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How Africa can feed itself, produce for export – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday in Dakar urged African leaders to demonstrate political will and re-commit themselves to transformation of agriculture in the continent. In his goodwill message to the Feed Africa Summit of Heads of State and Government, the President called on his counterparts to embrace innovative policies that ensure the continent’s citizens eat what they produce as well…
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Cholera death toll passes 1,000 in Malawi as outbreak spreads
The death toll from a cholera outbreak in Malawi has passed 1,000 while cases have risen to 30,621, the highest on record in the country, Health Minister Khumbize Chiponda said on Wednesday. Most of the deaths occurred in the two main cities of Lilongwe and Blantyre where children have recently gone back to classes after schools delayed opening to try and contain…
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Kwara gets World Bank funding to boost primary healthcare
…governor launches programme Monday Kwara State has secured a World Bank funding to support infrastructure upgrade in at least one primary healthcare facility in each of the 193 wards of the state — another fruit of Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq’s constant payment of counterpart funds for different healthcare services. The Governor will formally launch the programme on Monday 23rd, January, 2023,…
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BREAKING: NCDC issues Diphtheria warning in Nigeria
…confirms cases in Lagos, Kano, Osun, Yobe The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has confirmed cases of Diphtheria in four states in the country. This was contained in an advisory issued by NCDC on Friday. The cases were confirmed in Lagos, Kano, Osun and Yobe states. According to the NCDC, it has responded to reports of diphtheria…
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4,528 Lagosians to benefit from FG’s grant to vulnerable residents
…disbursement of cash grants commences Lagos State government, in collaboration with the Federal Government through the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, has commenced the disbursement of cash grants to poor and vulnerable residents of the state. Commissioner for Wealth Creation and Employment, Mrs. Yetunde Arobieke, in her address at the event held on Tuesday at…
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Davos 2023: Climate activists protest the presence of oil giants at World Economic Forum
Climate activists are crying foul over the presence of many of the world’s largest oil and gas firms at this week’s World Economic Forum – as protests erupted ahead of the event. Thousands of global business leaders and political elites will converge in Davos, Switzerland for the WEF, which runs Monday through Friday. Among those expected to be in attendance…
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A child or youth died once every 4.4 seconds in 2021 – UN report
An estimated 5 million children died before their fifth birthday and another 2.1 million children and youth aged between 5–24 years lost their lives in 2021, according to the latest estimates released by the United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME). In a separate report also released today, the group found that 1.9 million babies were stillborn…
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Urgent action needed as acute malnutrition threatens lives of millions of vulnerable children
United Nations agencies are calling for urgent action to protect the most vulnerable children in the 15 countries hardest hit by an unprecedented food and nutrition crisis. Conflict, climate shocks, the ongoing impacts of COVID-19, and rising costs of living are leaving increasing numbers of children acutely malnourished while key health, nutrition and other life-saving services are becoming less accessible.…
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AfDB Group’s $140,000 AgriPitch Competition names 25 finalists vying for top prizes
Twenty-five youth-led agriculture sector companies from 14 African countries have advanced to the finalist round of the African Development Bank Group’s 2022 AgriPitch Competition. The Bank, in collaboration with the implementing lead Private Equity Support and partner organizations Eldohub and the Private Finance Advisory Network, announced the 25 finalists for the Competition that will award $140,000 in grants and business…
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Samad Rabiu Africa Initiative grants 22 Nigerian tertiary institutions N5.5bn infrastructure devt grants
The Abdul Samad Rabiu Africa Initiative (ASR Africa) on Thursday, announced a N5.5billion grant to 22 universities and institutions of higher learning across Nigeria. Each of the institutions is to get N250million each towards infrastructure projects under its ASR Africa Tertiary Education Grants Scheme (TEGS). This will bring to 30, the number of tertiary education institutions benefitting from various ASR…
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