Environment: GEF Allocates $20.6m to Tackle Challenges in Nigeria
The Global Environmental Facility (GEF) Operational Focal Point, Federal Ministry of Environment, Alhaji Auwal Maidabino, says that GEF has allocated $20.65 million to address the...
BREAKING: Sudan’s Omar Al-Bashir Steps Down Amidst Protests
Omar Al-Bashir, a political hardliner and controversial leader of Sudan, has stepped down after 30 years in power, reports say Thursday. United Arab Emirates-based Al-Arabiya...
Shortage of Family Planning Commodities in Kaduna, Worrisome – FHANI …..Says Families now Giving Birth to Unplanned Babies
By Alex Uangbaoje, Kaduna A group, Family Health Advocates in Nigeria Initiative (FHANI), has expressed worries over the shortage of family planning commodities currently being...
Na’Allah’s Bill on Establishment of Federal University of Agriculture, Zuru gets Senate Approval
By Our Correspondent A bill on the establishment of Federal University of Agriculture, Zuru Kebbi, State, was on Wednesday approved by The Nigerian Senate. The...
Sexual Satisfaction: Italian Man Murders Nigerian Prostitute
An Italian man, Leopoldo Scalici, 41, has been arrested for allegedly murdering a Nigerian prostitute, identified as Benedicta and dumping her body in a ditch....
60,000 Women, Youth Farmers to Benefits from Kaduna State Agro-processing, Production and Livelihood Support Project
By Alex Uangbaoje, Kaduna About 60, 000 women, youths and People Living With Disabilities (PWD), in Kaduna State are to benefit from the Federal Government’s...
NGO Urges Kaduna Govt to Establish Nutrition Agency
Save the Children International, an NGO, on Tuesday urged the Kaduna State Government to establish an Agency for Nutrition or a department of nutrition in...
UNICEF Renews Partnership with Kwara State
By Alex Uangbaoje, Ilorin The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Tuesday revealed that it has renewed its partnership with the Kwara Government in line...
FG Establishes Maternal, Newborn Mortality Emergency Centre
The Federal Government has established the National Emergency Maternal and Child Health Intervention Centre (NEMCHIC) to address public health concern on maternal, newborn and child...
Just in: FG Suspends Mining in Zamfara to Curb Banditry, Gives Foreigners 48 Hours to Leave
The Federal Government has announced the suspension of all forms of mining activities in Zamfara, and ordered all foreigners engaged in mining activities to leave...