According to the Federal Government, Nigeria’s population projections are frightening, necessitating the immediate implementation of control measures to keep the country’s population increase under control.

This was said by Mr Boss Mustapha, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), during a book launch on Monday in Abuja.

“A Sociology for Medical Practice,” written by Dr. Manassah Jatau, a retired Deputy Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, is the title of the book.

Read Also:  China pledged a billion doses of Covid vaccine for Nigeria, Other African Countries

“In one or two decades, Nigeria would overtake China and India as the world’s third most populated country,” Mustapha said.

“It is critical that we begin to plan for this rise as soon as possible.”

“Right now, we’re dealing with the youth population, and we haven’t been able to address some of the country’s problems.”

The SGF praised the author for his thorough understanding of leadership challenges in deciding the efficacy and efficiency of companies, particularly in terms of physical and financial prosperity, as reflected in the book.

Mustapha also underlined the importance of developing Nigeria’s traditional medicine, claiming that doing so would create jobs, improve the country’s pharmaceutical products, and boost the economy.

“There is also a need for traditional medicine to be introduced.” It will minimize the number of Nigerians who travel to foreign nations for medical care, according to the SGF.

Mr Adewale Adeniyi, Assistant Comptroller-General, Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), praised Jatau for a job well done earlier in his welcome message, emphasizing the importance of health and environmental issues.

Read Also:  It’s Time For FG To Make Final Decision On The New Hazard Allowance

The departed Customs head, according to Adeniyi, left everlasting footprints in the service of the NCS that are worthy of emulation, and the author has successfully married sociology and medicine.

Prof. Ibrahim Njodi, former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Maiduguri, who evaluated the book, stated it has both medical and sociological information.

“Man is a social being, and his health is influenced by multiple social variables, and the causes of most diseases lie deep in the social factors,” Jatau said in his remarks.

He explained that the book would aid in the recognition of diseases and illnesses, as well as the prevention of their occurrence, because it stresses healthy living circumstances in the human population and eliminates health threats.

Read Also:  Court Strikes out Suit against Saraki’s Aides over Alleged N3.5bn Paris Loan Scam

As a result, Jatau urged the government, academics, medical practitioners, and the general public to examine the book critically and utilize it as a starting point for their conversations and research.

The Nigerian government has stated that the vaccination deadline for civil personnel across the Federation will not be extended.

This was said by Dr Shu’aib Faisal, Executive Director of the National Primary Health-care Development Agency, NPHCDA, at a national media briefing in Abuja, Nigeria.

Before being admitted into their offices, he stated, all Federal Civil servants would be required to provide proof of having vaccinated against COVID-19, or a negative PCR test obtained within 72 hours, beginning December 1, 2021.

Read Also:  Taraba Assembly to sanction MDAs that fail to defend 2022 budget estimates

“To make COVID-19 vaccines more accessible to government personnel, we’ve started office-to-office immunization in Federal Ministries, Departments, and Agencies” (MDAs). This simply implies that employees who have not yet been vaccinated will be able to register and get vaccinated at a vaccination location near their workplace. This will eliminate the excuse of needing to leave their place of business to go to a faraway immunization site.

“We would also want to highlight that civil officials will be randomly selected from time to time to check or assess their COVID-19 antibody title in order to discover those who may have illegally obtained vaccination cards without vaccination.” Anyone who is found to have illegally gotten a vaccination card without having been vaccinated will be turned over to the authorities. The immunizations are free and can be obtained at locations near you,” he stated.

“We’ve also engaged and are working with Nigerian military, police, and paramilitary agencies to construct mass vaccination centers in their various locations across the country.” We’ll also help with the deployment of our immunization teams to all of these institutions’ designated areas,” he added.

Read Also:  COVID-19 Omicron Variant issue: PSC says it is monitoring situation

COVID-19: Employees of the federal government must be vaccinated before December 1st.

According to Dr. Shu’aib, the NPHCDA will undertake a widespread vaccination campaign in refugee and internally displaced persons (IDP) camps around the country in partnership with the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants, and Internally Displaced Persons.

