The UNICEF on Monday disbursed N53 million to 209 School Based Management Committees (SBMCs) for the improvement of girl-child education in Zamfara. Making the presentation at the Government House in Gusau, the Chief of UNICEF Sokoto Field office, Mr Mohammed Mohiuddin, said the fund was part of an intervention on Girl Education Project Phase 3 (GEP 3) by the UKAID/DFID and managed by the UNICEF. The project, he said, was designed to be implemented over eight years, from 2012 to 2020, during which one million additional girls were expected to be enrolled and retained in schools in the five states…
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The World Health Organization (NAN) has released new advice on which antibiotics to use for common infections and which to preserve for the most serious circumstances. The advice is among the additions to the WHO Model list of essential medicines for 2017, which includes medicines for HIV, hepatitis C, tuberculosis and leukaemia. The updated list added 30 medicines for adults and 25 for children, and specifies new uses for nine already-listed products, bringing the total to 433 drugs deemed essential for addressing the most important public health needs. The WHO Essential Medicines List (EML) is used by many countries to…
Workers of National Orthopaedic hospital, Enugu, on Monday, called off their one month old strike. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that all health workers in the facilities except doctors had been on strike since April 24. The Chairman of the Joint Action Committee of Trade Unions (JACTU) of the hospital, Mr Cyprian Orjinta, announced the suspension of the strike in a statement made available to NAN in Enugu. “Following a successful meeting between the management of National Orthopaedic Hospital, Enugu and JACTU held on Thursday, May 25, which was followed by the Congress of the Union on May…
Inter Milan are attempting to spark a bidding war between Manchester United and Paris Saint-Germain for Ivan Perisic in a bid to reach their £52million valuation for the Croatian. United boss Jose Mourinho is keen on signing the 28-year-old but the Red Devils have had one bid – believed to be in the region of £34m – turned down for the winger. Perisic is rumoured to have already agreed personal terms with the Old Trafford club and is privately adamant that he will be at the Theatre of Dreams next season. However, United’s bid is well below Inter’s valuation of…
Manchester United are reported to be readying an eye-watering bid comprising David de Gea and a cash sum in exchange for Real Madrid duo Cristiano Ronaldo and Alvaro Morata. United are willing to place £183million on the table alongside their prized asset De Gea in order to tempt the Spanish giants into parting with two of their elite names, according to reports in Italy. Ronaldo is believed to want to leave Spanish football after becoming embroiled in tax-fraud speculation and perceiving a lack of support from his club as a result. The news of Ronaldo’s potential availability has put United…
Former Chelsea enforcer Michael Essien says Romelu Lukaku had a “good” relationship with Jose Mourinho and can see the pair working together again. The Everton striker is in demand, with Chelsea and Manchester United both eyeing a swoops for the Belgian striker. But as it was Mourinho who sold Lukaku for £28million back in 2014 when he was Chelsea boss, many have speculated that a reunion at Old Trafford is unlikely. That means former employers Chelsea are favourites to bring back Lukaku – but the fee could be as much as £70m. But Essien, who currently plays for Indonesian club…
Real Sociedad president Jokin Aperribay has said they are one of several teams interested in signing Adnan Januazaj from Manchester United. Januzaj, 22, spent last season on loan at Sunderland where he made 25 appearances in the Premier League as they were relegated but with one year left on his current contract he looks set to leave Old Trafford this summer. “It’s true that we are interested [in Januzaj] but we are not in talks with Manchester or with him,” Aperribay told reporters. “We are waiting for the decision of Manchester United and then we will act. There are more…
The Federal Government has renewed its commitment to support the West Africa Centre for Disease Control (WACDC) to enhance disease surveillance system in the region. The Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, made this known at the opening ceremony of the 18th ECOWAS Assembly of Health Ministers in Abuja on Friday. Osinbajo said that access to healthcare remained a significant problem in the region and called for more efforts to control communicable and emerging health challenges in West Africa. He urged ECOWAS member states to ensure that the region was always prepared and not to be taken unaware by any outbreak…
Koker is not taking life too seriously in his newest single and visual ‘Wavy’. The Choc Boi takes it all in good faith. This song follows his last single ‘Bokiniyen’. Video was directed by Director Q. Enjoy.
