The 2018 Carnival Calabar was held on Friday, December 28, 2018 across major Streets in Calabar, Cross River State.
Roads covered were Marian road, Mary Slessor Avenue, Calabar Road, Stadium Road, IBB and lots more..
Special dignitaries were the Cross River governor, Ben Ayade and his wife, former governor of the state, Donald Duke, Nollywood stars, among others.
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A man has landed in the hospital after he was left seriously injured by fireworks popularly known as 'knockout', according to a report.
According to Uwechue Chineye Abigail who hails from Ogwashi Uku, Delta state, it was gathered that the married man with children, had the fingers on his left hand blown off while throwing 'knockout' during this festive period.
The injured man was rushed to the hospital where he hand was attended to and sewn by doctors.
Following the incident, Nigerians have been warned to be careful in dealing with fireworks during the Yuletide season.
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Scientists are proposing an inventive, yet so far unproven approach to tackle climate change. 'How?' we hear you ask? Well, by dimming the sun, of course. That's right, and while that may sound like the plot of a low-budget action film, there is some science behind the idea.
Harvard and Yale universities scientists claims that the global warming could be cut in half by spraying sun-dimming chemicals into the Earth’s atmosphere. They believe the technology could help solve the problem of global warming to some great extent.
The research was conducted at Harvard and Yale universities, who published a paper in the journal Environmental Research Letters, claim this idea could cut the problem of climate change in half.
The Technique To Be Adopted For Spraying Aerosols Into The Earth’s Atmosphere
They are calling the idea 'stratospheric aerosol injection tactics'. According to the paper, this would involve spraying sulphate particles into the Earth's lower stratosphere.
For spraying, a special kind of aircraft, or large naval-style guns will be used. Though, the technology is still hypothetical with no existing aircraft suitable for mission.
The scientists made it clear that it's a cost effective project to save humanity, “Developing a new, purpose-built tanker with substantial payload capabilities would neither be technologically difficult nor prohibitively expensive.
And The Estimated Cost?
The total cost of launching a hypothetical system in 15 years’ time at around $3.5 billion, with running costs of $2.25 billion a year over a 15-year period.”
Below is a diagram, as illustrated by Nature.com
Worryingly, if people who believed in chemtrails were to see this, they'd probably go into overdrive about the implications of 'spraying' into the atmosphere, and we'd risk more inane and absolutely ridiculous conspiracy theories.
There will be also the chances of potential risks including coordination between multiple countries in both hemispheres would be required, and Stratospheric Aerosol Injection techniques could jeopardize crop yields, lead to droughts or cause extreme weather, said David Archer from the department of geophysical science at the University of Chicago.
Report reaching our news desk has it that the mortuary section of Enugwu-Ukwu General Hospital has been gutted by fire and all the corpses burnt beyond recognition.
EHSadvisor gathered that the fire started at about three o’clock this afternoon and before they could get the fire service, the three -room-morgue had been raised down.
The mortician on duty couldn’t stop the fire as he was the only person on duty and they couldn’t ascertain the cause of the fire though according to the eye witneses, the fire may have come from bush burning as the surrounding is over grown with dry grasses.
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Shehu Idris College of Health Sciences And Technology, Makarfi has affiliated with Kwara State University for degrees programmes in Community Health and Environmental Health.
The Sole Administrator of the College, Malam Yusuf Yakubu Arrigasiyu, stated this during the matriculation ceremony of the 2018/2019 Academic session held at the college.
According to him, in line with the admission policy of the college, about 80 per cent of the admitted students are from the 23 local government areas of Kaduna State
He said the college runs 42 programmes at Higher National Diploma, National Diploma,Professional Diploma and certificates levels, accredited by NBTE
The Administrator stressed that the college is committed at producing the required health manpower needs of Kaduna State and Nigeria at large
“In it’s quest for nation building and educational growth, the college would introduce new programs geared towards addressing needs of the society”.
He lauded the Kaduna State Governor, Malam Nasir Ahmed el-Rufa’i for the support accorded to the growth and development of the college.
The administrator urged the new students desist from examination malpractices and shun cultism and all kinds of social vices.
A total of 2,648 newly admitted students were matriculated for the 2018/2019 academic session.
Several people have been reportedly killed after a fuel tanker caught fire on Odo-Iyaalaro Bridge inward Maryland in Lagos.
According to The Guardian, the accident has caused major gridlock around the axis, while the cause of the conflagration and number of casualties couldn’t be ascertained.
It was also gathered that the situation has paralyzed movements around Tipper garage, Ojota-Interchange and Motorways plaza.
…FG provides 3 million doses of vaccine
The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has charged residents of the state, aged between nine (9) months to 59 years, to ensure they take the yellow fever vaccine, to inoculate themselves against the disease.
The state government has also taken delivery of three million doses of vaccine from the Federal Ministry of Health in response to the yellow fever outbreak in the state.
