Nigeria To Give Specialized Training To 15 Health Workers In Ebola Hit West African Region

Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu, the Minister of Health, on Thursday said Nigeria would train 15 health workers from three West African countries affected by the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD).

Chukwu disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja while reacting to a recent request by the UN and WHO to offer the training as part of efforts to combat the disease.

"Nigeria will offer specialised training to the health personnel from the three severely affected West African nations of Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia,'' he said.

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President Jonathan Meets With Security Chiefs

President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday met behind closed doors with security chiefs.

The meeting was meant to review the security situation in the country, especially in the North East.

The service chiefs and the acting Inspector-General of Police, Suleiman Abba, met with the President, Vice President Namadi Sambo and relevant ministers at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

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Stem Cells Found On The Eye's Front Surface Could Lead To Treatment For Blindness

Scientists have found a possible treatment for the most common form of blindness using special stem cells found on the front surface of the eye.

Research at the University of Southampton, published in the journal PLOS ONE, showed that stem cells can be gathered from the corneal limbus. This part of the eye is a narrow gap between the transparent cornea and white
sclera.

Under the correct conditions, these cells could be directed to behave like the cells needed to see light -photoreceptor cells.

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Maiduguri Plunged Into Power Blackout, -When Will Boko Haram Give This Town Breathing Space?

State, has been thrown into complete blackout as a result of the activities of the Boko Haram sect.

Government said the major power substation that supplied electricity to the city had been blown off by the sect on more than one occasion.

Minister of State for Power, Mr. Mohammed Wakil, said engineers from the Transmission Company of Nigeria had fixed the substation and other vandalised installations in the past, adding that the military had advised the ministry to refrain from visiting the area as it was a "danger zone."

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Boko Haram Abducts 20 More Girls In Borno, -When Will There Be Peace In Borno?

The Boko Haram sect has reportedly abducted over 20 girls in Lassa, a town in Borno State.

Quoting a member of the community, Daniel Ibrahim, SaharaReporters stated that the Boko Haram sect also killed many people, mostly old men and women, before they kidnapped the women.

SaharaReporters also stated that a security source confirmed the report.

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Nigeria Winning Corruption War Under Jonathan –Presidency; Is This Not Another Propaganda?

The Presidency on Sunday said contrary to what many might believe, Nigeria was winning the war on corruption under President Goodluck Jonathan's watch.

It said although it might not be immediately known to many, the fight against corruption had been taken several notches higher since Jonathan came on board.

The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Public Affairs, Dr. Doyin Okupe, made this known in a statement in Abuja.

"There is no doubt that Nigeria is winning the war on corruption. It may not be immediately apparent to those who do not understand the dynamics of applying creative techniques in upturning an age-old habit that has cost this country a lot in terms of financial resources;

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US Sends Medical Experts To Study How Nigeria Contained Ebola Virus Disease

Stunned by the entrance of the Ebola Virus Disease, EVD, into America, the United States' Center for Disease Control and Prevention has despatched its personnel to study how Nigeria contained the killer disease.

The US reported on Tuesday that it discovered a case of EVD in Dallas, Texas, but its health officials said "the crisis is under control and the public has nothing to fear."

A statement released by US CDC Director Tom Frieden said:

"it's clear the nation needs a quick and thorough response to its first Ebola patient"

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Three Borno Pilgrims Die In Saudi Arabia - Official

Alhaji Adamu Timta, Secretary of the Borno Amirul Hajj committee on Wednesday' confirmed the death of three pilgrims from Borno performing this years Hajj in Saudi
Arabia.

Timta, stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Makkah.

He said one of the pilgrims died before being airlifted at the Aminu Kano Internal Airport Kano, while the two others died in Saudi Arabia.

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N50b Asaba Airport Project Is A Misplaced Priority And Monumental Waste Of Resources, Says Ariyo.

A Warri based legal practitioner and Delta State House of Assembly aspirant under the All Progress Congress (APC), Robinson Ariyo, has described the multi billion-naira Asaba Airport project done by Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan as a misplaced priority and monumental waste
of resources.

Ariyo, who said he has been a constructive critic of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) stewardship in the state, also said the PDP operates an aberrant system where the worst candidates aspiring for political positions are
anointed and celebrated, noting that mediocrity is being practised in Delta State.

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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo Enrols For PhD At Open University

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has enrolled for PhD programme at National Open University of Nigeria.

He wants to be treated like any other student.

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