Mercy Girls' High School situated in Umuezeala Oweri in Ehime Mbano Southeast, Nigeria was founded in 1966 by the Late Catholic Bishop of Umuahia Diocese, the late Bishop Anthony Nwedo. At inception, the school was a Preliminary Training College Ehime, (PTC) and was later converted to a secondary school in 1966 with the name Mercy Secondary School, Ehime by the then Bishop of Umuahia, the late Bishop Anthony Nwedo of blessed Memory.
According to reports, the school was taken over by the then South-eastern Government of Nigeria for about forty years (40) and was given back to its rightful owner, the Catholic Diocese of Okigwe in May, 2010 and was subsequently renamed Mercy Girls' High School, Umuezeala Owerre as against Girls' High School Umuezeala Owerre, the name for which it was known while it was under the management of the state government.
When US President Donald Trump decided to leave the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact, in 2017 a new chapter on global trade was being designed. The US went ahead to unilaterally impose taxes on imports from the European Union, China, Canada and Mexico. This prompted a “tariff war” as all these countries retaliated by imposing similar taxes on US imports. For the better part of 2018 the US and China the two largest economies have been caught up in a trade war by subjecting imports from each other to what is being interpreted as ‘punitive tariffs’.
Washing hands with soap and water reduces cases of diarrhoea by almost 50% - yet on average, around the world only 19% of people wash hands with soap after defecation.
This Global Handwashing Day, WaterAid urges governments worldwide to prioritise handwashing promotion, alongside water and sanitation, to save lives.
On 15 October every year, the important role that handwashing with soap plays in reducing the spread of diseases and preventing poor nutritional and health outcomes is highlighted across the world.
A veteran broadcaster and an Assistant Director Programmes, Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria, FRCN, Mrs. Funke Treasure-Durodola who has worked with FRCN for eighteen years has announced a pet project for girls- The Funke Treasure Table Tennis Championship (F3TC). This is aimed at developing the girl child from the low-income families through sports and empowerment sessions in life skills.
The competition, to hold annually in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, southwest Nigeria, will kick off this month, September 18 through September 21, 2018. Ahead of the Championship, two novelty matches have been held in Lagos and Ibadan respectively, themed "Media for F3TC".
The British charity WaterAid has launched a sanitation project aimed at addressing issues of solid waste management in Greater Monrovia and environs. Garbage situation in Greater Monrovia is alarming, resulting to the need for stakeholders to jointly develop and strengthen a comprehensive solid waste management strategy for Greater Monrovia.
The Sanitation Project is intended to support Greater Monrovia for the Development of a Sustainable Municipal Solid Waste Strategy.
