By Akeem Ademola Ige The eventuality for meritorious service of the industrious workers should be nothing but bountiful reward and good welfarism. Ever since the inception of current administration under the amiable and able leadership of H.E Engr Seyi Makinde FNSE, there has been consistency and increment on the payment of pensioners’ gratuities and arrears…
Babatunde Tiamiyu A foremost legal practitioner and politician in Oyo State, Barrister Akeem Agbaje, has felicitated the Muslims in Ibadan, Oyo state and Nigeria at large. The Eid el Kabir goodwill message is contained in a statement released by his media unit in Ibadan. Barrister Agbaje also thanked Allah for the grace given to some…
By Babatunde Tiamiyu Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC Oyo State Command says it has taken proactive measures to ensure the safety of lives and property during and after Eid-el-Kabir Celebration. The state NSCDC Commandant, Augustine Padonu made this known in a statement made available to newsmen by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSC…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Ibadan Zonal Command has announced that it has secured convictions and sentences of 36 internet fraudsters in Oyo State to various jail terms. The commission made this assertion via a statement made available to newsmen on Friday. The statement was signed by Dele Oyewale, Head of Media and…
TODAY’S VIEWPOINT IS ON REDUCING TB PREVALENCE RATE BY 2025. IT IS WRITTEN BY HEAD OF EDITORIAL UNIT, YETUNDE OKE Tuberculosis, TB is a major public health problem in Nigeria and globally. According to the 2023 World Health Organisation Global TB report, Nigeria has the highest burden of TB in Africa and the 6th highest…
By Yetunde Oke According to statistics, over 361 000 Tuberculosis, TB cases were reported in Nigeria in 2023, in which children are said to acquire 9% of the cases. This marked a 26% increase in the number of cases compared with 2022. Tuberculosis is fatal, preventable and treatable and is caused by bacteria Mycobacterium tuberculosis….
By Babatunde Tiamiyu Vaccinating girls between ages 9 and 10 against the Human Papiloma Virus will help shield them from Cervical cancer. Oyo State First Lady, Mrs Tamunomini Makinde stated this at the Flag off Ceremony of the Introduction of Human Papilomavirus Virus Vaccination HPV in Oyo State held at Saint Paul Anglican primary School,…
By Yetunde Oke Oyo State Government has sought the cooperation of parents and teachers in identifying Tuberculosis, TB missing cases in children. The Childhood TB Focal Person, Oyo State, Mrs Titilayo Adebola called for the cooporation during a sensitisation on importance of TB testing, at Islamic Mission Primary School, Odo-iye, Yemetu, Ibadan. According to Mrs…
By Yetunde Oke Stakeholders in National Tuberculosis Control Programme, NTP have kicked against stigmatisation of children and adults with TB, saying the disease is curable. This was made known by Institute of Human Virology of Nigeria, in Oyo State, Mr Samuel Akingbesote at a community outreach, Sabo Round About Central Mosque/Palace, in continuation of TB…
By Yetunde Oke Tuberculosis, TB testing week for children has commenced across the 36 states of the federation. This was made known by Tuberculosis and Leprosy Supervisor, Egbeda Local Government Area, of Oyo State, Mrs Oluwatoyin Shafara, at Alwajud Agbomojo Care Foundation, located at the Local Government Area. According to Mrs Shafara, the testing week…