The Federal Government has designated seven of its Federal Tertiary Health Institutions as Oncology Centres of Excellence with a view to upgrading them to manage invasive cancer and cancer-related illnesses.
Minister of Health Dr Osagie, Ehanire, said this in Abuja to commemorate the 2020 World Cancer Day.
World Cancer Day is marked worldwide on fourth February annually, aimed at averting millions of preventable deaths through awareness creation.
The minister said the government had designated the seven centres to manage cancer-related illness in line with the international best practices.
The seven institutions are the University of Benin Teaching Hospital UBTH, Benin, Lagos University Teaching Hospital, LUTH, Lagos, and University College Hospital, UCH Ibadan.
Others are University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, UNTH, Enugu, Usman Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto, Amadu Bello University Teaching Hospital ABTH, Zaria and National Hospital, Abuja.
Also the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Mr. Muhammad Nanono, has threatened to revoke non-performing licenses of silo concessionaires who have failed to operate in accordance with concession agreements.
Disclosed this during an inspection tour to one of the silos with a capacity of two hundred and fifty thousand metric tonnes in Jahun Local Government Area of Jigawa State Mr. Nanono, emphasized that the government is serious about the issue of food security and would not take anything for granted.
The silos were provided in different parts of the country for strategic reserves and enhance the food security programme of the Federal Government which is in line with President Buhari agenda for the agricultural sector.
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