Presenter Stephanie Coker is dishing out clear pointers on what her style will be when she walks down the aisle with her boo in coming months. The couple had their introduction ceremony in November 2016, and now, about seven months down the line, the bride-to-be is pretty clear on how she intends to slay and stun for the big day! “I’m a tomboy by nature but I don’t think that style will feature in my wedding because I won’t be able to wear my sneakers. “It’s the only day you get to be a princess; the only time you will have that…
Mavin’s Iyanya has released the official video for single ‘Hold on’. ‘Hold on’ is the second single off Iyanya’s “Signature” EP, his first body of work under the Don Jazzy led Supreme Mavin Dynasty. The singer and his director Ogo Okpue takes the viewer into the future on this one as the message behind the song is interpreted in an unusually impressive way.
Nigerian Soul singer Waje has playfully worked on a cover of singer Ed Sheeran’s smash hit song ‘Shape of you’. She gives it a go but it doesn’t seem quite to be the best production nor the best vocal delivery fr
Governor Ayo Fayose says he would ‘take the powers in Buhari’s hands’ become the next President of Nigeria. Speaking at a meeting with political office holders in Ekiti state, Fayose said he has the ‘penchant for taking powers’. Fayose described himself as the ‘man of the people’. “I have penchant for taking powers; that one in Buhari’s hand, I will take it. I’m going straight to that villa. I’m the next president,” Fayose said. “I want to be the next president of Nigeria. My own won’t be this change that has brought nothing, we are going to represent the people…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) presented certificates to the five newly-registered political parties on Friday, June 16, 2017 in Abuja. They are: Young Progressive Party (YPP), Advanced Peoples Democratic Alliance (APDA), New Generation Party of Nigeria (NGP), All Democratic Peoples Movement (ADPM) and Action Democratic Party (ADP). Speaking at the presentation, INEC chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu said, “I want to assure the five new political parties that from today, you have equal status with all other political parties in Nigeria. “The Commission will extend to you all the rights and privileges of recognized political parties under the Constitution, the…
The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola has signed a N4.34 Billion Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Dangote Group and other stakeholders for the reconstruction of Apapa Wharf Road. Fashola signed the MoU in Lagos on Saturday, June 17, 2017. The project is to be funded by AG Dangote Construction Company Ltd, an arm of the Dangote Group, the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) and Flour Mills of Nigeria. According to NAN, the site was handed over to the stakeholders for the commencement of reconstruction works. Fashola explained that the gridlock in Apapa has become compounded reached an…
Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane broke off his holiday to call Cristiano Ronaldo in a bid to persuade his unsettled star not to quit the club, Spanish sports daily Marca claimed on Sunday. Ronaldo, on Confederations Cup duty in Russia with Portugal, is reportedly furious over a tax probe into the off shore accounts dealing with his image rights, and has reportedly vowed to leave Spain. “I am leaving Real Madrid,” Marca claim Ronaldo told his Portuguese colleagues. “I have made a decision. There is no turning back,” the daily sports paper reported. According to Marca when Zidane heard Ronaldo…
World champions Germany will pit an inexperienced line-up against Australia in their Confederations Cup opener on Monday with striker Timo Werner anticipating a robust challenge from the Socceroos. With an average age of just 24 years, four months, and a combined total of 179 international appearances, Germany have the most youthful squad of the eight Confed Cup teams. Only three of the squad — Arsenal’s Shkodran Mustafi, Matthias Ginter and Julian Draxler — lifted the World Cup in Brazil three years ago, but none of the trio played in the Rio de Janeiro final. With the likes of Thomas Mueller,…
Cristiano Ronaldo, battling accusations of tax evasion and speculation over his club future, is concentrating only on the Confederations Cup, his Portugal teammate Andre Silva said on Friday. “He takes this tournament very seriously and is focussed. He is motivated, just like me,” said the 21-year-old Silva at a news conference in Kazan ahead of Portugal’s opening Confederations Cup match against Mexico on Sunday. “He is concentrating on playing for the national team and he wants to give the motivation to have a good tournament.” Ronaldo insisted Wednesday he had a “clear conscience” after Spanish prosecutors accused the Real Madrid…
Katy Perry is no longer just the most followed person on Twitter, she has become the first user to hit a 100 million followers. The “Titanium” crooner hit this new milestone yesterday, Friday, June 16, one week after the release of her fourth studio album, “Witness.” Big congrats to her.
Davido just might be regretting his decision to shade Wizkid, because the Starboy’s clap back was beyond epic! Following a post Davido shared on Snapchat on Saturday, June 17, after the release of Wizkid’s single, “Sounds from the other side”, Wizkid’s reply showed that he will not be taking shades lying down. Davido wrote in his post, “Nah ‘pon pon’ sounds dey reign now oooo! No Jonze, all other sounds na the least for now. Lmao!” Wizkid to his Twitter account to put Davido in his place, asking him to “catch up or stay local.” We all know that the…