Australia and New Zealand have pledged millions of dollars of aid to Papua New Guinea in the wake of a deadly landslide. Several villages in the province of Enga were hit when part of a mountain collapsed in the early hours of Friday in the remote central highlands of Papua New Guinea.Papua New Guinea’s disaster agency has said more than 2,000 people could be buried under the rubble. New Zealand’s Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters said on Tuesday the government had approved an offer of practical and financial assistance, worth 1.5 million New Zealand dollars (923,000 U.S. dollars), to help…
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The Group President, African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Akinwunmi Adesina, said Africa is losing about seven to 15 billion dollars annually to the ravages of climate change. Adesina said this during a media conference in Nairobi on the sidelines of the ongoing AfDB Annual Meetings 2024. The meeting marks the 60th anniversary and 59th Annual Assembly of the AfDB and the 50th meeting of the African Development Fund (ADF). Adesina said while Africa contributed minimally to global emissions, it bore the disproportionate burden of environmental degradation catastrophes. According to him, the continent, accounting for a mere three to four per…
The Kebbi Government says it will conduct free Tuberculosis tests for children in all the 21 local government areas of the state.
The Kebbi Government says it will conduct free Tuberculosis test for children in all the 21 local government areas of the state. The wife of the state governor, Zainab Idris, who is the Stop TB Champion of the state, made the disclosure at a news briefing in Birnin Kebbi on Monday. She said that the free test and treatment fell under the National Tuberculosis (TB) Testing Week for Children. “Tuberculosis is a preventable, treatable and curable disease that mostly affects the lungs and is spread through the air when people with lung TB cough, sneeze or spit. ”A person needs…
PWDs community calls for the funding of the National Commission for Persons with Disability (NCPWD) at the state level
The Naira on Monday experienced huge appreciation at the official market, trading at N1,339.33 to the dollar. Data from the official trading platform of the FMDQ Exchange, a platform that oversees the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEM), revealed that the currency gained N143.48 This represents a 9.67 per cent gain when compared to the previous trading date on Friday, May 24, 2024 exchanging at N1,482.81. ALSO READ: Naira gains against dollar at official market However, the total daily turnover reduced to $180.80 million on Monday down from $556.25 million recorded on Friday. Meanwhile, at the Investor’s and Exporter’s (I&E)…
Vice President Kashim Shettima on Monday unveiled the State Action Plans on Durable Solution to Internal Displacement in the country. While unveiling the plan at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, Shettima called for a global partnership to address the problem of internal displacement in Nigeria. The action plan is a United Nations Secretary General’s Solution Agenda on Internal Displacement. It aims to help internally displaced persons find a durable solution to their displacement, prevent new displacement crises from emerging and ensure those facing displacement receive effective protection and assistance. The programme is being implemented in four northern states of Adamawa, Benue,…
The Federal Government on Monday announced its readiness to launch the National Emergency Medical Service and Ambulance System (NEMSAS) programme in Sokoto State. NEMSAS National Programme Manager, Dr Sa’idu Ahmed, made this statement while addressing journalists after a meeting with the State Commissioner for Health and its officials. Ahmed said the programme was designed to address maternal mortality issues and ensure that no Nigerian dies due to the lack of funds for emergency medical services. He said NEMSAS was a government organisation tasked with the responsibility of organising emergency medical services as well as pre-hospital and emergency care services in…
The Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, SAN has urged the members of the ECOWAS Judicial Council to initiate a reform-oriented review of the practice and procedure of the bloc’s Court of Justice.
The Gombe state government says it has targeted 336,000 girls for vaccination against Human Papilloma Virus (HPV).