The National Agriculture Land Development Authority (NALDA) says it has empowered rehabilitated drug addicts in Kano. Paul Ikonne, NALDA’s executive secretary, disclosed this in a statement issued on Wednesday in
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Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), says he has written a book on how to prevent future pandemics. In a recent newsletter, Gates said he
BudgIT, a civic tech non-profit organisation, and Connected Development (CODE), a civil society organisation, have entered into a partnership to track COVID intervention funds in 10 African countries. This is the
The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) and Connected Development (CODE) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to enhance primary healthcare delivery in the country. With the MoU
TechHer, a non-governmental organisation (NGO), in partnership with the Commonwealth of Learning, has commenced the second phase of its ‘School
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says over 8,000 Nigerian boys and girls have been recruited as child soldiers since
The United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) says the newly-discovered Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) variant does not represent a major
The National Population Commission (NPC) says Nigeria’s population growth can be effectively managed by promoting girl-child education. Margaret Edison, director
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says Nigeria has the third-highest cases of female genital mutilation (FGM) globally. Peter Hawkins,
Emmanuel Ameh, chief consultant pediatric surgeon at the National Hospital, Abuja, says there needs to be improved training for health
