in the National Assembly on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.

The Faculty of Dental Science of the College of Medicine, University of Lagos, has called on Federal government to institute a General Dental Council in the country, as well as inclusion of gum disease and tooth decay on the primary provider list of the National Health Insurance Scheme, NHIS.

Speaker of Bauchi State House of Assembly, Kawuwa Damina, yesterday commended President Muhammadu Buhari for selecting professionals with a track record of proven integrity and achievements to become his cabinet members.