Some medical experts have raised hope of survival for breast cancer patients if the affected persons could adopt self-discipline in their lifestyles, as a preventive measure and early detection to avert death. An oncologist, Dr. Brenda Nwamuo, who disclosed this ...
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Nigeria needs N19.46b to prevent 70,327 cancer deaths yearly, $300m to end TB by 2030
To prevent losing 70,327 lives to cancer yearly, Nigeria needs over N19.46b for prevention, diagnosis and treatment, hospice and palliative care, advocacy, data management and research, as well as governance and finance. The National Cancer Control Plan (NCCP) 2018 –2022, ...
Read More »US group arrives Nigeria, partners Federal Government on insecurity
A United States-based Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) Newstime International has offered to partner the Federal Government and Nigerians to end insurgency that has claimed several lives and property. The faith-based group with Christians, Moslems and other religions as members, insisted that ...
Read More »Retirees lambaste ‘embarrassing’ screening exercise in Cross River State
No fewer than 600 pensioners including an 85-year old man have decried the current screening exercise for retirees in Cross River State, describing it as embarrassing and the worst experience for them in recent times. Some of the pensioners, who ...
Read More »We have no land for Ruga, S’East governors insist, want cattle transported by road to markets
Governors of the South East region have denied allocating any portion of land for the Ruga Fulani herdsmen settlement, even as they promised to tolerate herdsmen who carry out peaceful trade. In a statement, the director-general of the South-East Governors’ ...
Read More »Court orders forfeiture of another Diezani Allison-Madueke’s property to government
The Federal High Court, Lagos has again, ordered that a plot of land in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, allegedly belonging to a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, be forfeited to the Federal Government. Justice Chuka Obiozor made ...
Read More »Honeywell Flour Mills Plc grows revenue by 4 per cent to N74.4 billion
Honeywell Flour Mills Plc (HFMP), a leading foods manufacturer in Nigeria, has grown its revenue by 4 per cent to N74.4 billion recording its largest revenue figures since inception. The company’s audited results for the year ended March 31, 2019, ...
Read More »Benue tribunal rejects Lawani’s application for more witness against Moro
The Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Makurdi, Benue State has dismissed the application for additional witness brought before it by senatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Steven Lawani. Lawani is challenging the election of Abba Moro in ...
Read More »Katsina, Borno, Kebbi govs commend President Buhari on AfCFTA agreement
Governors Aminu Masari (Katsina), Babagana Zulum (Borno) and Atiku Bagudu (Kebbi) have commended President Muhammadu Buhari for signing the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) pact. They said the agreement would increase the country’s volume of trade and boost the ...
Read More »FG inducts committee to develop policy on management of disaster victims.
A committee for the development of Policy documents on the Management of victims in disaster situations has been inaugurated by the Federal Government. It will harness all available resources towards producing a concise policy document for smooth implementation and management ...
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