Health

The Founder/CEO of Valuechain Sickle Cell Foundation, Musa Bashir Usman has advocated for the setting up of special centres to cater for sickle cell patients. Founder/CEO Valuechain Foundation, Musa Bashir Usman fielding questions from…
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To mark this year's World Sickle Cell day in Kaduna, founder, Valuechain Sickle Cell Foundation and publisher of the Valuechain Oil and Gas Magazine, Alhaji Musa Bashir Usman, today, socialised with sickle cell patients, shortly after the…
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By Our Special Correspondent As part of activities marking this year's World Sickle Cell Day, Valuechain Sickle Cell Foundation, has donated drugs and insecticide treated nets (ITNs) to Barau Dikko Teaching Hospital,…
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The United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) will, this year, spend $10 million to procure ready-to-use therapeutic foods (RUTF). This is among the global agency’s efforts to combat disabilities and deaths resulting from acute…
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The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says it remains committed to the promotion of sustainable environment across it operations, stressing that its energy transition programme and support for carbon neutral projects are…
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The Federal Government has approved a 600 per cent increment in hazard allowance for senior health workers and 350 per cent for their junior counterparts. According to Guardian report, the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris…
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By Teddy Nwanunobi The Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) and the United States’ Agency for International Development (USAID) have sealed a five-year memorandum of understanding (MoU) to make Bonny Island an operational base, malaria free,…
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The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has granted approval for a conditional emergency use authorization for Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine to prevent COVID-19. It is to be administered to…
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As Nigeria grapples with the challenge of a looming threat of third wave of COVID-19 hitting the country, the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) and a renowned professor of Virology and infectious disease control, Prof. Olawale Tomori,…
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The federal government borrowed about $5.9 billion in 2020, to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic and implement its budget. The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, revealed this yesterday. A statement issued by…
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