The National Obstetric Fistula Centre (NOFIC), in Ebonyi has said that early girl child marriage and exposure to sexual intercourse before age 16, is a predisposing factor to cervical cancer. The Medical Director of NOFIC, Prof. Johnson Obuna, made the remark on Friday, during the flag-off of a Free Cervical Cancer Screening and Treatment for […]

The Director-General, National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA), Dr Rufus Ebegba, says there are no genetically modified fish and animals yet in the Nigerian market. He made this assertion on Friday in Abuja during stakeholders meeting for the review of draft guidelines on Genetically Modified (GM) Fish, animals, food/feed, and grain import. Ebegba noted that most […]

The wife of Ondo State governor, Mrs Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu, on Friday, assured youth corps members posted to the state of an enabling atmosphere to engender small and medium scale entrepreneurs to flourish

Most Rev. Anthony Obinna, the Catholic Archbishop of Owerri has called for Imo stakeholders’ meeting to discuss and evolve solutions to the security challenges in the state. Obinna made the call in an open letter, entitled “Stop the Killings – Convene a ceasefire meeting – Save Imo – a charge to Gov. Hope Uzodimma and […]

The Federal Government has expressed optimism that courts and state assemblies would re-open next week, following the resolution it reached with the striking workers in the sectors