World Food Day: Oxfam empowers over 4,000 Benue female farmers

An International Development Organisation, Oxfam, has implemented a village savings and loans initiative for women farmers in seven local government areas in Benue.

WHO advises women on Zika protection, no travel advisories

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has advised women on how to protect themselves from the Zika virus especially if they were pregnant.

The WHO however reassured that most women in areas affected by the Aedes mosquito-borne virus would give birth to ``normal infants’’.

UNICEF says not fewer than 200m girls, women have undergone FGM

The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) says no fewer than 200 million girls and women have undergone Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in 30 countries.

WHO tasks journalists on health issues

The World Health Organisation (WHO) Consultant on Measles in Ogun, Miss Folashade Adepanisi has advised media practitioners to always guard against ambiguous reportage which may mislead Nigerians on government’s health campaign.