The Federal Government on Sunday took the campaign against open defecation and personal hygiene to the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camp in Edo State run by the Home for the Needy Foundation where it expressed fears of Nigeria not meeting the 2025 target to end open defecation if there is no attitudinal change by Nigerians. Addressing over 3000 dwellers in …

Edo State, at the weekend, confirmed one death from Lassa fever and recorded 12 new cases as the government steps up measures to contain the spread of the disease across all communities in the state. Addressing journalists in Benin City, Edo State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Obehi Akoria said that the death is the first recorded since the recent outbreak …