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UN: Nigeria’s population now 201m

    UN: Nigeria’s population now 201m

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) says Nigeria’s population has hit a new high of 201 million! In its 2019 state of the world population report seen by TheCable, UNFPA

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Osotimehin, former minister of health, is dead

    Osotimehin, former minister of health, is dead

Babatunde Osotimehin, Nigeria’s minister of health from December 2008 to March 2010, is dead. Up until his death, the 68-year-old was the executive director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).

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US decision to cut funds to UNFPA ‘will cost lives’

    US decision to cut funds to UNFPA ‘will cost lives’

Katja Iversen, president/CEO of  Women Deliver, global advocate for the health, rights and wellbeing of girls and women, says the decision of the US to cut funds to UNFPA will

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UNFPA says family planning can lead to economic boom

    UNFPA says family planning can lead to economic boom

Family planning is not only a human right but also a development imperative, especially in Africa, which has large numbers of young people. UNFPA said said this in a statement released

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Trump to cut off funding to UN agencies

  Trump to cut off funding to UN agencies

The administration of President Donald Trump is planning to stop funding any United Nations (UN) agency that promotes “the performance

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UNFPA to introduce ‘husbands’ school’ in Nigeria

  UNFPA to introduce ‘husbands’ school’ in Nigeria

Babatunde Osotimehin, executive director of the UN Population Fund (UNFPA), has revealed the intention of the organisation to introduce a

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Nigeria has ‘20,000 new cases of fistula annually’

  Nigeria has ‘20,000 new cases of fistula annually’

Nigeria has 800,000 cases of fistula and 20,000 new cases every year, Raditzai Ndhlovu, country representative of UN Population Fund

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Governors to hold ‘crucial’ meeting Tuesday

  Governors to hold ‘crucial’ meeting Tuesday

The Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) announced on Thursday that it has scheduled a meeting to discuss “some pressing states and

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Dangote: I want to be Africa’s biggest philanthropist

  Dangote: I want to be Africa’s biggest philanthropist

Aliko Dangote, president of Dangote group, says he does not want to be known only as Africa’s richest man, but also

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Ex-B’Haram victims responding well to counselling, says UNFPA

  Ex-B’Haram victims responding well to counselling, says UNFPA

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) says the women and children recently freed from Boko Haram by the Nigerian military are showing

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