Ogun State, Nigeria, World News & Stories
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The Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Thursday, announced the stand-down of the planned walk for peace in the state, in the wake of the fourth wave of the Coronavirus pandemic. In a statement released on Thursday, Mr Sanwo-Olu said the “Walk for Peace” to usher in healing of the state following the aftermath of…
Ogun State Ministry of Health has disclosed that more efforts were being put in place by the State Government to combat and flatten the curves of the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic in all parts of the State as over 42, 000 people have undergone the COVID test sampling, out of which 2, 300 were…
Tanzanian authorities say they have arrested five pregnant students so that they can help with information on the men who impregnated them. The girls aged between 16 and 19 were arrested as part of a crackdown on child pregnancies. The District Commissioner Sebastian Waryuba said that the pregnant students were arrested last week. They were…
Coffee could lead to a longer life. Two very recent studies published on Monday have confirmed that its greater consumption does extend life. The studies complement works that has been done on coffee and mortality, he said, and it has been reasonably documented that the beverage drinkers have a lower risk of death. The new…
Ogun State Ministry Health and Power Oil have entered into a partnership to take care of the health needs residents of the gateway state. Indication of this was revealed during the flag-off of the Power Oil Health Project (Pan Nigeria) at Ori-Omi Ground, Oke Sokori, Abeokuta, where government officials from the state Ministry of Health,…
An emergency facility to enhance child health care services has been commissioned in Ogun State, to give a leap to the desire of the state government for qualitative and affordable healthcare delivery. The facility, a ‘one stop-shop’ for child care delivery built in the State General Hospital, Ijaiye, Abeokuta, is equipped with State-of-the-art facilities including…
W.H.O Removes Nigeria from Polio-Endecmic Counties List. The World Health Organization has announced the removal of Nigeria from Polio-Endecmic Counties List. This is the first time that Nigeria has interrupted transmission of wild poliovirus, bringing the country and the African region closer than ever to being certified polio-free. The Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI), the…
[quote_center]People who eat spicy foods, such as curry, are at lower risk of death from cancer and heart diseases, a new study suggests.[/quote_center] Eating spicy food has been linked to living a longer life. A study analysed the food habits and health details of nearly half a million Chinese people. It found those who ate…
