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Cholera: No More Open Defecation By 2025 Says FG Vice President Kashim Shettima spoke on Thursday when he inaugurated the Steering Committee for the “Clean Nigeria: Use the Toilet” Campaign at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. According to him, the 2018 Water and Sanitation Hygiene national outcome revealed that approximately 47 million Nigerians engaged in open defecation, constituting 23 percent of the population.

Vice President Kashim Shettima spoke on Thursday when he inaugurated the Steering Committee for …

Suicide Bombers hits Borno: Suicides Bombers Were Imported, Reps Speculates The House of Representatives has claimed that the female suicide bombers responsible for the killing of scores in Borno State on Saturday were imported. The lawmakers said this in a resolution after considering a motion of urgent national importance by the member representing Gwoza/Chibok/Damboa federal constituency, Ahmed Usman Jaha, on Tuesday.

The House of Representatives has claimed that the female suicide bombers responsible for the kil…

Cholera Outbreak: WHO Steps In As Cholera Outbreak Hits Kirikiri Prison In Lagos The Lagos State has said it is receiving additional support from the World Health Organisation (WHO) as it now battles an outbreak of cholera at the Kirikiri prison. A statement released by the Director, of Public Affairs, Tunbosun Ogunbanwo, on Sunday, quoted the Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Akin Abayomi, as saying an outbreak of 25 cases of severe gastroenteritis caused by Cholera

The Lagos State has said it is receiving additional support from the World Health Organisation (…

63 Dead, Over 2000 Cholera Cases Recorded In 33 States Says NCDC This marks a significant increase from the 1,579 cases reported just a week ago, highlighting the rapid spread of the disease. This was disclosed by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) which put the case fatality rate at 3%. Briefing journalists on the measures deployed against the outbreak on Tuesday, NCDC Director General, Jide Idris put the case fatality rate

This marks a significant increase from the 1,579 cases reported just a week ago, highlighting th…

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