Nigeria has become the latest signatory to the Establishment Agreement of the Fund for Export Development in Africa (FEDA), the development impact-oriented subsidiary of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank).
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The Federal Government has mandated all Chief Medical Directors (CMDs) and Medical Directors (MDs) of Federal Tertiary Hospitals to procure needles and syringes solely from NAFDAC-approved local manufacturers.
ASHENEWS reports that the Africa Media Development Foundation (AMDF) has urged journalists in Africa to expose the exploitation of the environment by firms and other organisations in the region.
Bauchi State Council on Nutrition is working on modalities for a comprehensive multi-sectoral strategy on nutrition that will help in tackling the problem of malnutrition in the state.
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has called for access to reliable scientific information to protect the planet and mitigate the effects of climate change globally.
The Nigeria Atomic Energy Commission (NAEC) in collaboration with the Centre for Energy Research and Training (CERT), Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria would deploy nuclear science and technology to strengthen electricity power generation in Nigeria.
The UN World Health Organisation (WHO) has started a mass vaccination campaign in Niger’s Niamey region in response to an ongoing meningitis outbreak.
Judicial corruption constitutes a major challenge to anti-corruption work in Nigeria. The looters have repeatedly used their influence to manipulate the judicial process and system, to block and/or delay the arrest or prosecution of suspects.
ASHENEWS reports that the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) says that State Governments are currently in the process of deciding the respective minimum wage rate payable by them.
A Coalition, Organic and Agro ecology Initiative (ORAIN) has called on farmers to embrace organic and agro ecological farming practices to enhance food and nutrition security in the country.