Edo Specialist hospital wholly owned by govt, says Edo govt
The Edo State Government has said that it wholly owns and manages the Edo Specialist Hospital, which is positioned to provide effective and efficient healthcare services to the people. In a statement, Special Adviser to the State Governor on Media and Communication Strategy, Mr. Crusoe Osagie, flayed protests over the ownership of the hospital, noting […]
CLO urges FG, states to set up functional fire service station on Onitsha-Enugu Highway
The Civil Liberties Organisation (CLO), a civil society organization, on Thursday, urged the Federal Government to set up a functional fire service station on the Onitsha axis of Onitsha-Enugu Highway. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that over 59 people about five years ago lost their lives in a fiery inferno close to the […]
Edo 2020: Ex-governorship aspirant carpets attack on Oshiomhole’s residence
By Alemma-Ozioruva Aliu – Benin City A former governorship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress now a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Blessing Agbomhere has condemned the attack on the residence of the National Chairman of APC, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole describing it as an infringement on his right just as he called […]
ECOWAS Court now admits individual lawsuits against human rights violations
The Community Court of Justice, Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), says it has expanded the responsibilities of the court to allow individuals to bring complaints of human rights violations by member states. A judge of the court, Justice Dupe Atoki disclosed this on Thursday during a press conference as part of activities to […]
Nurture animals on quality food to enhance reproduction —Don
A don, Prof. Mary Oguike has called on animal scientists and livestock farmers to ensure that animals were given feeds that would improve their reproductive performance and efficiency. Oguike, a Professor of Animal Physiology at Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, made the recommendation in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in […]
Fish farmers hail FG over move to ban fish importation
…calls for intervention, self-sufficiency By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja Fish farmers under the auspices of Fisheries Cooperative Federation of Nigeria, FCFN, on Wednesday, hailed the Federal Government over the move to ban fish importation. Expressing optimism over the statement made by the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Mohammed Nanono, the National President of FCFN, […]
Unilorin Dept creates awareness on prevalence of suicide
The Suicide Prevention and Research Initiative Nigeria (SURPIN), a brain-child of the University of Ilorin (Unilorin), Behavioural Sciences Department, has embarked on an awareness campaign on suicide prevention across the institution. Speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the campaign sidelines on Thursday, Dr Oluwabunmi Buhari said that the initiative was to encourage […]
Youth and thread line of Tobacco smoking
Owhor Greatman Adiela and Eluozo William Tobacco is obtained from one of the species of the cured leaves of a tobacco plant. Tobacco use can include the smoking of tobacco; inhaling the tobacco smoke consisting of particles and gaseous phases. It can be simplified as” taking tobacco smoke into the mouth and then releasing it […]
Arthritis, Cancer: Nutritionist harps on efficacy of parsley leaf
Mr Paul Okoh, a Nutritionist based in Abuja, says Nigerians can reap immense benefits from parsley leaf in the treatment of arthritis, cancer prevention and other ailments. Okoh said this in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Wednesday, on the sidelines of the ongoing annual National Health Dialogue, organised by […]
Edo govt to commence demolition of illegal structures on govt property, others
The Edo State Government has commenced demolition of illegal structures erected on government property, including public schools and waterways as well as roof eave-extensions and structures erected on the right of way of roads/streets, moats, riverbanks, TCN high tension lines, among others in Benin City and other major settlements in the state. In a statement, […]
World Food Day: Obaseki assures on policies on food security
As initiatives yield bumper harvest The Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki has reaffirmed that his government remains committed to economic diversification, assuring that the state would continue to make and implement policies targeted at boosting the agricultural sector. Obaseki gave the assurance in commemoration of World Food Day, marked every October in 16, by […]
