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World Health Assembly agrees historic decision to sustainably finance WHO
At the 75th World Health Assembly on Wednesday, member states agreed to adopt a landmark decision to improve the World Health Organization’s financing model. The decision adopted, in full, the recommendations of a Sustainable Financing Working Group made up of WHO’s member states, which was set up in January 2021 and chaired by Björn Kümmel, from Germany. In one of…
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World Health Assembly re-elects Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus to second term as WHO Director-General
WHO member states have re-elected Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus to serve a second five-year term as Director-General of the world’s leading public health agency. Dr Tedros was first elected in 2017. His re-election was confirmed during the 75th World Health Assembly in Geneva on Wednesday. He was the sole candidate. “I am humbled by the opportunity provided by member states to…
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In north-east Nigeria, bed nets help stop malaria
For Zainab Yakubu, a pregnant mother of two living in Maiduguri, north-east Nigeria, each day starts with tending to her children and household chores. But worries of how to protect her family from mosquitoes that lurk at night are not far from her mind. “I used to depend on coils to keep mosquitoes away, but they have their downsides. The…
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Global carbon pricing generates record $84 billion in revenue
Global carbon pricing revenue in 2021 increased by almost 60 percent from 2020 levels, to around $84 billion, providing an important source of funds to help support a sustainable economic recovery, finance broader fiscal reforms, or invest in communities as part of the low-carbon transition future, according to the World Bank’s annual “State and Trends of Carbon Pricing” report released…
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Oby Ezekwesili shares stage with Hillary Clinton at Vital Voices event in Washington
Former Minister of Education and World Bank Vice President, Africa Region, Dr. Oby Ezekwesili in Washington DC on Wednesday shared stage with former United States Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton at a global event hosted by Vital Voices. The event was global unveiling of portraits of women in the world who are female activists and global influencers adding their Voices…
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19 children, 2 teachers killed in Texas elementary school shooting
At least 19 children and two teachers were killed Tuesday when a gunman opened fire in a Texas elementary school, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety. The suspected shooter, who might have had a handgun and a rifle, was also killed when law enforcement confronted him at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, about 83 miles west of San Antonio,…
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APC’s search for consensus, By Wahab Adamu
The ruling All Progressives Congress leadership’s quest for consensus as the mode of selection of its presidential candidate for the 2023 general election may have become unfeasible given the determination of many of the 28 aspirants to assert their right to be rated by the party’s delegates that are expected to converge on Abuja next week. Incidentally, the indication that…
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UK government approves Boehly’s £4.25bn Chelsea takeover
The government has approved the £4.25bn Todd Boehly-led consortium takeover of Chelsea. After months of negotiations, the deal has finally been approved after the government received legal guarantees that Roman Abramovich – who has had his UK assets frozen – will not benefit from the sale. Russian-Israeli billionaire Abramovich put Chelsea, which he purchased in 2003, up for sale on…
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Osinbajo: Senator Sola Adeyeye’s inconsistency as a sign of dishonesty, By Ajibola Basiru
“There are six things that the Lord hates, seven that are an abomination to him: haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that devises wicked plans, feet that make haste to run to evil, a false witness who breathes out lies, and one who sows discord among brothers.”Proverbs 6:16 Cultural and moral principles differ…
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EFCC chairman, Bawa, expresses concern over corruption cases lost on technical grounds
Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Abdulrasheed Bawa has expressed concerns about corruption cases being lost to technicalities at various levels of court in the country, stressing that such a development may serve as a disincentive to the fight against economic and financial crimes. He stated this on Monday in Abuja while giving his opening remark…
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