Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, the president of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), says whoever is denied education is denied almost everything. Muhammad-Bande, who is Nigeria’s permanent representative to the United Nations, committed
Development Cable
Bill Gates, the co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), says the Nigerian government needs to improve quality of spending and gain credibility with citizens in order to
Ramatu Ahmed, Nigeria’s ambassador to Burkina Faso, says 10,000 girls of Nigerian origin have been forced into prostitution in Burkina Faso. NAN reports that Ahmed spoke in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso’s
Aisha is a single mother of two living on the margins of a sleepy town that rolls into the countryside. With no education, she struggled for a long time to
Peter Maurer, president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), says insecurity in the north-east is making it difficult
At least 22,000 Nigerians have been reported as missing in Boko Haram-related attacks, according to the International Committee of the
The federal government says it has released N6.5 billion to 15 states and federal capital territory (FCT) for basic healthcare.
Nigeria’s democracy is unrepresentative. In a country where 18-35-year-olds form the bulk of the adult population, its political scene continues
Save the Children, an international humanitarian agency, says at least 2.2 million children in the north-east are in need of
The federal government says it will, henceforth, give direction to international donor agencies on the country’s needs. Zainab Ahmed, the
