Development

FG appeals to UN agencies, other development partners for urgent humanitarian deployment to Benue

All humanitarian response agencies operating in Nigeria, including the United Nations, European Unions, and other development partners have been urged to urgently deploy their services to Benue State, North Central Nigeria, to combat the debilitating humanitarian situation there. Nigeria’s Minister for Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr Betta Edu, made the call when she visited the Ichiwa Internally Displaced Persons,…

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ACDJ launches Inequalities Reporting Fellowship for 12 Nigerian journalists

The Africa Centre for Development Journalism (ACDJ) has announced the commencement of its 2023 Inequalities Reporting Fellowship, a program that aims to enhance the skills and knowledge of journalists to cover issues of inequality in Nigeria. The Fellowship, which includes training, mentorship, and a grant to produce a special Inequalities report, has selected 12 journalists from various media outlets across…

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Africa needs bold innovative initiatives to unleash the full potential of the continent—King Mohammed VI of Morocco

08-Nov-2023Morocco’s King Mohammed VI opened the 2023 Africa Investment Forum Market Days on Wednesday with a call for Africans to work together to attract the levels of private investment needed to drive the continent’s inclusive development. The Market Days, an initiative of the African Development Bank and seven other co-founding partners, is taking place in Marrakech, Morocco over the next three days. The…

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Food security: Wheat seeds arrive Nigeria ahead of dry season farming

Hybrid Wheat seeds ordered by the administration of President Bola Tinubu have arrived at the Nigerian port in Lagos. The nation will recall that the President declared a state of emergency on food security in the country and made agriculture and food security the number one priority of his Renewed Hope administration. Acting on this, the Federal Ministry of Agriculture…

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WHO chief urges humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza amid ongoing ‘intense bombardment’

The Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO)Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Tuesday urged for all parties in Gaza to agree to a humanitarian cease-fire as “intense bombardment” in the blockaded Palestinian enclave continues into a second month. “It has been a month of intense bombardment in Gaza. 10,000 people have died. Over 4,000 of them were children,” Tedros Adhanom…

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We would tackle the problem of poverty in Nigeria – NSIP Coordinator

The Federal Government on Tuesday promised to address the scourge of poverty plaguing the country. Halima Shehu, the National Social Investment Programme Agency’s (NSIPA) CEO and national coordinator, stated as she addressed reporters in Abuja. She also provided an explanation for the country’s persistently high rate of poverty as well as the reasons her processors were unable to address the…

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Ghana turns to cocoa traders for $400 million loan amid debt woes

As part of its debt-restructuring plan, Ghana is looking to raise $400 million from cocoa traders to fund its industry operations. Bloomberg reported on Tuesday that Ghana’s Cocoa board (Cocobod), the industry regulator, is seeking funds from traders as the country faces difficulties in obtaining loans from international banks. Some of the cocoa firms that are involved in the financing…

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Humanitarian minister visits flood ravaged communities in Lagos, Ogun

Minister for Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr Betta Edu has given the assurance that President Bola Tinubu’s administration will find a permanent solution to the perennial flooding in Isheri, Agboyi and other communities, along the borderline between Lagos and Ogun States. The Minister gave the assurance when she visited Isheri and Agboyi Ketu, the two communities majorly affected by…

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Humanitarian minister visits Ogun, plans relief for flood victims

The Federal Government is set to give relief packages to victims of thr flood in Isheri Ifo Local Government of Ogun State. Plans are also on the way to help revive trade and livelihoods of businesses affected by the flood as well as create new job opportunities through the targeted Adire Scheme intervention. The FG, through the Minister of Humanitarian…

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‘FG to lift 50 million Nigerians out of poverty in 42 months, 133 million by 2030’

The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu, has outlined some of the specifics that will be done to remove 50 million people from poverty in Nigeria, as directed by President Bola Tinubu within the next 42 months while the push to lift 133m multidimensionally poor Nigerias out of poverty by 2030 will bee on course. The President…

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