Gov. Umo Eno during the Ecco meeting on Friday. By Dianabasi Effiong The Akwa Ibom State Government rose from its Executive Council meeting on Friday in Uyo to declare a state of emergency in the health sector. The council also proposed a N695 billion supplementary budget for 2025. The state of emergency in the sector…
Gov. Commissioning the buses. By Anietie Akpan The Colleges of Nursing and Midwifery Sciences in Itigidi, Calabar and Ogoja, have taken delivery of 32-seater buses, courtesy of Governor Bassey Otu of Cross River State. Governor Otu who presented the three buses on Wednesday, described the effect as part of his administration’s investment in preventive health…
Gov. Bassey Otu in a handshake with the Special Assistant to the President on Public Health, Mrs. Uju Rochas-Anwuka, flanked by his Deputy, Rt. Hon. Peter Odey (left) and Commissioner for Agriculture and Irrigation Development, Johnson Ebokpo (right). By Anietie Akpan The Federal Government has described the country’s malnutrition crisis as a national emergency just…
By Ita Williams, Calabar In her effort to give back to society and contribute to the vulnerable through humanitarian efforts, the Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Cross River State Council, Comrade Archibong Bassey, has unveiled her pet project, “Padbank Mobile Outreach”. This is a personal initiative designed to address menstrual hygiene challenges…
Health Officer Vaccinates a child against Cholera. By Ita Williams, Calabar Cholera, a centuries-old disease that continues to plague vulnerable communities, remains a major global and national public health concern, experts have warned. They said this during a media roundtable with the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Cross River State Council, organised by a Non-Governmental…
By Anietie Akpan The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has raised concerns over the stagnating Nigeria’s breastfeeding rates and declining early initiation, thus amplified its call for urgent and sustained investment in breastfeeding-friendly policies and environments across homes, healthcare systems, workplaces, and communities. UNICEF raised this concern at a Virtual meeting on Multi Zonal Media…