Alleged Unusual Deaths in Enugu Ezike: Enugu Govt Sends Patients’ Samples for Investigation
…Assures Govt On Top of the Situation By Chris Ugwuja, Nsukka Following reports of alleged unusual deaths in Ette Uno and Umuopu communities of Enugu Ezike in Igbo-Eze North Local Government Area of Enugu State, the State Ministry of Health…
Gov. Ugwuanyi, Other Igbo Leaders, Youths, Visit School Children Involved in Accident
…As gov Offers to Pay All Medical Bills Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State, this evening, led prominent Igbo leaders to the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH), Ituku/Ozalla, to empathise with the students of Presentation Nursery and Primary School,…
Katsina State Reiterates Commitment to Quality Healthcare Delivery
Katsina State Government has reiterated it’s determination in improving health care delivery to achieve desired goal in the State. The State Deputy Governor Mannir Yakubu said this during the 62 State task force meeting on polio eradication in the State….
Gov. Ugwuanyi Visits Ailing Statesman, Amaechi, Defunct SARS Office to Confirm Closure
By Chris Ugwuja, Nsukka Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State, on Monday, visited the defunct office of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) unit of the Nigeria Police Force in Enugu to confirm that the facility has been closed in compliance…
935 Persons Benefit from Mrs Obiano’s Palliatives in Idemmili North, South
Mrs Obiano’s Efforts Hailed About nine hundred and thirty-five less privileged and physically challenged persons from Idemili North and South Local Government Areas of Anambra State received palliative support on 12th October 2020 as wife of the Governor of Anambra…
Nigeria’s Confirmed Cases of COVID-19 infections Rises to 60,266
Nigeria’s Confirmed Cases of COVID-19 infections Rises to 60,266 after the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed 163 new cases of COVID-19 in the country. The NCDC disclosed this via its verified Twitter handle @NCDCgov on Sunday. “On the…
Okowa Calls for Efforts to Keep Polio at Zero Level
Delta Governor, Sen. (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa, has called on stakeholders in the health sector to focus on surveillance and routine immunisation to ensure that Nigeria and Africa keeps polio at zero level. Okowa made the call on Friday while receiving…
Delta Govt Names Hospital Renovation Contractors, Debunks Fake News on Contract Awards
The Delta State Government has debunked report published by an online newspaper accusing the Governor of awarding hospital renovation contracts to his sister and aides. Commissioner for Information in the State, Mr Charles Aniagwu, in a statement in Asaba at…
Obaseki Mourns Auchi Polytechnic Rector, Sanusi Jimah
The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has mourned the death of the Rector of Auchi Polytechnic, Dr. Momodu Sanusi Jimah, who died at the age of 60 years. The governor, in a statement, said Dr. Jimah was an astute…
COVID-19 And The National Response: My Takeaways By Ifeanyi Okowa
Let me begin by welcoming all of you to this year’s Annual General Meeting of the National Association of Resident Doctors. Coming against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is my considered view that this meeting offers us a…
Campaign Finance, COVID-19: IPC/MRA Equip Journalists on Effective Deployment of FOI Act for Investigative Reporting
By James Ezema It was a refreshing time for journalists in the northern parts of Nigeria who formed the participats during the second training in a series of workshops organised by the International Press Centre (IPC) in partnership with Media…
