The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) says its health initiatives have reached over 17 million Nigerians, including 7.8 million children under the age of five and 600,000 pregnant women. This was highlighted at a Breakthrough Action Nigeria Project’s Learning and Transition event showcasing the project’s significant contributions to improving health outcomes across the country. Director of Health Population & Nutrition, USAID Mission in Nigeria, Ms Suegatha Kai Rennie, gave the figures at the event with the theme: Celebrating Successes, Consolidating Learning, and Transitioning for Sustainability. The Breakthrough Action has been USAID’s global flagship social and behaviour change project…
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An NGO, the Nigeria Partners on Clubfoot Treatment has called for the integration of club foot treatment into the public health system to treat the 10,000 cases recorded annually in the country.
Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF), an ecology advocacy group, has urged the Federal Government to urgently declare a state of emergency on the environment.
Doctors under the aegis of the Medical Guild have appealed to the Lagos State Government to expedite the implementation of the reviewed Consolidated Medical Salary Scale (CONMESS) for medical doctors in the state.
Save the Children International (SCI), an NGO, alongside other stakeholders in the environmental sector, says there is a need to imbibe the culture of tree planting to mitigate the effects of climate change.
The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC), says it will begin payment of insured sum to 2.3 million depositors of Heritage Bank in-liquidation this week.
The Federal Government has rescued seven persons at a collapsed mining site, which occurred on Monday in Galadima Kogo, Shiroro Local Government Area (LGA) of Niger State.
The Federal Government says no fewer than 25 million children in Nigeria are undernourished and stunted, with Nigeria ranking number one in Africa and second globally, in terms of malnutrition prevalence.
Three Nigerian companies have received 17 million dollars in UK investment boost support in the clean energy sector.
Desertification results in significant economic losses, estimated at $5.1 billion each year, and severely impacts agriculture and livelihoods, especially in Sokoto State.