By Opeyemi Muhammed The Nigeria Solidarity Support Fund (NSSF) has launched the 2024 edition of its WeNaija Contest, a creative platform, aimed at engaging Nigerian youths in advocacy against drug abuse. TheNewsZenith reports that the Managing Director/CEO of NSSF, Dr Fejiro Chinye-Nwoko, announced the launch, at the weekend, in Lagos. Chinye-Nwoko said the campaign encourages young […]
By Our Correspondent Prof. Abiodun Adebayo, the Vice-Chancellor of Covenant University (CU), Sango-Ota, has advised alumni associations to provide mentorship for students of their Alma-Mata to empower future generations. Adebayo gave the advice at a legacy summit organised by the University of Calabar (UNICAL) Alumni Association, Lagos Chapter, at the weekend. ThenewsZenith reports that the […]
From Our Correspondent A Non-Governmental Organisation, the “Connecting with Vulnerable Deltans through Traditional and Modern Media Channels” initiative (CVDTMC), has extended its humanitarian efforts to inmates of the Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp in Okuama, Delta State. TheNewsZenith reports that Amb. Ese Joshua Emadifie, the Director General of the CVDTMC, who visited the camp at […]
From Our Correspondent A medical practitioner, Dr Ayuba Hannatu Usman, has advised Nigerians to be wary of undue exposure to chemical compounds that can cause bone cancer. Usman gave the advice in a presentation at the fifth online sensitisation webinar organised by two health-focused NGOs, the Khayr Cancer Health Initiative (KCHI) and the Cancer Consciousness […]
By Abdulfatah Babatunde A Pharmaco-vigilance Technical Officer, Dr Murtala Jibril, says vaccines have been instrumental in eradicating smallpox and other diseases like polio and measles. Jibrin, Regional Coordination Centre-Western Africa of African Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, spoke about vaccines during a webinar on Saturday. TheNewsZenith reports that Khayr Cancer Health Initiative (KCHI) hosted […]
A Sokoto-based women’s organisation, ‘100-Women Group’, has begun a house-to-house sensitisation to curb the recurrence of Gender Based Violence (GBV) and other harmful practices in the state. Hajia Fatima Umar, the group’s Coordinator, led the sensitisation at Magajin Gari in Sokoto North Local Government Area on Wednesday. Umar said the group considered educating women and […]
The South West Youth Parliament (SWYP) has conferred an award of ‘Excellent Leadership’ to Mr Omotade Ayodele Folorunsho, the Director, Corps Welfare and Health Services of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). The SWYP is the apex body governing the youth of South West region in Nigeria. The award presentation took place at the NYSC National […]
The International Women’s Society (IWS) has pledged to continue empowering the disadvantaged in the country, particularly women and children. The President of IWS, Mrs Izabella Abia-Okon, said this during the association’s April meeting and cultural exchange programme, on Tuesday in Lagos. IWS held the meeting in collaboration with the Nigerian-Hungarian Chamber of Commerce. Abia-Okon recalled […]
By Our Correspondent The Lagos State Government, through its Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency (DSVA), has inducted 210 students from Education District-5 into the Queen’s and King’s Club, after weeks of orientation. Speaking during the induction at Agboju, a Lagos suburb, on Monday, the Executive Secretary of DSVA, Mrs TitiLola Vivour-Adeniyi, said that the students […]