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Ear, Nose, and Throat doctors are concerned about rising cases of hearing loss among Nigerians amid an acute shortage of specialists compounded by the japa syndrome bedeviling the health sector. The physicians disclosed that Nigeria has less than 500 ENT specialists serving a country of over 200 million people. The specialists expressed worry that many
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Ear, Nose, and Throat doctors are concerned about rising cases of hearing loss among Nigerians amid an acute shortage of specialists compounded by the japa syndrome bedeviling the health sector. The physicians disclosed that Nigeria has less than 500 ENT specialists serving a country of over 200 million people. The specialists expressed worry that many
The government of Ekiti State inaugurated a multisectoral programme tagged “Nigeria For Women Programme Scale-Up,” NFWP-SU, in Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital, on Friday. Deputy Governor Monisade Afuye, who represented Governor Biodun Oyebanji, described NFWP-SU as a World Bank-assisted programme to institutionalise women affinity groups and other platforms for women’s economic empowerment for improved
Ekiti State inaugurates World Bank-powered women empowerment programme
The government of Ekiti State inaugurated a multisectoral programme tagged “Nigeria For Women Programme Scale-Up,” NFWP-SU, in Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital, on Friday.
Deputy Governor Monisade Afuye, who represented Governor Biodun Oyebanji, described NFWP-SU as a World Bank-assisted programme to institutionalise women affinity groups and other platforms for women’s economic empowerment for improved economic opportunities.
She revealed that the programme, which had taken off in six states of the federation, was aimed at empowering women through a strategic partnership between the Federal Government and the World Bank, with the ultimate goal of ensuring gender equality.
According to her: “The parent project tested the Women Affinity Group (WAG) model as a platform for addressing key constraints to women’s social and economic empowerment at the household and community levels, thereby addressing barriers to women’s prosperity and building social assets for women’s empowerment.
“There is widespread evidence that enhancing women’s financial inclusion would generate significant economic and societal benefits. By building assets, women can better respond to family needs. When a woman has access to and control of financial products and services, she contributes to not only her own well-being but also the well-being of her family.”
The NFWP-SU Coordinator in Ekiti State, Mrs Toyin Familoni, added that the state has made significant steps in ensuring gender balancing by promulgating laws that mainstream gender equality and remove discrimination against women.
To actualise the functionality of the programme, Familoni revealed that Governor Oyebanji had approved funding and provided accommodation for its operation, with three local governments earmarked as pilots to kickstart the project.
Ekiti State inaugurates World Bank-powered women empowerment programme
German authorities uncovered a drug operation at a pizzeria in Düsseldorf, where customers could discreetly order cocaine by requesting item number 40 on the menu. This particular pizza became a hit, drawing suspicion from food inspectors earlier this year in March. Criminal director Michael Graf von Moltke confirmed to reporters, “That was one of the
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German authorities uncovered a drug operation at a pizzeria in Düsseldorf, where customers could discreetly order cocaine by requesting item number 40 on the menu. This particular pizza became a hit, drawing suspicion from food inspectors earlier this year in March. Criminal director Michael Graf von Moltke confirmed to reporters, “That was one of the