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Heavy investment in health sector by past administrations yet to commensurate collective goals – Pate
Minister of Health, Ali Pate, says that while the health sector has made significant strides over the years, the investments have not kept up with the gains. This, he said, has enabled the complexity of Nigeria’s health system which has only made it more difficult to meet the goals as a nation. Pate was speaking on the topic of “Building…
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Betta Edu tasks development partners on accountability, coordination of humanitarian responses
…as UN Agency promises 2024 intervention funds to support Humanitarian Trust Fund The Federal government has reiterated the need for all development partners, including the United Nations agencies providing humanitarian services in Nigeria to be properly coordinated by the government and to make decisions during planning for 2024 based on priorities of Government. According to the federal government, the era…
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Tinubu committed to improving lives of vulnerable Nigerians, says Shettima
Vice President Kashim Shettima has restated President Bola Tinubu’s commitment to the Renewed Hope Agenda and his administration’s focus on improving the socio-economic conditions of Nigerians living in the most vulnerable communities in the country. He spoke on Tuesday when the Presidential Committee on Flood Mitigation, Adaptation, Preparedness and Response submitted a comprehensive report to him at the Presidential Villa…
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Gbajabiamila, UN envoy inspect solar installations in Iponri Market
The Chief of Staff to the President, Federal Republic of Nigeria, Femi Gbajabiamila alongside Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Sustainable Energy for All, Damilola Ogunbiyi, yesterday visited Iponri Market in Surulere, Lagos State and inspected the first phase of solar installations deployed within the popular market. Among the dignitaries were the Managing Director, Sterling Bank, Abubakar Suleiman; CEO,…
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Shettima hosts delegation from Global Energy Alliance Partnership
Determined to present a strong position that will benefit the country at the forthcoming COP28 Climate Change Conference in the United Arab Emirates, the Vice President, Sen. Kashim Shettima, today constituted an adhoc committee to harmonize Nigeria’s agenda at the event. Speaking during an interaction with stakeholders in his office, the Vice President tasked the committee to come up with…
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FG flags off dry season irrigated farming to boost food security
The Federal Government has launched the 2023 Dry Season Irrigated Farming initiative through the Benin Owena River Basin Development Authority. The Federal Ministry of Water Resources and Sanitation disclosed this on Friday in a statement issued by Funmi Imuetinyan, the ministry’s Director Press and PR, saying the initiative was in line with President Bola Tinubu’s commitment to address food security…
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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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