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USA – Bill Gates, the Co-chairman Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has said that the world doesn’t have enough data yet to understand why the numbers of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic deaths in Africa aren’t high as first predicted. Iin his end of the year note, Gates also said said …

Lagos, December 22, 2020 – First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s premier and leading financial inclusion services provider has announced its ongoing digital campaign “Mask Up, Stay Safe” as part of its advocacy to encourage everyone to consciously protect one another against the COVID-19 pandemic. According to a release e-signed by Folake Ani-Mumuney, …

By Adenola Orunbo ABEOKUTA – The Ogun State Government has scaled up its contraceptive access through the launching of Depot Medroxy_Progesterone Acetate Sub_Cutaneous (DMPA_SC) documents, a four-year accelerated introduction and scale-up plan for 2019-2022, in order to increase contraceptive access among women of child bearing age. DMPA-SC, a newly introduced …

ABUJA – At its monthly meeting on Thursday, December 17, 2020, the National Economic Council (NEC), received a briefing on the coronavirus disease pandemic in Nigeria and notes with serious concern the increasing number of cases in many States across the country. According to a release e-signed and made available …

By Raymond Osho ABEOKUTA – Plans are ongoing by Ogun state government to get mentally challenged persons of the roads. The Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Mrs. Funmi Efuwape disclosed this on Tuesday, December 15, 2020 while presenting the Ministry’s 2021 Budget estimate before the Ogun State lawmakers. …

ABEOKUTA – The Ogun State Government, in conjunction with the State Advocacy Group, Family Health Initiative Ogun (FHIO), has finalized an arrangement in addressing bottlenecks on Reproductive health care which would assist the State in strengthening human and material resources for effective Family Planning (FP) services in the State. This …

OJA-ODAN – Ogun State Government has said it is committed to sustaining the eradication of Wild Polio Virus (WPV) and interruption of the Circulating Vaccine Derived Polio Virus in border towns and the State at large. To this end, the Commissioner for Health, Dr. Tomi Coker assured the public that …

ABEOKUTA – As part of plans to prepare ahead for the local government elections, Ogun state government has charged the staffers of the Ogun State Independent Electoral Commission (OGSIEC) to develop a high attitude to work and be compliant with Covid-19 prevention guidelines. According to a release e-signed and made …

By AbuSatar Hamed LAGOS – The Lagos State Health Management Agency (LASHMA), in its commitment to ensure that residents at the grassroots have access to affordable, effective and quality healthcare, has partnered with First Bank of Nigeria Limited to utilise its over 13,000 Firstmonie Agents as payment channels for the …

LAGOS – In response to the rising cases of gender-based violence in Nigeria and across the world, Access Bank’s ‘W’ Initiative in partnership with the Nigerian Governors Wives against Gender-Based Violence (NGWA-GBV), recently organised a virtual webinar themed ‘Tackling the menace of gender-based violence in our society’. The webinar featured …