He said that ending open defecation can be achieved by mobilising strategic stakeholders leveraging technology and deploying innovative and sustainable solutions to boost the nation’s sanitation landscape.
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, “The documents signed by the Federal Government, were strictly for the economic development of Nigeria, nowhere in the documents were LGBT or same-sex marriage mentioned even remotely, and it would be wrong for anyone to imply that Nigeria had accepted those tendencies. What Bagudu signed was about a $150 billion trade component.”
The Federal Government of Nigeria has formally requested the World Bank to cancel the non-disbursed balance of $41.62 million from a COVID-19 loan approved in 2020. This move comes as the Nigeria COVID-19 Prevention and Response Project (COPREP) reached its closing date on June 30, 2024. The COVID-19 loan was aimed at preventing, detecting, and responding to the virus threat at the state level across Nigeria. The cancellation request comes as Nigeria has met its key project targets, notably surpassing the target of 70% vaccination coverage of the eligible population. ALSO READ COVID-19 wiped out progress in global level of…
The recent flooding in Kenya and the drought in Zimbabwe clearly depict extreme weather patterns exacerbated by climate change. In Kenya, severe flooding has displaced thousands of people, destroyed crops, and eroded fertile soils, further diminishing the agricultural productivity and response capacity of affected regions.
The Senate has launched an investigation into transactions related to the Mambilla Hydroelectric Power Project from 1999 to date. The resolution was adopted on Thursday following a motion moved by Senator Manu Haruna, representing Taraba Central, on the urgent need to address the challenges of commencing the project. Lawmakers highlighted the failure of previous governments to prioritize the national project, which can generate 3,050 megawatts and reposition the Ajaokuta Steel Complex with $1.7 billion. The upper chamber also resolved that in reviving the project, the original idea of a 3,000-megawatt capacity should be maintained. ALSO READ [FAKE NEWS] Police deny…
He said river flooding is expected beginning this month, and states likely to be impacted are; Akwa Ibom, Anambra, Adamawa, Benue, Bayelsa, Cross River, Delta, Edo, Jigawa, Kogi, Kebbi, Kaduna, Niger, Nasarawa, Ondo, Ogun, Rivers, Taraba and the FCT.
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday inaugurated the Presidential Economic Coordination Council (PECC) tasked with strategising a way out of the current economic situation in the country. The Council has a mix of government officials, top private sector players, and consultants including President of the Dangote Industries Limited, Mr Aliko Dangote; Chairman of the United Bank of Africa, Mr Tony Elumelu; and Chief Executive Officer of the Financial Derivatives Company Limited, Bismarck Rewane. Briefing State House Correspondents after the Inauguration of the Council, Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr Wale Edun said the Council is to meet…
“My lord myself and other counsels representing the first respondent apply for the withdrawal of our legal services and appearances”
According to the managing director, Nigeria stands as a pivotal marker in the technological renaissance sweeping Nigeria and the broader West African region.
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