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Nigeria gets Global Fund’s $1bn to fight TB, malaria

Nigeria gets Global Fund’s $1bn to fight TB, malaria

Posted: June 17, 2023 at 3:01 am   /   AFRICA, Lifestyle, news, TRENDING

An international organisation,  Global Fund, says it has approved about  $1bn to assist Nigeria in the fight against tuberculosis,  malaria, and Human Immunodeficiency Virus, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome The organisation added that the approved money was for the next three years. A statement on Thursday by the Director of Information,  Office of the Secretary to Government […]

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675 killed, 168 abducted in May – Report

675 killed, 168 abducted in May – Report

Posted: June 17, 2023 at 2:57 am   /   AFRICA, FEATURED STORIES, news, TRENDING

No fewer than 675 Nigerians were killed while there were  168 cases of abductions across the country in May. This is according to the 2023 Nigeria Security Report by an Abuja-based security outfit, Beacon Intel. According to the report, obtained by our correspondent on Thursday, the killings occured in 31 states and the Federal Capital […]

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UNICEF Calls for Embracing Digital Learning Platforms to Enhance Education Access on African Child Day

UNICEF Calls for Embracing Digital Learning Platforms to Enhance Education Access on African Child Day

Posted: June 16, 2023 at 11:38 am   /   Article

In an effort to enhance access to quality education for children in Nigeria, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has emphasized the significance of digital learning platforms. In a statement released by Mr. Anike Alli-Hakeem, UNICEF’s Communication Officer for Communications, Advocacy, and Partnerships, the organization commemorated the annual Day of the African Child on June […]

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We chartered the plane from Ethiopia – Nigeria Air MD breaks silence

We chartered the plane from Ethiopia – Nigeria Air MD breaks silence

Posted: June 7, 2023 at 3:03 pm   /   AFRICA, FEATURED STORIES, news, TRENDING

Dayo Olumide, the acting Managing Director of Nigeria Air, has disclosed that the airplane that landed at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja on 26th May 2023, was a chartered one from Ethiopia. Recall a few weeks ago, an aircraft bearing the logo of Nigeria Air was sighted in Abuja. Speaking before the Senate Committee […]

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Return Nigeria to republican constitution, NADECO writes Tinubu

Return Nigeria to republican constitution, NADECO writes Tinubu

Posted: June 7, 2023 at 3:00 pm   /   AFRICA, FEATURED STORIES, news, Politics, TRENDING

The National Democratic Coalition has written a letter to President Bola Tinubu, seeking Nigeria’s return to the republican constitution. In the letter signed by its spokesperson, Ayo Opadokun, the pro-democracy group noted that the 1963 republican constitution ensures true federalism and guarantees peaceful co-existence among regions and  tiers of government in the country. “NADECO is […]

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Nominate women for ministerial appointments, activist urges govs

Nominate women for ministerial appointments, activist urges govs

Posted: May 9, 2023 at 9:27 am   /   AFRICA, FEATURED STORIES, news, Politics, TRENDING

The Chief Executive Officer of Women Radio 91.7, Okewale Sonaiya, has urged governors across the country put forward names of deserving women for ministerial appointments for the incoming administration.  She explained that though the final decision lies with President-elect, Bola Tinubu, the buck still stops on the table of governors in the 35 states of […]

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With 115 Electric Tricycles, Sterling Alternative, others Improve Kano Transportation

With 115 Electric Tricycles, Sterling Alternative, others Improve Kano Transportation

Posted: April 27, 2023 at 4:13 am   /   AFRICA, Business, FEATURED STORIES, news, TRENDING

In order to improve intra-city transportation in the Kano metropolis, Sterling Alternative Finance has teamed up with LINKS, Mata Zalla Women, and Yar Baiwa Women Cooperatives and financed 115 electric-powered tricycles for the sole use of female transporters in the state. With 115 participants, the partnership is a cooperative effort to promote gender empowerment, sustainable […]

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FG Approves 173 Loan Requests, Bans Illegal Online Banking

Subsidy, Oil theft drained N29 Trillion – FG

Posted: April 14, 2023 at 3:53 am   /   AFRICA, FEATURED STORIES, news, Politics, TRENDING

According to the Federal Government, between 2005 and 2021, N13 trillion was spent on petrol subsidies. From 2009 to 2020, however, N16.3 trillion was lost to oil theft, the government added. This was revealed in Abuja at a policy dialogue on oil swap that was co-hosted by the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative and Policy […]

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Nigerian Senate confirms Cardoso as CBN governor, four other deputies

CBN to Collect Unused Account Balances, Unclaimed Money

Posted: April 14, 2023 at 3:48 am   /   AFRICA, FEATURED STORIES, Finance, news, TRENDING

According to a proposal made by the Central Bank of Nigeria, banks should move money from accounts that have been inactive for up to ten years into a trust fund account. This is stated in the newly disclosed exposure draft of the Nigerian banks’ and other financial institutions’ management of dormant accounts, unclaimed balances, and […]

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Lagos Partners with ARCA to Develop Parking Payment App

Lagos Partners with ARCA to Develop Parking Payment App

Posted: April 5, 2023 at 9:08 am   /   AFRICA, Business, FEATURED STORIES, Finance, news, TRENDING

The Lagos State Government and ARCA Payment Ltd. have teamed up to create a parking payment application that will improve organized parking operations in an effort to make parking in the city seamless. The General Manager of LASPA, Mrs. Adebisi Adelabu, announced this development at a meeting between the LASPA and ARCA Payment Ltd. The […]

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