Anambra State has emerged as the overall best-performing state in Nigeria, clinching nine awards across various categories at the 2025 President’s Teachers and Schools Excellence Awards. Prof. Ngozi Chuma-Udeh, the State Commissioner for Education, announced the achievement on Monday in Awka. The award ceremony, held on Sunday at the Eagle Square, Abuja, saw the Minister of State for Education, Dr. Olatunji Alausa, present prizes to the winners. Chuma-Udeh said that Woliwo Primary School II, Onitsha, emerged as the overall best school in Nigeria and received a 16-seater bus as the star prize. She commended schools and educators across the state…
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The United Nations has called for collective action to strengthen urban resilience and ensure inclusive cities in the face of global challenges such as conflict, displacement, and climate change. The call was made on Monday during the commemoration of the 2025 World Habitat Day at the UN Office in Nairobi, Kenya, which was monitored virtually by reporters. The day, marked annually on the first Monday of October, brings together stakeholders to reflect on the state of towns and cities and to reaffirm the right of all people to adequate shelter. UN Secretary-General António Guterres, in a message delivered by Mr.…
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has called for stronger collaboration among stakeholders to build flood-resilient communities and safeguard lives and livelihoods across the state. Sanwo-Olu made the call on Monday at the 2025 World Habitat Day celebration held at the Blue Roof, Lagos Television, Agidingbi, Ikeja. He was represented by the Secretary to the State Government, Mrs. Bimbola Salu-Hundeyin. The governor said the theme of the 2025 event, “Urban Crisis Response: Flooding in Focus,” was timely, reflecting the realities of Lagos as a coastal megacity vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. He noted that flooding had become a…
The Redeemers’ Aids Initiative for People and Community (RAPAC), the charity arm of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), has partnered with the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) to provide free eye screenings in Gombe State. The five-day medical outreach, held across five communities in four local government areas, screened a total of 1,622 residents. Out of this number, 1,420 received free reading glasses, while others were referred for further medical care. Speaking at the closing event on Monday in Nasarawo community, Gombe Local Government Area, RAPAC Coordinator, Mr. Jones Oyemade, said the initiative aimed to improve access to…
The Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones (SAPZ), under the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) Component 2, has commenced the distribution of home gardening toolkits to 1,445 households in Kano State. The initiative, launched under the SAPZ Targeted Nutrition Support Programme, aims to support households across eight local government areas in the state. Speaking at the event in Kano, the State Project Coordinator of SAPZ, Mr. Aminu Iliyasu, said the intervention was designed to empower women and vulnerable groups to cultivate nutrient-rich vegetables and crops at home, thereby enhancing food security. He listed the benefiting local government areas as Kura, Garun-Mallam,…
MSI Nigeria Reproductive Choices says it is scaling up access to family planning and reproductive health services across the country through direct service delivery, demand generation, and strengthened community partnerships. Head of Marketing and Communications, Mr. Chibuike Utaka, disclosed this in an interview with journalists on Monday in Abuja. Utaka said the organization remains committed to providing women and girls with choices that safeguard and meet their reproductive health needs. He explained that as a leading provider of family planning and reproductive health services, MSI Nigeria operates six model medical centres and supports about 6,000 public health facilities across the…
The Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI) and its partners have commended the Federal Government for its strong political commitment and increased domestic financing for immunization. Reacting to Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance’s 2024 Annual Progress Report, GHAI’s Vice President for Health Systems Strengthening, Ms. Vandana Shah, told the reporters on Monday that the results showed what could be achieved when countries take ownership of their immunization programmes. The report revealed that vaccination programmes in lower-income countries supported by Gavi saved at least 1.7 million lives in 2024 — the highest number ever recorded in a single year and an increase of…
Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has urged women across the country to prioritizes their health as part of activities marking the 2025 Breast Cancer Awareness Month. October is globally recognized as Breast Cancer Awareness Month, dedicated to increasing awareness about the disease and raising funds for research into its causes, prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and cure. In a statement issued on Monday in Abuja, Mrs. Tinubu, who is the Chairperson of the Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI) — a charitable organization — appealed to women to undergo regular medical checkups and embrace healthy lifestyles. ALSO READ: How cancer health society is…
The Federation of Muslim Women’s Associations in Nigeria (FOMWAN) has trained 2,100 adolescent girls on life skills and reproductive health in Bauchi State. The training, supported by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), was conducted in Bauchi, Dass, Darazo, and Ganjuwa Local Government Areas between August 19 and 26. FOMWAN Programme Coordinator, Fatsuma Mohammed, disclosed this in an interview with journalists on Monday in Bauchi. She said the initiative was designed to equip the girls with negotiation, decision-making, and communication skills, as well as knowledge on early marriage and reproductive health, to enable them to make informed choices about their…
When Abia State joined the Open Government Partnership (OGP) Local Program, it sparked optimism across the state. Citizens, activists, and civil society organizations believed the decision would usher in a new era of transparency, accountability, and participatory governance. For a time, it appeared that optimism was justified — under the previous administration, Abia made commendable progress, including the creation of the state’s first State Action Plan (SAP 1) in partnership with civil society. But that initial momentum has now fizzled out. With the coming of the current administration, the enthusiasm that once surrounded the OGP process has waned. The development…