Yobe state governor, Mai Mala Buni of Yobe has signed two bills into law to boost healthcare service delivery in the state. They are a law for the establishment of the Yobe State Emergency Medical Ambulance Service and another for the establishment of the Yobe State Healthcare and Health-Related Facilities Inspection and Monitoring Agency. This is contained in a statement by Buni’s Director-General Press and Media Affairs, Mamman Mohammed in Damaturu on Wednesday. He said the two laws were aimed at enhancing healthcare delivery in matters relating to domestic and road traffic accidents, as well as monitoring healthcare facilities to…
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The Vietnam Disaster Management Authority on Wednesday said a total of 1,057 natural disasters in 2022 left 175 persons dead and missing, local media has reported. The disasters caused economic losses of some 19.5 trillion Vietnamese dong $825.85 million) last year, the local newspaper Vietnam News reported. The human and economic losses were 1.6 times and 3.4 times the figures in 202. The country was forecast to have fewer storms and tropical depressions in 2023 than in previous years, the Vietnam Meteorological and Hydrological Administration says. Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Le Minh Hoan, said to reduce risks and damage,…
Relations between the Sussexes and the rest of the Royal Family have remained tense since the bombshell interview Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle had with Oprah Winfrey in 2021. In their first appearance since they quit their royal duties, the couple, in particular, accused a royal of making racist remarks about their son Archie. The royals are “completely exhausted” with the “stream of misinformation” from Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, a UK media outlet has quoted unnamed sources as saying. The claims come after the Duke of Sussex argued in trailers for a pair of interviews ahead of…
“They’re made up of really good stuff: nucleic acids, a lot of nitrogen and phosphorous,” said DeLong in an interview with the scientific journal. “Everything should want to eat them… So many things will eat anything they can get a hold of. Surely something would have learned how to eat these really good raw materials.” A new study finds that some micro-organisms can “snack” on viruses though those capable of surviving on a ‘viral diet’ alone are nonexistent. A law of nature suggests that something eats something. A University of Nebraska-Lincoln research team led by John DeLong, has discovered a bacterium that…
The Governing Council of the University of Ilorin has approved the appointment/promotion of 31 new professors and 38 readers in the various departments of the institution. A statement on Tuesday by the Registrar and Secretary to the Council, Dr. Fola Olowoleni, explained “this is one of the highlights of the 182nd Meeting of the Council”. According to her, the approval followed the consideration of recommendations from the Appointments and Promotions Committee on elevations to the ranks of professors and readers based on the 2020 and 2021 promotions. The new professors include Dr. Taibat Adebisi, Department of Home Economics and Food…
IRNA news agency on Tuesday reported that Iran is planning to accept more female students from Afghanistan after the Taliban ban on women’s education in the country. IRNA reported that Iran has increased Tehran University’s budget for scholarships to Afghan students fivefold. An official from Tehran University said this will enable Iran to support more Afghan students, especially women this year. Currently, a total of 470 Afghan students, nearly a quarter of them women are studying at Tehran University. More than half of these students have scholarships, the official added. Following the Taliban’s closure of universities for Afghan female students, Iran…
In a bid to find common grounds for the region’s security and socio-economic development, South-West Development Stakeholders Forum (SWDSF) has invited leading presidential candidates to a parley in Ibadan. This is contained in a statement issued by SWDSF’s spokesperson, Olalekan Ajia, and made available to newsmen on Tuesday in Ibadan. SWDSF is representing more than 30 grassroots southwest interest groups and associations across party lines as well as religious and ethnic affiliations. SWDSF includes Yoruba World Centre, ODUACCIMA, Egbe Omo Yoruba in North America, Professional Women’s Group, Yoruba Ko’ya Leadership and Training Foundation, and Majeobaje. Others are the Oranmiyan Hunters…
The Assam state of India recorded zero poaching of endangered rhinos in 2022, officials have said. The development is credited to the sincere, concerted, and coordinated efforts of the state’s forest and police departments for zero poaching in 2022 The rhinos are known for their horns that fetch big money because of their supposed medicinal value, for the first time in nearly 45 years in 2022. Chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said no rhino was poached at Kaziranga, Manas, Orang national parks, and Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary last year, calling it a landmark. As many as 191 rhinos were poached in…
The Burkina Faso’s military junta has expelled France’s ambassador, authorities said Monday. This is coming amid a surge in anti-French sentiment as the West African country moves to develop closer ties with Russia. Government spokesperson, Jean-Emmanuel Ouedraogo confirmed to the AP that Ambassador Luc Hallade was asked to leave, but provided no further details. The French embassy refused to comment. Hallade’s expulsion comes less than two weeks after the United Nations´ resident and humanitarian coordinator in Burkina Faso, Barbara Manzi, was also declared persona non grata. Burkina Faso has been wracked by violence linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State…
The Burkina Faso government says it found 28 bodies in northwest Nouna in New Year eve. It further says an investigation is underway as speculation grew over who may be responsible. “The government has been informed of a tragedy that occurred in Nouna, capital of the province of Kossi, during the night of December 30 to 31,” a statement by spokesperson Jean Emmanuel Ouédraogo said. The Collective Against Impunity and Stigmatization of Communities (CISC) has denounced “abuses” committed by Volunteers for the Defense of the Homeland (VDP, army auxiliaries). The statement added that an investigation “was immediately opened…to elucidate the…