Development

FG rallies support for Zainab Bagudu as president global cancer body

President Muhammadu Buhari has declared strong support for the aspiration of Dr. Zainab Shinkafi-Bagudu, wife of Kebbi State Governor, who is now on a three-person shortlist for the presidency of the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC). In a letter to the candidate, the President pledged that the Federal Government through the Ministries of Health and Foreign Affairs will ensure…

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Debt-for-climate swap deal win-win for creditor/developed nations, Africa – Osinbajo

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo is proposing a Debt-For-Climate (DFC) Swap deal between developed nations and African countries. Describing it as a win-win situation, Osinbajo said this could at once significantly advance the course of global net-zero emissions targets, facilitate energy access and the development of African countries. Explaining the DFC concept yesterday during a lecture on a just and equitable…

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World food commodity prices dip for fifth month in a row in August

The barometer for world food commodity prices declined for the fifth consecutive month in August, as quotations for most benchmark items dropped, according to a new report released today by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The closely watched FAO Food Price Index averaged 138.0 points in August, down 1.9 percent from July although remaining 7.9…

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War in Ukraine has left nearly 1,000 children killed or injured

“At least 972 children in Ukraine have been killed or injured by violence since the war escalated nearly six months ago, an average of over five children killed or injured each day. “And these are just the figures the UN has been able to verify. We believe the true number to be much higher.  “The use of explosive weapons has…

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Stakeholders endorse AfDB’s country strategy, urge greater engagement with Diaspora

Representatives of Nigeria’s Diaspora, national networks, youth and women groups have hailed the African Development Bank (AfDB) for supporting transformational projects in the country and across Africa. The African Development Bank forum, which took place in early August, is part of the institution’s ongoing mid-term review of its country strategy for Nigeria. Over two days, more than 200 participants received…

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Buhari welcomes corperation between Nigerian scientists, BioNTech on vaccine production

President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday in Abuja welcomed exploratory interactions between Nigerian biomedical scientists, officials of the Federal Ministry of Health and BioNTech company, to support the production of messenger RNA vaccines in Nigeria. The President met with Mr. Holm Keller, Executive Chairman of KENUP Foundation and representative of the CEO of BioNTech, the mRNA vaccine patent holder, in Africa. The…

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Aisha Buhari harps on more attention to Tuberculosis

First Lady, Dr. Mrs. Aisha Muhammadu Buhari, has harped on the need for more awareness on the problem of Tuberculosis considering the lives lost to a disease that is treatable and curable. She was speaking during a courtesy visit by a High-Level Mission on Advocacy to End Tuberculosis in Nigeria, at the State House on Tuesday, 23rd August 2022. She…

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Buhari seeks unimpeded return of IDPs in North East

President Muhammadu Buhari has sought for an unimpeded return of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the North East region of the country. He spoke at the 2022 World Humanitarian Day on Thursday in Maiduguri. The president directed the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development and its agencies to come up with specific programmes to address urgent…

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Dangote heads Nigeria’s End Malaria Council

President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday in Abuja inaugurated Nigeria End Malaria Council (NEMC), projecting that the successful implementation of the Council’s agenda and savings from the estimated economic burden of the disease would save Nigeria about N687 billion in 2022 and N2 trillion by 2030.The President told the 16-member Council headed by the founder and president of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko…

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Tracking gender progress in SADC

…as region launches gender and development monitor SADC Member States using the Proportional Representation electoral system combined with quotas have a higher representation of women in Parliament, while those using the First Past The Post system produce the least desirable results. This is one of the key findings of the SADC Gender and Development Monitor 2022 that was launched here…

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