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COVID-19-KNSG receives donation of personal protective equipment worth over N82 Million Naira
Kano State Governor,Dr.Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has says the doors of his administration are wide open for further collaboration with development partners all in an effort to improve delivery of qualitative health care services in the State.
He made the statement on tuesday while receiving donation and flagging-off the distribution of Personal Protective Equipments supplied by Lafiya Program through the Foreign,Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) to the Primary Health Facilities at an event held at the premises of State Drugs and Medical Consumables Supply Agency Headquarters in Kano.
The Governor represented by his Deputy Dr.Nasiru Yusuf Gawuna pointed out that this laudable gesture by Lafiya Program will strengthen the effort of the State and success recorded in curbing the menace of COVID-19 pandemic.
“This occasion is another milestone in our collaboration with partners and our government commitment to improve the lives of the people of the State through the establishment of effective and efficient health delivery system”.
“Despite the prevailing financial crunch,we have since the inception of our administration consistently demonstrated our resolve to improve the health indices by implementing policies and programmes aimed at improving the health status of people of the State Ganduje said”.
He then assured of judicious use of the donated items.
In her remarks,the Regional Coordinator of the Foreign,Commonwealth and Development Office Nigeria, Hajiya Nafisa Ado said the donation of the personal protective equipment worth over N82 million is meant to support the State Government in its effort of protecting the health and lives of people of Kano against the COVID-19 pandemic,therefore expect from us the second batch of PPE’s worth over N280 million coming to the State in January next year.
She further explained that the FCDO has develop synergy with Kano State Health partners including WHO,UNICEF, Core Group,NCDC,African CDC and CHAI to regularly review the COVID-19 incidence Action plan to respond to emerging issues on the pandemic and also through our Lafiya Program we have supported Kano to secure N100 million grant from the World Bank.
In a statement by Hassan Musa Fagge said the RegionalCoordinator of the FCDO applauded Kano Government on the success achieved in the control of COVID-19 transmission in the State particularly in the conduct of House to House community screening and testing,adding that they have confidence the support given will be utilized by the Government and the people of the State.
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Explosion at Illegal Petroleum Depot Kills Five in Rivers State
At least five people were killed on Saturday following a deadly explosion at a residential building used for the illegal storage of petroleum products in Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area (ONELGA) of Rivers State. The tragic incident has once again highlighted the severe risks associated with illegal refining activities.
The Youths and Environmental Advocacy Centre (YEAC-Nigeria) confirmed the explosion and subsequent fire at the site, where illegally refined petroleum products, including condensate, were being stored for resale. The blast occurred late in the morning around 11:00 AM, engulfing the building in flames and killing four women and one man, all burnt beyond.
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Political Parties Are Part of Nigeria’s Problems —Oby Ezekwesili
Former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili, has stated that the problem of Nigeria is political parties.
Her outburst comes following the incessant defection from other parties to the All Progressive Congress, APC.
Ezekwesili emphasized that Nigeria has a faulty foundation and defecting from one political party to another which she described as ‘acronymn’ won’t solve the problem.
Her words,”Can I tell you that political parties has been part of the problems of our elite failures because we really havent had political parties in Nigeria.
We have political platforms, God bless the spirit of someone who used exactly that name for me. They are platforms where individual interest are negotiated.
“We are yet to control the ideology of having real political parties driven by the sense of nation building.
“And then if I ask you again and you say your common identity is APC, I can well tell what will happen because what would happen is that a new set of operators wants to control.
“We have a faulty foundation. When you have a structural problem, you have to find structural solutions.
“Just merely changing acronyms and doing the migratory dance that happens between one set of acronyms and another set of acronyms does not solve the problem of the 50 something years of failure since our independence.”
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Jeddah Airport Handles 5.3 Million Passengers in a Few Weeks
King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah set a new record by handling over 5.3 million passengers during the five-week peak Umrah season, from March 1 to April 5 (Ramadan 1 to Shawwal 7).
According to Eng. Mazen Johar, CEO of Jeddah Airports Company, the airport successfully executed detailed operational plans that helped streamline Umrah procedures and significantly cut waiting times, accommodating the surge in pilgrim arrivals.
During this period, the airport managed 31,500 flights and processed approximately 6.4 million bags, marking a major achievement in its operational performance.
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World leaders gathered at the Vatican for the funeral of the global Christian leader, Pope Francis.
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