The governor gave the charge when he led members of the State Executive Council (EXCO) on a vaccination campaign in Benin City, at the end of the weekly EXCO meeting at the Government House, in Benin City.
Addressing journalists after taking a shot of the vaccine, he said the yellow fever vaccination campaign was ongoing across the 18 local government areas of the state.
He urged residents in the state to ensure that they are vaccinated against the ailment.
He commended the Federal Ministry of Health for the prompt response to the disease outbreak in the state.
He said that the state government has provided logistics to get the vaccine to every part of the state, especially where outbreak of the disease was recorded.
“We had the unfortunate incident of yellow fever outbreak in some parts of the state a couple of weeks ago. It is a deadly aliment. Within a short period, we lost a number of persons. It is highly preventable; all you need is to be vaccinated against the virus,” he said.
“I just got vaccinated; it doesn't hurt. Once you take a dose, you are vaccinated for life,” he assured.
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No fewer than thirty (30) children have been confirmed dead, while more than 2,000 are currently receiving attention for acute malnutrition in various medical centres across Nasarawa State.
The Nasarawa State Primary Health Care Development Agency’s Nutrition Officer, Hajiya Halima Yusuf, confirmed this at a two-day meeting of the state Committee on Food and Nutrition on Sunday in Lafia.
She explained that the children had in the last three months been admitted to 15 health care centres in 13 Local Government Areas and 18 development areas of the state following the increase in the cases of acute malnutrition and other diseases due to inadequate nutrition.
“About 30 children have lost their lives to acute malnutrition and over 2,000 children are currently receiving medical attention in various medical centres across the state,” Yusuf said.
She further explained that as a result of the rising cases of malnutrition, the state Primary Health Care Development Agency had embarked on an intensive community management of acute malnutrition programme across the state in order to address the crisis.
Earlier, the Nasarawa State Coordinator, Committee on Food and Nutrition, Mr Abdul Osama, emphasized the need for more campaigns on the importance of nutritious food.
On his part, the State Chairman, Committee on Food and Nutrition, Mr Emmanuel Alidzi, appealed for urgent action to address the cases of malnutrition in the state.
The Nutrition Focal Persons in the local government areas also called for budgetary provisions for nutrition at the local government level.
The Nasarawa State Committee on Food and Nutrition drew focal persons from all the 13 local government areas of the state including the media, civil society groups, ministries and agencies and NGOs, with the state Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning coordinating.
Many people have cylinders as old as 20 years in their homes. It never occurs to people that gas cylinders expire and when it does, it results in leakage that can lead to explosion. There have been many cases of gas cylinder explosions and when this happens, lives are lost and properties worth millions are also lost in the fire inferno that follows.
According to a State Coordinator, Standard Organisation of Nigeria [SON], Joseph Ugbaja, “If a cylinder of 12kg explodes, it is capable of bringing down a two storey building. Cooking gas cylinders must not exceed five years.” According to the SON Director, most people using gas cylinders hardly remember when it was bought. Once the cylinder is past the expiry date, one must stop using it. But most people have no idea how to check the expiry date of the cylinder. The steps to check the expiry date are very simple and basic.
How to check for the expiry date of your cylinder
Here is how to verify the expiry date of the LPG cylinder. The expiry of LPG Cylinder can be found on one of the metal strips that connect the body of the cylinder to top ring (handle). It is mentioned on the inner side of the strip. The strip has any of the alphabets from A to D painted on it along with a number. Decoding the expiry date is simple. The alphabet represents the month it expires while the number indicates the year. A year is divided into four quarters –
A – January to MarchB – April to JuneC – July to SeptemberD – October to December
The alphabet represents the month of expiry while the number indicates the year of expiry. A year is divided into four quarters – * A – January to March * B – April to June * C – July to September * D – October to December For example, this cylinder has ‘B 13′ painted on the metal strip. The alphabet B represents month June , and 13 indicates the year 2013. So a cylinder having B 13 mentioned on it means it will or already expire on June 2013.
However, there is a limited grace period of three to four months after the expiry as the cylinder cannot be pulled out immediately out of the circulation. There have been reports that distributors tamper with the expiry date as it is written with paint. So next time you receive a cylinder do check the expiry date and stay safe.
Minister of State for Environment, Ibrahim Jibril
In order to address environmental health challenges and ensure better services for the populace, Environmental Health Officers Registration Council (EHORECON) have moved to upgrade its programmes in tertiary institutions in the country.
The council is partnering with the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) to realise this new move. It has also concluded arrangements with Federal University of Technology, Owerri, and Kwara State University, Mallette for abridged B.Tech and BSc for environmental health officers.
The Minister of State for Environment, Ibrahim Jibril who stated this at a forum in Abuja, said government has provided support for development of benchmark for Bachelor of Environmental Health Science.
