Development
Development
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Remi Tinubu set to launch Renewed Hope Initiative, unveils governing board
First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu is set to launch Renewed Hope Initiative as non-governmental organisation that will focus on empowerment for various segment of the society. Senator Tinubu held the inaugural meeting of the governing board of the organisation at the State House over the weekend. The first lady according to available information is pursuing her intervention programmes to support…
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President Tinubu will accelerate Nigeria’s healthcare reforms to achieve universal coverage – Beta Edu
The Presidential Health Reform Commitee on Wednesday Presented her Report on Key Policy Recommendations from the citizen led health Agenda. The event which took place at Ladi Kwali Hall, Abuja had Health stakeholders cut across WHO, FMOH, CHATHAM HOUSE, amongst others. Prominent among the keynote speakers and panelists was the APC National Women Leader, Dr Betta Edu, a member of…
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We’ll address concerns around financing primary healthcare system – Shettima
…Gates Foundation to spend $7bn on interventions in next 4 years The Vice President, Kashim Shettima, on Thursday said the present administration will address the concerns that surround the financing of our primary healthcare system in the country. The Vice President who noted that polio is one of the major primary healthcare challenges in Nigeria disclosed that the proposal is…
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Kwara State partners Japan’s development agency on basic education, agriculture
Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Tuesday engaged a mission team of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) in talks for a partnership to develop basic education in the state. The JICA team is in Kwara to explore how to support the state in different sectors, especially in education and agriculture. Kwara had recently been named alongside FCT Abuja as…
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FG seeks sustained intervention from Global Funds in fight against TB, AIDS, Malaria
The Federal Government has sought for a sustained intervention from the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria in consolidating its gain in the fight against the scourge of the diseases. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume, made the appeal while receiving in audience the delegation from the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis…
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World has lost battle to stop glaciers melting and sea level rising, says UN meteorological chief
The British Antarctic Survey has released its new maps and they are a stark visual depiction of the retreat of ice at our poles. Just as stark is the warning from the Secretary General of the United Nations’ World Meteorological Organisation, Professor Petteri Taalas. In an interview with Sky News, he emphasised that the melted ice will never return, remarking that the…
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Climate Change: Adeleke to inaugurate Osun Climate and Renewable Energy Advisory Council
Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun state on Monday announced the creation of Climate and Renewable Energy Advisory Council as well as the establishment of a Carbon Tracking Research unit at the Osun State University. While delivering his speech at the World Environment Day program of the Osun State ministry of environment and sanitation in Osogbo, the Osun state capital, Governor…
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Subsidy removal to attract more investments inflow, says Onyema
On the back of the new administration’s readiness to remove fuel subsidy, unify exchange rates and ensure that investors and foreign businesses repatriate their hard earned dividends and profits home, the Group Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian Exchange Group, Oscar Onyema has expressed optimism that the nation’s economy will witness more investment flows. Onyema stated this during the 7th edition of…
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More women engage in trafficking, adoption crimes – NAPTIP
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons has revealed that a larger percentage of trafficking and adoption crimes in the country are committed by women. Director-General, NAPTIP, Prof. Fatima Waziri-Azi, disclosed this on Thursday at the ongoing workshop in Awka, organised for Non-Governmental Organisations from Anambra, Akwa Ibom and Cross River states. Waziri-Azi, represented by the Director,…
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Saudi surgeons successfully separate Nigerian conjoined twins
A team of Saudi surgeons on Thursday successfully separated Nigerian conjoined twins Hassana and Hassina after a 14-hour operation in Riyadh. The specialist surgical team earlier announced the twins were in a stable condition at King Abdullah Specialist Hospital for Children in King Abdulaziz Medical City. Hassana and Hassina, who were born in Kaduna, Nigeria, on Jan. 12 last year,…
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