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Nigeria, UNICEF to hold summit on infant feeding

    Nigeria, UNICEF to hold summit on infant feeding

The federal ministry of health in collaboration with the United Nations International Children Emergency Fund (UNICEF) will hold a three-day national summit on Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF). This

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Gates warns health funding could stop in Nigeria

    Gates warns health funding could stop in Nigeria

Bill Gates, the world’s richest man, says development plans by leading financial institutions and philanthropies may be affected by oil prices in Nigeria, leading to a lack of funding for key sectors

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‘Exclusively-breastfed infants immune to life-threatening illnesses’

    ‘Exclusively-breastfed infants immune to life-threatening illnesses’

Infants exclusively breastfed have stronger immune system that enables them to defend life-threatening illnesses, experts have said. Olusola Malomo, a dietician, told NAN in Lagos that breast milk only, with nothing

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FG plans database to track migrant population

    FG plans database to track migrant population

Chris Ngige, minister of labour and employment, says the federal government would soon develop a migration-related database for effective policy administration. Ngige said this on Monday in Abuja while addressing a

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Nigeria: Big economy, high maternal mortality

    Nigeria: Big economy, high maternal mortality

Nigeria, now Africa’s biggest economy after it rebased its gross domestic product in 2014, is still battling with high maternal

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Borno hospital records 28 severe VVF cases

    Borno hospital records 28 severe VVF cases

The Borno Specialist Hospital in Maiduguri says it has recorded 28 severe cases of Vesico Vaginal Fistula (VVF) so far this

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Okonjo-Iweala: Nigeria finances its own development

    Okonjo-Iweala: Nigeria finances its own development

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, former minister of finance, says Nigeria domestically funds its own development, lauding the country for its non-dependence on

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On Chibok anniversary, World Bank commits $2.5bn to girl-child education

    On Chibok anniversary, World Bank commits $2.5bn to girl-child education

On the second year anniversary of the kidnap of over 200 girls from Government secondary school, Chibok, Michelle Obama, first

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Over 1m children in north-east have no access to education

    Over 1m children in north-east have no access to education

Boko Haram attacks and the Nigerian military tactics are depriving over 1 million children in the north-east an education, a

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Equal opportunity bill ‘not in conflict with constitution’

    Equal opportunity bill ‘not in conflict with constitution’

Oby Nwankwo, the coordinator, National Coalition on Affirmative Action (NCAA), said the Gender and Equal Opportunity Bill recently rejected by

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