“This is to ensure that all refugees and internally displaced persons, as well as their families, are adequately safeguarded, and that the camps are livable.” This is the kind of cooperation we hope to see from other MDAs. As a result, we strongly encourage all MDAs to collaborate with us in order to expedite the immunization of their people. This is especially important now that the Omicron variation of COVID-19 has emerged, which is a more virulent strain of COVID-19 that is likely to cause more severe sickness.

“The coronavirus has a chance to change after every COVID-19 infection.” Vaccination thus aids in the prevention of variations. We’d also like to dispel the idea that if you’ve had COVID-19 sickness and recovered, you’re immune and don’t need to get vaccinated. This is FALSE, as studies show that if you’ve had COVID-19 before and haven’t been vaccinated, your chances of getting infected again are more than twice as great as those who have been infected and have been vaccinated.

Read Also:  COVID-19: Jigawa plans to vaccinate 3.6m people by December 24

“This is a rallying cry for individuals who have yet to obtain COVID-19 vaccines to hurry up and take advantage of our mass immunization effort.” Those who have already received their first dose should make every effort to get their second dose on time, according to Dr Shu’aib.

Currently, over six million Nigerians have gotten the first dose of the vaccination, with over three million having received the entire vaccine.

Joseph Albasu Kunini, Speaker of the Taraba State House of Assembly, has issued a harsh warning to any ministry, department, or agency that fails to defend its 2022 budget projections before the deadline will suffer grave consequences.

The Speaker, who issued the warning while declaring open the defense of the 2022 budget estimates on the House floor, advised MDAs to take budget defense seriously.

He stated that budget defense by MDAs should be viewed as a constitutional obligation rather than an annual ritual.

Read Also:  Abe appeals to Nigerians to Support Passage of Electoral Act

“As a financial expert, I want to emphasize that the executive’s presentation of an appropriation bill, as well as the Legislature’s consideration and passage of the bill, is more than an annual ritual; it is a constitutional requirement and commitment of every government, federal, state, and local, to deliver the dividends of democracy to the people.”

“Budget should not be considered as just a set of numbers,” he stated, “but as an expression of every government’s ambitions and goals for its citizens.”

“However, let me quickly warn that any ministry, department, or agency that fails to appear or delays in presenting its budget defense before the relevant standing committees will be severely sanctioned, because this Honourable House will not tolerate any procrastination or default in the MDAs’ budget defense.”

Read Also: Court Strikes out Suit against Saraki’s Aides over Alleged N3.5bn Paris Loan Scam

He stated that the house will not abdicate its constitutional responsibilities, adding that it will ensure that the 2022 budget is fully implemented and that its monitoring responsibility is carried out.

When armed robbers invaded an old generation bank in Aramoko-Ekiti, they killed a police officer and a special marshall of the Federal Road Safety Corps.

After work had ended, the robbers stormed the bank via Igede-Ado-Ekiti Road, according to a source.

The armed thieves smashed out the main door to the banking hall with explosives thought to be dynamite, according to the source.

Read Also:  Security agents killed 13,241 Nigerians extrajudicially in ten years — CDD

He went on to say that the gun-wielding thieves had shot a police officer on duty before blowing up the front door.

“The Special Marshall in his own vehicle was equally unlucky, as he ran into the armed robbers’ barricade, which was erected to deny entry to the location.” “He was shot and killed as he approached,” the person said. “The dynamite’s effect threw the town into chaos, as residences and shops in the neighborhood were destroyed.”

After an almost 30-minute theft, the crooks made their getaway with their booty along the freshly constructed Erijiyan-Ikogosi route.

ASP Two people were murdered in the incident, according to Sunday Abutu, the police spokesman in Ekiti.

Read Also:  Court Strikes out Suit against Saraki’s Aides over Alleged N3.5bn Paris Loan Scam

“It was a robbery attempt, but they were thwarted.” Mr Abutu revealed, “Our guys and officers of the Rapid Response Squad gave them a furious chase and retrieved two vehicles they utilized for the operation.” “They killed a police officer outside the bank, and an FRSC special marshall was shot at a distance from the bank.” The cops have swung into action, and we’re going to make sure we get to the bottom of this.”