Development

At Maltina Award, Osinbajo praises teachers

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, has again noted the important role teachers play in the life of students, communities and nations while narrating how he drew significant inspiration from those who taught him right from elementary classes and up to the university where he too eventually decided to teach. Prof. Osinbajo spoke on Friday evening at the 2022 Maltina Teacher-of-the-Year…

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Buhari inaugurates, sets agenda for national council on climate change

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday in Abuja charged the National Council on Climate Change to formulate appropriate policies toward achieving green growth and sustainable economic development for Nigeria.Inaugurating the Council before the commencement of the Federal Executive Council meeting, the President said it marked the commencement of the implementation of the Climate Change Act 2021 and a new chapter in…

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LASEPA, Lagos health ministry partner with UrbanBetter on addressing environmental pollution

In its bid to protect Lagos environment and the welfare of residents, Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA) and the state Ministry of Health have entered a partnership with UrbanBetter, an advocacy and research platform on the CITYZENS4CLEANAIR initiative to address various health challenges emanating from environmental pollution in different parts of the State. “Cityzens4CleanAir” is a campaign on clean…

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Buhari tasks African leaders to wage consistent war on corruption

President Muhammadu Buhari Friday in New York urged African leaders to fight tirelessly to get rid of corruption, lamenting that the continent has remained at the far end of global development index because of its menace. The President spoke in his capacity as the African Union Champion on efforts to eliminate corruption in the continent at a High-Level side event…

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Buhari seeks more private sector participation in Humanitarian interventions

Against the backdrop of lingering challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, catastrophic weather events and conflicts, President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday in New York called for more private sector participation in the humanitarian sector in Nigeria. The President also stressed the need for efficient collaboration among stakeholders involved in humanitarian action and disaster mitigation in the country, urging bilateral and…

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AfDB to accelerate roll-out of country projects in Mali to tackle poverty

The government of Mali and the African Development Bank (AfDB) have agreed to accelerate ongoing country projects that aim to reduce poverty, following a high-level Bank Group mission, which ended on 16 September 2022. A delegation of Bank staff and the Malian government met over one week to jointly review the performance of the entire active country portfolio of projects…

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Southern, Eastern Africa CSOs urged to promote AU’s Free Movement Protocol

African Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in eastern and southern Africa have been prompted to support and promote the implementation of the African Union’s Free Movement Protocol (FMP) and the Migration Policy Framework for Africa (MPFA). The call to action to CSOs was made during the opening of the second Regional CSO Sensitization Forum on the Continental Free Movement Protocol organized…

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Over $500m pledged to tackle deepening child malnutrition crisis

Governments, philanthropies, and private donors have pledged approximately US$577 million since July in response to the deepening child malnutrition crisis – with at least 60 per cent of that amount committed to directly supporting UNICEF’s work. Roughly US$280 million of the over half billion raised was pledged today at The Child Malnutrition Crisis: Pledging to Save Lives – a high-level event co-hosted…

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‘The story of 2022 is freedom fighting back’ against aggression, UK Prime Minister Truss says in UN speech

With a full-scale war of aggression under way in Europe, the General Assembly was meeting this year “in a new geopolitical era that demands those who believe in the principles of the United Nations to stand up,” according to Elizabeth Truss, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. “We must fight to defend the ideals of the UN and deliver on them,”…

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WHO calls for urgent action by countries for achieving Medication Without Harm

Globally, half of all preventable harm in medical care is medication related, a quarter of which is severe or life-threatening. In the lead up to World Patient Safety Day on 17 September 2022, WHO is emphasizing the global burden of medication harm. The elderly population is one of the most at-risk groups of medication harm, especially those taking multiple medications. High rates…

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