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NTDs: Kogi Treats Over 3.6 Million Persons of ‘River Blindness’ in 3 Years
By Lami Ibrahim No fewer than 3,667,265 persons were treated of River blindness (Onchocerciasis) in three years across the 21 local government areas (LGAs) of Kogi. River blindness is a disease spread by repeated bites from infected black flies, mostly common in remote African villages. The state’s Commissioner for Health, Dr Zakari Usman, disclosed this…

Ebira Doctors’ Forum Felicitates With Gov. Bello On 7th Anniversary In Office
By Lami Ibrahim The Ebira Doctors Forum (EDF), an umbrella body of all Ebira doctors across the world, has felicitated with Governor Yahaya Adoza Bello, on the occasion of his 7th year Anniversary in office as the Executive Governor of Kogi State. A statement by the EDF President, Dr Kabiru Zubair, on Friday in Lokoja,…



Education Minister Flags off Schools’ Sewing Championship 2023
By Our Reporter Abuja, January 20, 2023 The Minister of State for Education, Hon. Goodluck Nanah Opiah, on Thursday flagged off the UNESCO supported Incentivised Pilot Schools Sewing Championship 2023 (SSCP2023) project for secondary school students in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The SSCP2023 was initiated by an NGO, Ladi Memorial Foundation (LMF), in collaboration…

FCT, UNESCO Pilots ‘Incentivize Schools’ Sewing Championship’ To Boost Vocational Skills
By Our Reporter The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in collaboration with an NGO, Ladi Memorial Foundation (LMF), have concluded plans to launch the pilot phase of incentivized ‘Schools’ Sewing Championship Project (SSCP) 2023” supported by UNESCO. The immediate past President, Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE), Engr. Babagana Mohammed FNSE, disclosed this when he led the…


