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Yellow Fever: U.N. Seeks To Eliminate Epidemics In Africa By 2026

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Yellow Fever: U.N. Seeks To Eliminate Epidemics In Africa By 2026</h1>
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Nearly one billion people in Africa will be vaccinated against yellow fever by 2026 in an ambitious United Nations campaign to eliminate epidemics of the deadly disease on the continent.</div>
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The mosquito-borne viral disease is a major killer in Africa, where it can spread fast in highly populated areas with devastating consequences.</div>
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“With one injection we can protect a person for life against this dangerous-pathogen,” said Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) at the programme’s launch in Nigeria, a priority-target country.</div>
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“This unprecedented commitment by countries will ensure that by 2026 Africa is free of yellow fever epidemics.”</div>
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A yellow fever outbreak is active in Africa, with hundreds of suspected cases reported after a 7-year-old girl developed fever, vomiting and abdominal pain in August, the WHO said.</div>
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Children make up almost half of those targeted.</div>
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“Today, the threat of yellow fever looms larger than ever before, especially for thousands of children across Africa,” Stefan Peterson, chief of health at the United Nations children’s agency (UNICEF), said in a statement.</div>
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A major vaccination campaign in Angola and Congo in 2016 brought one of the worst outbreaks of the disease in decades under control after more than 400 people died.</div>
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One reason the disease is spreading is because more people are moving from rural to urban areas, particularly to slums, said Robin Nandy, UNICEF’s chief of immunisation.</div>
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“These areas tend to have high numbers of people living in close proximity with poor hygiene and sanitation – all the conditions that make it ripe for a disease outbreak,” he said.</div>
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The virus also poses a serious risk in Sudan, South Sudan, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo, he said.</div>
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The vaccination programme is a joint venture by the WHO, UNICEF, the GAVI global vaccine alliance and more than 50 health partners.</div>

Yellow Fever: U.N. Seeks To Eliminate Epidemics In Africa By 2026

Yellow Fever: U.N. Seeks To Eliminate Epidemics In Africa By 2026 UN Nearly one billion people in Africa will be vaccinated against yello...

Senate Makes Case For More Budgetary Allocation To FCT

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The Senate Committee on Federal Capital Territory (FCT), on Wednesday in Abuja, made case for more budgetary allocation to the FCT.</div>
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The committee, headed by Sen. Dino Melaye decried the yearly dwindling budgetary allocations to the FCT.</div>
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Melaye said available records showed that the allocations to the FCT had dropped from N109 billion in 2008 to as low as N30billion in the 2017 fiscal year.</div>
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These came to the fore during 2018 budget defence session of the FCT in Abuja.</div>
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The chairman, therefore, urged the Federal Government to prioritise the FCT budget because of its strategic position and role as far the image and development of the country was concerned.</div>
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According to him, the yearly dwindling budgetary allocation to FCT is unacceptable.</div>
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“This committee will get the Senate informed to as a matter of urgency, prevail on both the ministers of finance and that of budget and national planning, to prioritise budgetary allocations to FCT.</div>
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“The ministers should also effect 100 per cent releases of its capital votes to the FCT, ” Dino said.</div>
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Also, the FCT Minister, Alhaji Mohammed Bello in his submission, said out of the N30 billion given to FCT in the 2017 fiscal year, only N12.19 billion was released.</div>
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According to him, this represents 40.1 per cent budget performance as far as execution of capital projects is concerned.</div>
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He, however, said the 2018 budgetary allocation to the FCT was N40billion, “this is not enough for the execution of proposed critical infrastructure projects across the territory’’.</div>
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Bello, however, explained that 27 of the projects were being prioritised based on projected allocations</div>

Senate Makes Case For More Budgetary Allocation To FCT

Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. The Senate Committee on Federal Capital Territory (FCT), on Wednesday in Abuja, made case for more ...

