Month: November 2020

Ebonyi: Absence of policy or law responsible for low enrollment ratio of girl child – NGO

A Non-governmental Organisation, Civil Society Action Coalition on Education for All, CSACEFA, on Tuesday, stated that the absence of a policy or law that engenders the girl child education was what has accounted for the low enrollment ratio of the girls into various schools in the State. The NGO which made its findings known while …

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NGO takes advocacy for girl-child education to rural Zamfara

A non-governmental organisation, High Level Women Advocacy (HILWA), is sensitising rural communities in Zamfara on the importance of girl-child education. The Kano State Chairperson of HILWA, Prof. Aisha Ismail, told newsmen in Gusau on Friday that the campaign was targeting parents. She said parents were being urged to allow their children, especially girls, to attend …

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World Toilet Day: Why 47 million Nigerians still practice open defecation – minister

The Minister of Environment, Dr. Mohammad Mahmood Abubakar, has said the reason 47 million Nigerians still practice open defecation is because access to sanitary facilities have remained a mirage to a vast majority of its citizenry. He said many people still use the bush and water bodies as their regular means for excreta disposal. Abubakar …

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Aisha Buhari donates sanitary kits to Lagos hospitals

The Aisha Buhari Foundation (ABF) on Monday distributed sanitary kits to women and children in three hospitals in Lagos state. The hospitals visited were the Massey Street Children’s Hospital, Onikan Health Centre and the Lagos Island Maternity Hospital. Speaking at the presentation, the Special Assistant on Events Management and Domestic affairs to the First Lady, …

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MEET THE NIGERIAN WHO HELPED IN DEVELOPING THE FIRST EFFECTIVE COVID-19 VACCINE IN THE UNITED STATES.

Nigerians contribute to the world in so many ways. Our hats off to Dr. Onyema Ogbuagbu at Yale who helped develop a COVID-19 vaccine!.Dr. Onyema Ogbuagbu,a Nigerian doctors helped the drug company Pfizer develop the first effective COVID-19 vaccine in the United States.Onyema is an Associate Professor of Medicine and Infectious Disease at Yale School …

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LASG EMPOWERS PEOPLE LIVING WITH DISABILITIES.

As part of efforts towards improving the standard of living of Persons Living With Disabilities (PLWD), the Lagos State Government has empowered 10 physically challenged members of the Lagos State Vulcanisers Association with Ubiquitous Boxes (U-Box) and other tools to enhance their productivity and wealth.Presenting the equipment to the beneficiaries, on Tuesday, at the Lagos …

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Disability Commission: Group urges Senate to hasten screening of nominees

The Center for Citizens with Disability, an NGO, has urged the National Assembly to hasten the confirmation of nominees for the National Disability Commission presented to it by President Muhammadu Buhari. The centre said that this was necessary for the commission to take off fully and discharge its responsibilities to the over 25 million people …

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NGO, NBA inaugurate digital resource centre for court judgments

Cleen Foundation, an NGO, and the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Kaduna State, have inaugurated a resource centre to host soft and hard copies of judgments on corruption cases in the state to facilitate their access by legal practitioners. Dr Benson Olugbuo, the Executive Director of the organization, who disclosed this in a statement issued in …

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Trapped lion rescued from flooded zoo in Kaduna

The Nigerian Association of Zoological Gardens and Wildlife Parks (NAZAP) says it rescued a distressed Lion trapped for five days in Kaduna Zoo, known as Gamji Gate, by the recent flood in the state. Francis Abioye, NAZAP National President, told newsmen on Wednesday in Owerri that the rescue was carried out in collaboration with an …

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