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National council on nutrition approves 5-year plan to reduce hunger, malnutrition

Professor Yemi Osinbajo In an effort to further improve the wellbeing of citizens, a 5-year nutrition action plan that will guide the implementation of interventions and programmes to address the problems of hunger and malnutrition across all sectors in Nigeria has been approved by National Council on Nutrition. The Council chaired by Vice President Yemi […]
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UN ‘gravely concerned’ for safety of refugees in Niger, following Boko Haram attack

The United Nations voiced grave concern on Tuesday for the safety of thousands of refugees and internally displaced in the wake of a deadly Boko Haram attack on Toumour, a town in southeastern Niger’s Diffa region, near the border with Nigeria. A UN statement sad at least 28 people were killed and hundreds more wounded […]
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National council on nutrition approves 5-year plan to reduce hunger, malnutrition

Professor Yemi Osinbajo In an effort to further improve the wellbeing of citizens, a 5-year nutrition action plan that will guide the implementation of interventions and programmes to address the problems of hunger and malnutrition across all sectors in Nigeria has been approved by National Council on Nutrition. The Council chaired by Vice President Yemi […]
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UN ‘gravely concerned’ for safety of refugees in Niger, following Boko Haram attack

The United Nations voiced grave concern on Tuesday for the safety of thousands of refugees and internally displaced in the wake of a deadly Boko Haram attack on Toumour, a town in southeastern Niger’s Diffa region, near the border with Nigeria. A UN statement sad at least 28 people were killed and hundreds more wounded […]
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Niger Delta youths mandate FG to release Tompolo’s confiscated property

Tompolo and Buhari By Adeola Badru Youths in the Niger-Delta area of Nigeria have called on the Federal Government to immediately release the confiscated property of the former Niger-Delta leader, Oweizide Ekpemupolo (Tompolo). The call, according to a statement made available to Vanguard on Wednesday, by the President, Odimodi Youth Movement, Com. Edisemi Akin Disi, […]
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Coronavirus: DR Congo approves ‘MANACOVID’ as anti-covid drug

The Luozi pharmaceutical research centre (CRPL), on Tuesday approved the “MANACOVID” drug to treat the coronavirus (COVID-19) in DR Congo. A statement issued in Kinshasa said the results were observed by three teams of doctors on a total of 300 cases that tested positive to COVID-19. All these cases proved negative with the disappearance of […]
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Ethiopian crisis: Humanitarian aid for children must be a priority — UNICEF

Providing aid to millions of children uprooted by the ongoing crisis in the Tigray region of Ethiopia must be a priority, the head of the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Henrietta Fore, said on Tuesday. Fighting between regional and government forces began in November, displacing people within the northern province and pushing thousands more to seek […]
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