Association Urge Akeredolu To Reverse Increment In Tuition Fees

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Association Urge Akeredolu To Reverse Increment In Tuition Fees</h1>
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National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has passionately appealed to Gov. Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo to reverse recent increase in the tuition fees in state-owned institutions in the state.</div>
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NANS National Public Relations Officer (PRO), Mr Bestman Okereafor, said in a statement on Thursday in Enugu  that the reserve became necessary in the  interest of the teeming indigent students.</div>
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He said the recent increase in the tuition fees was alarming and beyond normal situation, adding that the development would be inimical to educational development of the state, if not reversed.</div>
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Okereafor said that students had been paying between N25, 000 and N30, 000 but noted that the fees had been increased to N120,000 and N180,000 respectively in state-owned institutions.</div>
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“We are calling on Gov. Akeredolu to as a matter of urgency reverse the anti-students’ policies both in Rufus Giwa Polytechnic; Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba and other state-owned institutions as soon as possible,’’ he said.</div>
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He stressed that otherwise; the national secretariat of NANS would be moved to Akure the state capital.</div>
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“Unarguably, many female students may be lured into prostitution while the male students may be lured into cultism and armed robbery due to the inability of their parents to pay the proposed tuition fee,’’ he said.</div>
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He said that NANS had been uncomfortable with the increase in the tuition fees without due consultations and consideration of the present economic realities in the country.</div>
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The state capital, witnessed uneasy calm four days ago as students of the Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba, Akoko protested over 500 per cent hike in their tuition fees.</div>
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They marched through the streets of the town, joined by market women and  caused gridlock as well as lull in commercial and social activities in the area</div>

Association Urge Akeredolu To Reverse Increment In Tuition Fees

Association Urge Akeredolu To Reverse Increment In Tuition Fees Gov. Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State National Association of Nigerian Stud...

FEC Approves Establishment Of Nigerian Army University In Borno

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FEC Approves Establishment Of Nigerian Army University In Borno</h1>
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The Federal Executive Council on Wednesday approved the establishment of the Nigerian Army University in Biu, Borno State.</div>
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The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, disclosed this when he addressed State House correspondents after the council’s meeting which was presided over by Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo.</div>
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“The Federal Executive Council has approved Ministry of Education’s memo for the establishment of a Nigerian Army University in Biu, Borno.</div>
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“It is our hope that it will be the hub for developing a Nigerian Industrial Military Complex. It will be a very great university.”</div>
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It would be recalled that the Chief of Army Staff, Lt.- Gen. Tukur Buratai, had in June 2017, said the army had already reached out to the National Universities Commission to secure approval for the university.</div>
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Buratai had then explained that the university was being designed as a unique and specialised institution that would serve as solutions centre, especially to specific challenges facing the military and North East region.</div>
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Also addressing the correspondents on the outcome of the meeting, the Minister of Interior, retired Gen. Abdulrahama Dambazau, disclosed that the council approved N234 million for the completion of two faculty buildings, Cadets’ Mess and a Cafeteria at the Police Academy, Wudil in Kano state.</div>
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He explained that the approval would go a long way in facilitating the accreditation of academic programmes at the Academy.</div>
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“The Ministry of Interior submitted a memo for approval for contract for the completion of two faculty buildings, Cadets’ Mess and Cafeteria at the Police Academy, Wudil, Kano state.</div>
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“The reason is that there is a minimum requirement to be met for the accreditation of academic programmes at the academy.</div>
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“You would recalled that in May 2010 a memo was submitted to the Council for approval of a draft bill when it was upgraded to a degree awarding institution and as a result of that there are requirements which the academy must meet in order to have its programmes accredited.</div>
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“So, this is why these projects that were started would need to be completed so that we can have full accreditation of the ongoing degree programmes. So, the total amount of the contract is about N234 million for the completion of the two faculty buildings and of course the Cadet Mess and the Cafeteria.”</div>
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Malam Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, who also briefed on the outcome of the meeting, said the Minister of Women Affairs, Hajiya Aisha Alhassan updated the council on activities of the ministry since Nov. 2015.</div>
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He said the minister briefed council on women empowerment programme undertaken, capacity development for women, promotion of human rights, fighting violence against women and rehabilitation of victims of gender violence.</div>
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According to him, the minister also briefed on the efforts of the ministry towards promoting the health of women and children, “and of course the efforts on the rescue of Chibok and Dapchi girls.’’</div>
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He said the Council commended the ministry for a job well done.</div>
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The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, also told the correspondents that the council approved N19.3 billion for the reconstruction of Baban Lamba-Sharam Road in Plateau state.</div>
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He said the council also approved a revision of N22 billion for the completion of the 81 kilometers Lagos-Ota-Abeokuta Road.</div>
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“That road was first awarded in year 2000 and it has since been left uncompleted because there was no budgetary provisions for it.</div>
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“This administration in trying to move this contractor to site started the revision of the rate.</div>
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“So, the revised rate were brought to council today and a revision of N22 billion was approved for the 81 kilometers road, bringing the total contract price to N56.701 billion,” he said.</div>
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The minister also revealed that the council approved N6.3 billion for the reconstruction of the section four of the Enugu – Port Harcourt road.</div>
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According to him, the part between Abia and Port Harcourt, particularly in Port Harcourt that has been problematic and has failed severally.</div>
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He said: “We have a contractor there but we needed to change the design because of the storm water drainage needs and the high water tables there so that the road does not fail.</div>
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“So that requires a revision of the scope of work to include retaining side lanes and also drainage facilities in the sum of N6.309 billion.”</div>
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Federal Capital Territory Set To Recruit 200 Midwives In 2018 – Minister

