Kaduna state government has announced plans to establish a social protection agency that will ensure the sustainability of programmes targeting vulnerable residents. Nasir el-Rufai, the state governor, spoke on Tuesday
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Muhammadu Sanusi, the former emir of Kano, says there is a need to enforce strict family planning laws. Speaking on Wednesday at the ongoing Ehingbeti Economic Summit, Sanusi said the
The federal government says it is working to provide relief for 20 million poor and vulnerable people, who have been affected by the effects of COVID-19 on the country’s economy.
The Aliko Dangote Foundation (ADF) says it has disbursed N3.924 billion to 392,490 women and youth in 11 states as part of its micro-grant programme. In a statement on Sunday,
UNITLIFE, a United Nations development initiative, has partnered with the Ecobank Group’s Foundation to fight chronic malnutrition in Africa. The
Akinwumi Adesina, president of the African Development Bank (AfDB), says COVID-19 vaccines and debt relief will help African economies recover
This week, we learned that the COVID-19 vaccine developed by the University of Oxford and AstraZeneca appears to provide no measurable effect
BY: OLUSOLA OWONIKOKO The popular narrative during the 2020 lockdown was that the economic aftermath can be managed quickly and
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has provided a grant of $900,000 to support small-scale farmers in northern Nigeria.
Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire, senior special assistant to the president on sustainable development goals (SDGs), has commended President Muhammadu Buhari on the
