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Bauchi Community Lauds NYSC’s Medical Outreach

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2 years ago

July 26, 2023

Wailo community in Ganjuwa Local Government Area of Bauchi State has commended the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) for the conduct of free medical treatment in the area.

The Village Head, Malam Iliyasu Musa, made the commendation on behalf of the community in Wailo on Wednesday, during the flag-off of a one-day medical outreach to the people of the community by NYSC.

Musa said that the gesture would significantly address health challenges of the people in the area.

“I would like to appreciate the coming of this programme into our community because this is the first time I will be seeing the management of the NYSC in our community with this kind of life saving programme.

“We appreciate it because this NYSC has been here for over 20 years but nothing like this has been done for the community as its host community.

“But the state Coordinator has brought this intervention here today and you are highly appreciated,” said the village Head.

Also speaking, Hon. Dayyabu Ladan, Member, representing Ganjuwa East at the State House of Assembly, said that the programme would go a long way in assisting their people from the villages to have access to healthcare services which they may not have had access to.

Represented by one of his Aids, Mr Suleiman Mato, Ladan said: “I heard the state Coordinator saying that there are different kinds of drugs to be administered to the patients.

“And in a situation where the sickness has gone beyond the outreach, it would be referred to either the state Specialist or Teaching hospital.

“We are highly grateful for this kind gesture”.

In her speech, the state Coordinator of NYSC, Mrs Rifkatu Yakubu, explained that the outreach was initiated under the NYSC Health Initiative for Rural Dwellers (HIRD).

According to her, the programme is designed to enhance access to quality healthcare service delivery in hard to reach and rural communities across the country.

She listed some of the ailments to be treated to include malaria, typhoid, hypertension, diarrhea, cholera, and diabetes, among others.

Yakubu, who stated that the outreach is open to as many people as possible in the community, added that the NYSC medical team was highly prepared for the exercise.

“We urge all members of this community to avail themselves in order to benefit.

“Let me use this medium to thank the Director General of NYSC, Brig.-Gen. Yushau Ahmed who graciously approved the execution of this programme for the benefit of the wailo community,” she said.

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Smokers Risk Cardiac Arrest, Expert Warns

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58 minutes ago

September 4, 2025

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A Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery, in the department of surgery, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, University of Uyo, Prof Eyo Ekpe has warned cigarettes smokers and patients with diabetes to take adequate of their chest in order not to fall a victim of cardiac arrest .

He said that these health conditions trigger certain types of abnormal heartbeats called arrhythmias responsible for sudden cardiac arrest.

Professor Ekpe gave the warning on Wednesday while delivering the 117th Inaugural Lecturer of the University of Uyo, titled “My Chest! My Chest!! My Chest!!!: Relieving Chest Pain, Preventing Death and Restoring Health”

He disclosed that many Nigerians have died for ignoring cardiac arrest triggers, preventing them, or seeking late medical attention to chest related ailments.

“Chest pain should not be ignored. Symptom of chest pain that is reported early would afford the clinician the opportunity to obtain adequate medical history from the person, medically examine the person thoroughly, optimally conduct the necessary laboratory tests to unravel the cause, and apply an evidence based treatment modality to relieve the chest pain, prevent death and restore heath.

“People should guard their heart diligently to prevent heart attack. Cigarette should not be smoked, high blood pressure should be prevented or controlled, diabetes mellitus should be prevented or controlled, and high blood cholesterol and lipoprotein should be prevented or controlled. A culture of regular physical exercise must be intentionally domesticated.

“People should guard their heart diligently to prevent cardiac arrest. Causes and triggers of arrhythmias should be prevented by preventing stress, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, obesity, coronary artery disease and electrolyte disorders, and avoiding cigarette smoking and alcohol abuse,” he stated.

Ekpe said medical consultation for chest problems should be with qualified medical doctors to avoid misdiagnosis, wrong treatment and complications, adding that regular medical checks and timely reports of symptoms of ailments must be prioritised.

“Safe-driving habit and road safety must be taken as a serious business. Seat restrained-belt should be used by all occupants of moving vehicles.

“Bicycles, motorcycles and tricycles should not ply traffic-congested roads. All victims of chest pain and chest injuries must be attended to by qualified medical doctors in a timely manner,” he advised.

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FirstBank’s Digital Banking Channels Suffers Downtime

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2 hours ago

September 4, 2025

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FirstBank has suffered a temporary disruption to its major digital banking channels, which will prevent some customers from completing transactions.

In a notice issued on Thursday, the bank said the downtime is affecting services on FirstMobile, FirstOnline, and its *894# USSD platforms.

“Please be informed that we are currently experiencing some downtime affecting transactions to other banks on FirstMobile, FirstOnline, and USSD platforms. Customers may therefore experience delayed or declined transactions,” the circular read.

The bank apologised for the inconvenience and assured customers that its technical team, working with partner service providers, is making every effort to restore full services as quickly as possible.

The disruption occurred less than two months after FirstBank introduced facial biometric authentication on its FirstMobile app, designed to enhance the customer experience and security.

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JUST IN: Tinubu Begins 10-day Vacation, Departs Abuja For Europe

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3 hours ago

September 4, 2025

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President Bola Tinubu on Thursday commenced a 10-day vacation as part of his 2025 annual leave, the Presidency announced.

According to a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the President will spend the 10-working-day vacation between France and the United Kingdom, after which he will return to Nigeria.

Onanuga said, “President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will depart Abuja today, September 4, to commence a working vacation in Europe, as part of his 2025 annual leave.

“The vacation will last 10 working days.

“President Tinubu will spend the period between France and the UK and then return to the country.”

Details later…