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Development
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Light Up Nigeria: A much-expected solution to power supply, says Shettima
Vice President Kashim Shettima has officially launched the Light Up Nigeria, South East Initiative in Enugu, describing it as the much-expected solution to the power supply deficit that has undermined the nation’s economy and industrialisation. He said the Light Up Nigeria Project, which is part of the priorities set by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to revamp the nation’s economy and…
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Shettima to flag off ‘Light up South-east’ initiative, 181-megawatt Abia Power plant
Vice President Kashim Shettima will launch the Light Up South East Initiative to accelerate power supply in industrial clusters in the region. The event to be held in Enugu, the Enugu State capital, on Monday is a part of the ongoing efforts to improve energy supply to industrial clusters across the country. The project, a collaboration between the Niger Delta…
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Climate Change: FG tasks stakeholders on efficient resource allocation
The Minister of State for Environment, Dr Iziaq Adekunle Salako, has called for efficiency in the allocation of resources to tackle the effects of climate change. He said this at an Inter-Ministerial Committee Meeting on Climate Change/Green Bond in Abuja. Salako said there is a need to understand the magnitude of the economic, social and ecological challenges confronting the country due…
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Pate leads FG delegation to European partners, Bill Gates Foundation on health sector transformation
Nigeria’s Health Minister Ali Pate, has said the federal government is training health professionals who will work in the health sector and be involved in franchise on breast cancer and cardiovascular disease diagnostics, thereby aiming to train a diverse range of EU-African talents. He said this in a post via his X account detailing his trip to Brussels, the EU…
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FG signs pact with UN on implementation of plan to end child terrorism
The Federal Government has signed a pact with the United Nations on the implementation to end the scourge of child terrorism in Nigeria. The Minister of Women Affairs, Uju Ohanenye, praised the interagency collaboration that propelled this initiative and reaffirmed her ministry’s readiness for multi-sector implementation of the plan. She also mentioned that the agreement takes into account matters pertaining…
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Nigeria gets Global Fund $933m dollars to fight HIV/AIDs, TB, Malaria
The Minister of Health, Ali Pate, says the Federal Government has received the Global Fund $933m dollars to fight HIV/AIDs, TB, Malaria disease in Nigeria. Pate, who disclosed this on Tuesday via his X account, said the intervention fund would help against the 3 diseases in the next 3 years in Nigeria. He said the Global Fund Country Coordinating Mechanism,…
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African Development Bank Group and Ethiopia Resolve to Normalize Relations
Following a serious diplomatic incident in which two international staff of the African Development Bank Group based in the Bank’s Country Office in Ethiopia were severely assaulted by security agents of the Government of Ethiopia, the African Development Bank lodged a formal complaint with the Government of Ethiopia over the incident. While a high-level mission dispatched by the Bank visited…
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FEC restores funding for 13 health regulators in Nigeria
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the reinstatement of funding for 13 national health regulators that were defunded. The decision was announced by the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof Ali Pate, after the first meeting of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) for the year, held on Wednesday in Abuja. The 13 agencies under the Federal Ministry…
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Executive order to regulate drug costs coming soon, says Pate
Minister of Health Ali Pate has stated that the Federal Government will issue an executive order to manage pharmaceutical pricing and reduce the cost of vital pharmaceuticals in Nigeria. Pate spoke with State House reporters on Wednesday following the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting. He clarified that the executive order seeks to ensure fair pricing for necessary medications while fostering…
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Lion Club to partner FG on eye care hospital, Diabetes and cancer centre
A non-profit group, Lion’s Club International, says it will be partnering with the federal government to build a N3.5 billion Eye Care Hospital, Diabetes & Cancer Research Centre in Nigeria. The minister of health, Ali Pate disclosed this In a post via his X platform on Monday. He also expressed his appreciation to the Lions club in what he described…
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