AIICO Partners HACEY Health Initiative , To Tackle Malaria In Vulnerable Communities

AIICO Partners HACEY Health Initiative , To Tackle Malaria In Vulnerable Communities

To mark the 2022 World Malaria Day, AIICO Insurance Plc recently partnered HACEY Health Initiative.     In a statement on Thursday, Head, Strategic Marketing and Communications, AIICO, Mr Segun Olalandu, explained that the partnership was carried out through an awareness campaign...
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Chevron Nigeria Remains Committed In Fight Against Malaria, Says MD

Chevron Nigeria Remains Committed In Fight Against Malaria, Says MD

Chevron Nigeria Limited  (CNL) says it remains committed in the fight against malaria scourge and other communicable diseases in Nigeria.   CNL’s Chairman and Managing Director, Mr  Rick Kennedy made the disclosure in a statement on Monda...
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Women In Anambra Top List Of Contraceptives Users 

At 27.4 per cent, Anambra has topped the list of states where married women use traditional contraceptives to control childbirth with Yobe having the lowest figure at 0.3 per cent.  The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) made the disclosure in...
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Sterling & Founder Institute Fellowship Award Holds In February  

Sterling & Founder Institute Fellowship Award Holds In February  

Sterling Bank Plc is to organize an award in early February known as the Sterling Heart Fellowship Award, for tech founders whose businesses employ innovative solutions to tackle challenges in the HEART sectors and have been selected to partake in the...
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Australia Cancels Visa Of Djokovic, Tennis Top Player

Australia Cancels Visa Of Djokovic, Tennis Top Player

Tennis star Novak Djokovic has had his visa to enter Australia dramatically revoked on his arrival in Melbourne. The world number one was held in the city’s airport for several hours before border forces announced he had not met entry...
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Worship Centres Flout COVID-19 Protocols

Worship Centres Flout COVID-19 Protocols

As Nigeria joins the rest of the world to celebrate Christmas, the birthday of Jesus Christ on Saturday, some churches in Abuja did not obey/enforce the COVID-19 protocols of wearing face mask and social distancing.  Christmas is an annual festival...
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Covid: Liverpool vs Leeds, Wolves vs Watford Postponed

Covid: Liverpool vs Leeds, Wolves vs Watford Postponed

The Premier League has postponed Liverpool’s game against Leeds United and the match between Wolves and Watford because of coronavirus. Both games were at 12:30 GMT on Sunday, 26 December but have been called off after requests from Leeds and...
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WHO Approves Covovax Vaccine For Emergency Use

WHO Approves Covovax Vaccine For Emergency Use

The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Friday approved the Covovax vaccine for Emergency Use Listing (EUL), elevating to nine the number of immunisations approved to fight the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.  The vaccine is produced by the Serum Institut...
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Ghana Bans Unvaccinated Travellers

Ghana Bans Unvaccinated Travellers

Ghana is introducing some of the world’s strictest Covid travel rules, by banning any adult who has not been vaccinated from flying in with effect from Monday.  There is no option to self-isolate.  Ghanaian citizens and residents abroad are exe...
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Biontech Announces Development Of Adapted Vaccine For Omicron Variant

Biontech Announces Development Of Adapted Vaccine For Omicron Variant

The German vaccine manufacturer, Biontech, has announced that it is developing an adapted vaccine. The vaccine is to serve as a precautionary measure while simultaneously carrying out research on the nature of the new Omicron variant of the Coronavirus.  ...
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JBS Elderly Health And Wellbeing Foundation Extend Operations, Supports Underprivileged Elderly In Abuja.

JBS Elderly Health And Wellbeing Foundation Extend Operations, Supports Underprivileged Elderly In Abuja.

A Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), JBS Elderly Health and Wellbeing Foundation Africa has food and other relief materials to the underprivileged Elderly In Abuja. In a statement, the group revealed that they have extended operations to the Northern part of...
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HealthPlus Unveils Nigeria’s First e-Pharmacy, Access To Doctors

HealthPlus Unveils Nigeria’s First e-Pharmacy, Access To Doctors

HealthPlus Limited, the largest and fastest-growing pharmacy chain across West Africa is set to revolutionize the pharmaceutical industry with the launch of Nigeria’s first-ever e-Pharmacy.    A statement sent to City Business News Online explained th...
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NAFDAC DG: DRUG ABUSE POSES A REAL THREAT TO MENTAL HEALTH, NATIONAL SECURITY

NAFDAC DG: DRUG ABUSE POSES A REAL THREAT TO MENTAL HEALTH, NATIONAL SECURITY

The future of Nigeria depends largely on the nature and quality of youth that the country produces today, the Director-General of the National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, Prof Moji Adeyeye has warned.  A statement issued by.....
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Expert Advocates Regular Drinking Of Water

Expert Advocates Regular Drinking Of Water

A Medical Practitioner, Dr Iredia Osunde, has advised people to keep the body hydrated by drinking water regularly to enable the body to function properly.  Osunde, a Medical Officer with Faith Clinic, Benin, gave this advice in an interview with...
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