Author: Helen Okechukwu

Helen Okechukwu is an award-winning investigative journalist with three years experience. She specializes in health, accountability and transparency reporting.

By Helen Okechukwu In an effort to address the continuing falling grid, The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has announced the commencement of repair work on the transmission line. This was contained in a statement shared on X by the special adviser of information and strategy to President Bola Tinubu on Thursday. In the disclosure, Ndidi Mbah, the General Manager and Public Affairs of TCN, said the blackout was caused by a sudden rise in frequency from 50.33 Hz to 51.44 Hz. Furthermore, Mbah said as a result of the frequency spike in the transmission company, the team decided to…

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In a tremendous achievement, the Rivers State University Teaching Hospital (RSUTH) announced that its state-of-the-art Molecular Laboratory in the state has emerged as the South-South region for testing Mpox. Announcing its selection through their X page on Thursday, the management said the health facilities have successfully completed the first two Mpox samples. Acknowledging its significant move to combat the outbreak of zoonotic disease variants in Nigeria, RSUTH said on October 14, 2024, the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC)-Central Public Health Laboratory (CPHL) made the declaration. Appreciating the Governor Siminalayi Fubara and Hon. Commissioner for Health, Rivers State, Dr. Adaeze…

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