Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, minister of women affairs, says the federal government is set to introduce a $100 million World Bank funded project to economically empower Nigerian women. Kennedy-Ohanenye spoke on Monday
Development Cable
BY RUKAIYATU IDRIS It was a steamy afternoon in Bulunkutu, Maiduguri, the Borno state capital, Nigeria—the kind that makes people uncomfortable. I found Hassana Ibrahim smiling at Maimuna, her six-year-old
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has released new technical guidance on hearing aid service delivery approaches for low and middle-income settings. In a statement on Friday, the WHO said the
Conjoined twins from Nigeria, identified as Hassana and Husaina, have been separated by a surgical team in Saudi Arabia. The twins from Kano state were flown to Saudi Arabia for
The European Union (EU) and International Institute of Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IIDEA) in collaboration with the federal ministry of
Illmi Children’s Fund (ICF), a non-profit organisation, has empowered a Fulani community in the Katampe Ruga area of the federal
The federal ministry of education says there are plans to begin the certification of skills to make artisans employable in
The read and earn federation for the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO REF) is partnering with the
Oluremi Tinubu, the first lady, has awarded N50 million to 100 women farmers to encourage agricultural productivity in the south-east.
One in four Nigerians are carriers of the sickle cell gene. Nigeria has the highest number of sickle cell patients,
