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Day: October 15, 2024

World Bank approves $500m COVID-19 grant for Nigeria

The World Bank has announced a 500-million-dollar grant to support Nigeria’s recovery efforts from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The fund will be utilised through the Nigeria Community Action for Resilience and Economic Stimulus (NG-CARES) pr…

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Galamsey negatively affects achievement of SDGs

Mr Kyei Kwadwo Yamoah, the Convener of the Ghana CSOs Platform on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) 14, has expressed worry over the negative impacts of illegal and irresponsible mining (galamsey) on the achievement of some of the SDGs.

Mr Yamo…

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Nigeria to combat malnutrition, improve global rankings

The Federal Government and stakeholders have strengthened coordination to address Nigeria’s status as the country with the highest number of malnourished children in Africa and the second highest globally.

This commitment was made at a three-day coll…

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DEPOWA sensitises, distributes sanitary pads to girls

The Defence and Police Officer’s Wives Association (DEPOWA) on Monday sensitised girls of adolescent age to menstrual health hygiene and distributed sanitary pads at the Junior Secondary School Dei-Dei in Abuja.

The President of DEPOWA, Mrs Oghogho M…

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ECOWAS court gets new leadership as Asante bows out

The ECOWAS Court of Justice (CCJ) has elected Cape Verde’s Justice Ricardo Gonçalves as its new President.

It also elected Sierra Leone’s Justice Sengu Koroma as new Vice President, both for non-renewable four-year tenure.

They were elected by the c…

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FG rewards Nigerian vehicle designer with electric car

The Federal Government has rewarded Mr Enoch Tobiloba with an electric car, after emerging the winner of a challenge to design a hybrid car that uses both Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) and electricity.

Mr Joseph Osanipin, Director-General, National Au…

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