He explained that the curriculum development has a broad scope not only about the school, the learners and the teachers, but also the improvement of the society in general.
“Current effort is to align the fulcrum of professional practices with technologists to their proper role of providing support to the scientific trends. This would play a vital role in improving the economy.”
According to him, it would also provide answers and solutions to the world’s pressing conditions and problems such as environment, politics, socio-economic, and other issues of poverty, and climate change.
Also speaking, Registrar of EHORECON, Dr. Dominic Abonyi expressed optimism that the collaboration between EHORECON and NBTE would yield results, especially curricula for Environmental Health Technology.
He emphasised that the council would not relent to support genuine efforts aimed at improving the capacity of environmental health professionals to deliver on their expected mandates.
“We have developed benchmark for minimum academic standard for Bachelor of Environmental Health Science (BEHS) degree in collaboration with National Universities Commission (NUC)” he added.
Explaining further, he said the initiative has commenced at Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Kwara State University, Federal University of Technology, Owerri, University of Ibadan and National Open University.
On his part, NBTE Executive Secretary, Dr. Adamu Kazaure called for regular review of the curricula every two year to update and capture modern trend, and for sustainable development.
Residents of Onitsha, Anambra state, woke up this morning to a shocking sight as an unidentified lady was found dead and her corpse dumped on the street. It was gathered that a pigeon and coins were allegedly found on the dead lady’s naked body at Dennis Memorial Grammar School (DMGS) round-about in Onitsha.
The incident caused tension and panic among residents who later notified the police before the corpse was removed. This is happening weeks after two young ladies were brutally killed by men suspected to be ritualists in Anambra. The ladies were found dead with their private parts and breasts cut off in Umunze, Orumba South Local Government Area of the State. Their naked corpses were left abandoned by the roadside to the shock of the villagers.
Nigerian doctors are currently revolting against the Nigeria Medical Association on Twitter after the later decided to impose a compulsory 20K building levy on all doctors in addition to the 10K annual practising license. The hash tag has gathered more than a thousand tweets in just less than an hour.
The hash tag is #StopNMA20kBuildingLevy
Or
#Stop20kMDCNBuildingLevy
World AIDS Day, is designated for the 1st of December every year since 1988, as an international day dedicated to raising awareness of the AIDS pandemic caused by the spread of HIV infection and mourning those who have died of the disease. Government and health officials, non-governmental organizations, and individuals around the world observe the day, often with education on AIDS prevention and control.
Below are HIV and AIDS keypoints in Nigeria, the facts and statistics, the states with the highest prevalence of HIV and AIDS in Nigeria and more.
WORLD AIDS DAY: HIV AND AIDS STATISTICS IN NIGERIA
1. Nigeria has the second largest HIV epidemic in the world and one of the highest rates of new infection in sub-Saharan Africa.
Although HIV prevalence among adults is much less (2.8%) than other sub-Saharan African countries such as South Africa (18.8%) and Zambia (11.5%), the size of Nigeria's population means 3.1 million people were living with HIV in 2017
2. It is estimated that around two-thirds of new HIV infections in West and Central Africa in 2017 occurred in Nigeria. Together with South Africa and Uganda , the country accounts for around half of all new HIV infections in sub-Saharan Africa every year. This is despite achieving a 5% reduction in new infections between 2010 and 2017.
3. Unprotected heterosexual sex accounts for 80% of new HIV infections in Nigeria, with the majority of remaining HIV infections occurring in key affected populations such as sex workers.
4. Six states in Nigeria account for 41% of people living with HIV, including Kaduna, Akwa Ibom, Benue, Lagos, Oyo, and Kano. HIV prevalence is highest in Nigeria’s southern states (known as the South South Zone), and stands at 5.5%. It is lowest in the southeast (the South East Zone) where there is a prevalence of 1.8%. There are higher rates of HIV in rural areas (4%) than in urban ones (3%)
5. Many people living with HIV in Nigeria are unaware of their status. Nigeria continues to fall short of providing the recommended number of HIV testing and counselling sites.
6. Low levels of access to antiretroviral treatment remains an issue for people living with HIV, meaning that there are still many AIDS-related deaths in Nigeria.
7. Nigeria accounted for 37,000 of the world’s 160,000 new cases of babies born with HIV in 2016. Even South Africa which happens to be the hardest-hit country in the world, with 7.1 million people living with the virus had only 12,000 newly infected children in 2016. The high infection rate in Nigeria, along with the lack of access to Hiv drugs
helps explain why 24,000 children here died of AIDS in 2016, nearly three times as many as in South Africa.
8. Approximately 150,000 people died from AIDS-related illnesses in Nigeria in 2017. Since 2005, the reduction in the number of annual AIDS-related deaths has been minimal, indicative of the fact that only 33% of those with a positive diagnosis in Nigeria are accessing antiretroviral treatment (ART).
