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NPHCDA Restates Commitment to Improved Healthcare Services

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By Hassan Hussain (Abuja)

The National Primary Health Care Development Agency, NPHCDA, has reiterated its commitment towards ensuring Nigerians have access to quality healthcare services.

The Chief Executive Officer, CEO, of the NPHCDA, Dr. Muyi Aina made this known in Abuja during a media briefing where he rolled out the plan of the agency in the next four years.

Dr Aina noted that the agency under his watch was working assiduously to provide better access to higher quality services, increase community demand and improve health systems resilience through the expansion of the number of facilitates across the country.

“Over the next four years, we are going to really be working to make them fully functional by making them have what they need to provide quality services. We will ensure that they have the workforce, the commodities and technical assistance to make good use of the resources that they getting through the decentralized facility financing and that they have all the equipment and infrastructure including accommodation for the front-line health workers that are working in the health centres.”

Dr. Aina who identified overall directions in the next couple of to deliver on its mandate pointed out that the present administration under President Bola Tinubu had shown unflinching commitment to the health sector particularly primary health care due to its closeness to the people at the grassroots.

The NPHCDA boss also revealed that the federal government is set to commence the second phase of vaccination against the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) by May 2024, in 21 States.

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Entertainment

Broadcast media stations should be partners in progress – GM, Gold FM

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The General Manager, Gold FM, Ilesa, Mr Adedamola Tinubu says broadcasting industry is key to socioeconomic and political development of the nation.

Mr Tinubu stated this in Osogbo when he paid a visit to the Chief Executive Officer, CEO, of Rave FM, Mr Femi Adefila in his office.

The General Manager who noted radio stations in the state should not see themselves as competitors but partners for the good of the society.

He lauded Rave FM for the promotion of professionalism and urged the station to sustain the tempo.

In a remark, the CEO of Rave FM, Mr Femi Adefila who said Radio Nigeria remained the flagship of broadcasting in Nigeria extolled the virtues of the station in the area of training and retraining of its workforce.

Mr Adefila however called for a synergy between radio stations in the state for collective bargaining and promotion of common interest.

Wasiu Ajadosu

Technology

Ekiti Government Moves to Boost Internet Access across the State

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The Ekiti State Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding, MOU, with a private organization, the Oodua Infraco Resources Limited, with a view towards providing internet facility in all the nooks and crannies of the state.

The State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi while signing the documents said that the step would open a lot of opportunities for the state in terms of job creation.

Dr. Fayemi also observed that the Internet facility would cover all the tertiary institutions, schools, security outfits and health institution in order to engage meaningfully with their counterparts in the world on best ways of doing things.

He stressed that the facility would go a long way to drive and achieve more on the state’s knowledge economy.

The governor explained that the Executive Order 007 which reduced the right of way charges from four thousand, five hundred naira to one hundred and forty five naira per kilometre, had begun to yield positive result as many Internet Providers shown interest to invest in the state.

Earlier, the Commissioner for Infrastructure and Public Utilities, Mr Bamidele Faparusi who said the project would be completed within fourteen months, maintained that all the streets in Ekiti would have internet fibers in the interest of younger generation.

Contributing, the Chief Executive Officer, Odua Resources Infraco Limited, Mr Sammy Adigun said the project would cost five billion naira, while Federal government would contribute over one billion naira and Ekiti State Government would ensure the completion of the project.

Mr Adigun explained that the six hundred and six kilometres internet Wi-Fi construction would commence on October this year.

While appreciating the government’s giant steps, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Infrastructure and Public Utilities, Mr Olumide Ajayi pointed out that the project would impart meaningfully on the society after completion.

Oriola Afolabi