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Federal Capital Territory Set To Recruit 200 Midwives In 2018 – Minister</h1>
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No fewer than 200 midwives will be recruited this year to boost primary health care services by the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), says the FCT Minister, Alhaji Muhammad Bello.</div>
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Bello disclosed this when receiving the Director-General of World Health Organisation (WHO), Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, who visited Kuchigoro Primary Healthcare Centre (PHC), Abuja, on Wednesday.</div>
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President Buahri launched the Kuchigoro PHC as a pilot of the revitilisation project on Jan. 3, 2017.</div>
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Represented by the Secretary of Education, FCTA, Sen. Isa Maina, the minister said that the plan to engage the midwives had been captured in 2018 budget.</div>
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He explained that FCTA was working with the six area councils to upgrade all the primary healthcare facilities in the territory.</div>
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According to him, the plan is to have functional PHCs that will provide quality healthcare services like maternal healthcare, treatment of common ailments, immunisation, and HIV counseling and testing.</div>
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Bello said that the FCTA had constructed and equipped 18 PHCs across the FCT.</div>
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He said that additional 18 were being reconstructed and renovated to provide healthcare services to the people at the grass roots.</div>
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“Our communities are being mobilised to own the project for sustainability and maintenance.</div>
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“We welcome the support and cooperation of WHO in revitalising our PHCs for improved infrastructure,” he said.</div>
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The Acting Executive Secretary of FCT Primary Health Care Development Board, Dr Mathew Ashikeni, later told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) after the event that the board was doing everything possible to ensure maintenance of PHCs in the territory.</div>
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Ashikeni said that Community Based Committees have been set up to ensure involvement of the people so as to take ownership of the facilities.</div>
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Israeli Forces Strike Hamas Targets In Gaza Following Border Bombings

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Israeli Forces Strike Hamas Targets In Gaza Following Border Bombings</h1>
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The Israeli army said it targeted a number of Hamas structures in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday in response to what it said were explosives planted along the Israel-Gaza border.</div>
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This is the second Israeli strike in Gaza this week and comes during an especially tense time as tens of thousands of Palestinians are participating in protests along the Gaza border each weekend.</div>
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Authorities said since March 30, 32 Palestinians have died from Israeli fire.</div>
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No injuries were reported from the border explosives or the Israeli retaliation.</div>
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The army said Palestinians placed an explosive device along the border area and detonated it against an army engineering vehicle.</div>
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Israel said it “holds the Hamas terror organization responsible for all occurrences in the Gaza Strip, and will not allow the terror organisation to turn the area of the fence into a combat zone.”</div>
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Hamas, which has ruled the Gaza Strip since 2007, has not claimed responsibility for the alleged border explosives</div>

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Buhari Commended For Declaring To Seek Re-Election

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Buhari Commended For Declaring To Seek Re-Election</h1>
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The Niger Delta Peoples Movement (NDPM) has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for declaring interest to seek a second term in office in 2019.</div>
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The association’s Director-General, Mr Oviebor Okeh, said on Tuesdy in Port Harcourt said the NDPM’s Coordinator, Mrs Ibifuro Thompson-Tatua described the move as timely and a welcome development as a lot of Nigerians had been waiting for Buhari’s declaration.</div>
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Okeh said the declaration had finally laid to rest speculations surrounding the president’s interest and silenced some individuals of interest calling on him not to contest.</div>
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“The president is a leader that has placed the nation on the path of dignity among the comity of nations and doing great in ensuring a better Nigeria amid glaring challenges.</div>
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“So, the declaration is very important as it will guarantee consolidation on the gains recorded by this administration in all sectors,’’ he said in a statement.</div>
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The director-general promised that the organisation would mobilise support for Buhari’s re-election bid and make it a reality to achieve the Nigeria of their dream.</div>
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“We therefore, call on all well-meaning Nigerians to give their support to him for the greater good of all and a better nation at large.</div>
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“We wish our president well in this journey and assure him of our total support for the victory ahead,’’ he said.</div>
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