14000 youths are living with HIV/AIDS in Benue State – APYIN

                         

President of the Association of Young People Living with HIV/AIDS, APYIN, Fabian Tor, has revealed that no fewer than 14,200 Benue youths are currently living with the dreaded HIV/AIDS in Benue State.

Tor made this known at the 2016 World AIDS Day celebration in Makurdi with the theme, “Hands on for HIV Prevention.”

According to him, “The development is a serious issue but our members are committed to ensuring that the virus does not move from us to another, or from one person to the other.

“In fact, we are working hard to ensure that anti-retroviral drugs get to our members, that the virus is suppressed and that the infected live happily.” 

In his speech, Country Director, United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, UNAIDS, Dr. Camara Bilali, said the world body identified Benue State as one of the states with high prevalence rate of the virus.

Represented by Mrs. Ashir Wende, Project Manager, World Bank Assisted HIV/AIDS Programme Development Project, Benue Office said: “The UNAIDS would continue to lead and inspire the world to achieve its shared vision of zero new HIV infections, zero discrimination and zero AIDS-related deaths.

Ambode to sell rice at Christmas for N13,000

                                 

The Lagos State Government has said it would sell rice to residents at N13,000 per 50kg, beginning from December 15.

This was revealed by Mr. Sanni Okanlawon, who is the Special Adviser on Food Security to Governor Akinwumi Ambode, during the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry National Agriculture Stakeholders’ Summit.

Okanlawon said the rice would be sold in all the 57 Local Government Areas and Local Council Development Areas.

“Lake Rice is the acronym of both Lagos and Kebbi States joint product, which will be out to the public on December 15 at the rate of N13,000 per 50kg bag, as it is already subsidised by the government,” he said.

“To make it more available, the rice will be sold at the 57 LGAs and LCDAs for easy accessibility and to guard against unwanted persons diverting the product.

“The state government has put in place a committee that will ensure that Lagosians have the best Christmas celebration, that is why we are offering the wholesome and well packaged rice”, he added.

 Source: Dailypost Ng