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Rakiya A.Muhammad When completed, the new Premier Hospital in the Tambuwal Local Government area of Sokoto will boost health care delivery to people within and outside the State. “It would serve the interest of not only the eight local government areas that comprise Sokoto South senatorial district but also the neighbouring Kebbi State,” remarked the council’s Director of Works, Mainassara Abubakar Kilgori. Kilgori stated this while speaking with journalists on a visit to the area. He lauded Governor Tambuwal’s investment in the new hospital infrastructure, which would bring health care closer to the people at the grassroots. The Director noted…

Rakiya A.Muhammad United Nations Resident Coordinator Matthias Schmale has stressed the need to strengthen prevention efforts to curb gender-based violence. “The two elements for prevention are to strengthen justice response as a strong deterrent and education of girls,” he stated during a high-level UN-EU/Government Spotlight Initiative’s joint mission to Sokoto. He noted the GBV emergency, like other national crises, requires a response in an agile and fast manner. Schmale, Co-Chair of the UN-EU/Government Spotlight Initiative, commended the Sultan of Sokoto for his “wise and impactful leadership.” “You stand out for the leadership you demonstrate in supporting girls’ education and promoting the Child Rights…

The United Nations Children’s Fund will to provide pyschosocial support to the 21 rescued children in Katsina State. This was contained in a statement issued by the UNICEF Communication Specialist, Samuel Kalu, on Tuesday in Katsina. Kalu said that the therapy would help the children handle the trauma and also be reintegrated into society. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the children, mostly between 16 and 21 years, were kidnapped on Octobrr 30, while harvesting crops at a farm in Mairuwa, Faskari local government area of the state. The victims, compromised of 17 girls and four boys, were rescued…

By Rakiya A.Muhammad There are growing calls for the 27th Annual United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) to prioritize agroecology. The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) describes the agroecology approach as the application of integrated ecological, economic and social principles to transition smallholder farming systems toward greater resilience. “The current crises show we should focus on the one vision that is regenerative and do away with the destructive and exploitative system,” asserted Edie Mukiibi, an agronomist. “While the industrial crop and livestock production system focus on taking away all forms of life from the planet, the agroecological approach to production…

Rakiya A.Muhammad Gender inequality remains a global concern even as cultural stereotypes, traditional practices and patriarchal societal structures continue to undermine women in several countries, including Nigeria, despite females making up a vast proportion of the population. Experts note women’s economic empowerment as central to realising their rights and equality. “Empowering women in the economy and closing the gender gaps in the world of work is key to achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development,” UN Women notes. It is also vital in achieving the SDG goals, particularly Goal 5, to achieve gender equality, and Goal 8 to promote full…

VIDEO: GEP3, funded by the Foreign Commonwealth Development Office, FCDO, trained 2815 female school-based management committee (SBMC) members in 811 primary and junior secondary schools (JSS) in Sokoto State; 14,382 Mothers Associations in 330 primary schools; 758 mentors in 380 schools and 18,082 in 380 primary/ JSS for the Girls for Girls (G4G) initiative. RAKIYA A. MUHAMMAD Reports

Rakiya A.Muhammad Nigeria’s post-pandemic green recovery initiative is helping communities across rural Nigeria to access electricity supplied by solar panels. Communities are able to improve access to health care, education, and improve business incomes.

The Ogun State Government and a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), ASPILOS Foundation have commenced another 5-months free Information Communication and Technology (ICT) training for women, towards digitally empowering them. The training which was tagged “Become A Female Tech Creator”, according to the Press Officer, Bureau of Information Technology (BIT), Mrs. Olayinka Ezema, is ongoing at Ogun TechHub in Abeokuta where participants would be trained from a zero knowledge of computer to becoming a technology creator, as well as boosting their talents in digital economy. It would be recalled that in the year 2020, Ogun State Government collaborated with ASPILOS Foundation to…

The Federal Government on Wednesday restated its commitment to ensure eradication of dog-mediated human rabies by 2030. The Minister of State for Agriculture and Rural Development, Mustapha Baba-Shehuri stated this at the inauguration of the nationwide free anti rabies vaccination exercise in Dukku Local Government Area of Gombe State. The exercise tagged: “Nationwide Free Vaccination against Dog-mediated Human Rabies,” is part of activities to mark the 2022 World Rabies Day. The theme of this year’s commemoration is “One Health, Zero Death”. It can spread to people and pets if they are bitten or scratched by a rabid animal. It is…

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has advised women to make their health a priority especially by regularly checking their cancer status. Represented by the Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Health Service Commission, Dr Eniayewun Ademuyiwa, Sanwo-Olu gave the advice at the 57th Annual Scientific Conference of the Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists of Nigeria (AMLSN) on Wednesday in Lagos. He said that the women should take their health seriously by eating healthy foods and going for regular medical checkups and screenings. He explained that regular screening and early detection were key to survival of cancer, adding that people should refrain from living in self-denial. He,…