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WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY: KWSG identifies adequate care for the earth to prolong healthy living

Editor June 5, 2022

By Dare Akogun The Kwara State Government has said that adequate care for the earth will prolong a healthy living for the citizenry. Commissioner for Environment, Hon. Remilekun Banigbe gave this indication at the...

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144billion Cubic Meters of Gas Flared at Upstream Oil and Gas Facilities in 2021 – World Bank

Editor May 6, 2022

By Ibrahim Sheriff Global progress to reduce gas flaring, the wasteful industry practice of burning natural gas during oil production, has stalled over the last decade. According to the World Bank, the 2022 Global...

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Health Education: KWSG Trains Information Managers on Infodemics

Editor April 27, 2022

By Abdulrasheed Shafihi The role of health educationists, Information/Communication Officers and stakeholders in information management in Kwara state have been described as essential to effective health care service delivery and uptake of intervention strategies...

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Kwara Assembly calls for stringent measures against indiscriminate dumping of refuse

Editor April 12, 2022

By Dare Akogun The Kwara State House of Assembly has advocated for stringent measures against indiscriminate refuse disposal in Ilorin, the state Capital. This was part of resolutions of the House after considering Motion...

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NCDC says infectious disease still threat to lives, livelihoods

Editor April 12, 2022

By Dare Akogun The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC), has reminded Nigerians that infectious diseases must still be considered a threat to their lives and livelihoods despite the ongoing low number of the...

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Nigerian Journalist Launches Website To Solve Mental Health Challenges

Editor March 7, 2022

Lagos-based freelance journalist, Tony Ademiluyi, has launched a website called africavoiceshq.com, dedicated to solve mental health challenges and the stigmatization faced by people affected by the problem in Nigeria. Ademiluyi, who made this...

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AbdulRazaq government taking Kwara 20 years backward, Lab Scientists fire back

Editor November 9, 2021

…says Laboratory privatization is for personal gains By Ibrahim Sheriff (Gold) The Kwara state Chapter of the Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists of Nigeria (AMLSN) has said the Kwara state government is misinforming the...

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Kwara Nurses accuse Gov. AbdulRazaq of causing division among members, threatens strike action

Editor November 3, 2021

…issue 15 day ultimatum to state government to resolve lingering issues By Ibrahim Sherifd (Gold) The National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives Kwara state council have issued the state government a 15-day ultimatum,...

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Kwara doctors embark on 7-day warning strike

Editor November 2, 2021

…demands improved welfare, security of medical personnel By Ibrahim Sheriff (Gold) Medical Practitioners in public health facilities in Kwara state under the aegis of National Association of Government General Medical and Dental Practitioners (NAGGMDP)...

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UITH workers embark on strike, accuses management of insensitivity to welfare

Freshinsight June 16, 2021

By Abdulrasheed Akogun Workers of the University of Ilorin Teaching, Hospital under the aegis of Joint Health Sector Union (JOHESU) and Assembly of Health care Professionals embarked on industrial action to press home there...