The President of Gender Equality at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Dr Anita Zaidi, says “bridging the staggering 1.7 trillion-dollar gender financing gap for women entrepreneurs will propel the global economy.” Zaidi said this in an interview on Tuesday in Abuja. The gender official, who called for global resource mobilization to address gender disparities in access to financing, added that “bridging the gap has the potential to catapult global Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to six trillion dollars by 2030.” She explained that the foundation had made these issues clear in a whitepaper it released during the World Bank Spring…
Author: Abdoulaye Kay
A medical expert, Prof. Olugbenga Mokuolu, has called for improvement in Nigeria’s malaria data to reflect a realistic figure of the disease. Mokuolu, Co-Chair of Roll Back Malaria (RBM) Partnership Case Management Working Group, said this in an interview on Monday in Lagos in commemoration of World Malaria Day. World Malaria Day, celebrated annually on April 25, highlights global efforts to end malaria, the need for sustained political commitment, and continued investment in malaria control and elimination. The theme for this year’s celebration is “Accelerating the fight against malaria for a more equitable world.” Mokuolu also emphasised the need to…
“We traced a lot of the diverted funds to various individual accounts at the singer market and subsequently took the money in cash to the state government house with someone stationed with a counting machine.
“We are the authentic executives of Ganduje ward and we have passed a vote of no confidence and imposed a new suspension on Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje for series of reasons.
The second corpse was deposited at the morgue of a hospital Ijebu-Ode to where the injured were taken, she stated.
“We received a call at about 03:45 p.m. on April 19, 2024. On receiving the information, we quickly dispatched our personnel and vehicle to the scene of the incident to rescue the victims at 03:55 pm,” Abdullahi.
“The region which seems to be the sole target for these genocidal attacks has remained under the stranglehold of the killers for over two decades.
FAAC in a communique at the end of the April meeting, revealed that the N1,123,391,000,000 total distributable comprised distributable statutory revenue of N311.233 billion, distributable VAT of N511. 879 billion, EMTL revenue of N14.754 billion, and exchange difference of N285.525 billion.
“As of today, a total of 196 suspected cases of the unknown illness with seven (7) deaths have been reported across Isa, Sabon Birni, and Ilella Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Sokoto State. Results of the analyses on the various samples sent to the different sister laboratories including NIPRID, NAFDAC and NIMR are being awaited.
“Therefore, by filing charges of money laundering of over N80 billion against Mr. Yahaya Bello at the Federal High Court, the EFCC has diligently complied with the order of the Kogi State High Court. In the same vein, the order made by the Federal High Court for the arrest of Mr. Yahaya Bello for his arraignment is equally in line with the order of the Kogi State High Court.”