The Kwara Government, in collaboration with the Accelerating Nutrition Results in Nigeria (ANRiN) project, has reaffirmed its commitment to improving nutrition outcomes across the state’s 16 Local Government Areas. The Commissioner for Health, Dr. Amina El-Imam, made the pledge on Monday while declaring open the ANRiN Sustainability Workshop in Ilorin. El-Imam commended the state government for its investment in primary healthcare and nutrition programmes and expressed hope for increased government involvement to deliver better health outcomes for women, children and other vulnerable groups. She emphasized the need to build on the progress recorded under the ANRiN programme, calling for deeper…
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The Federal Government says the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) must be transformed into a modern, digitally driven and fiscally sustainable institution capable of meeting Nigeria’s current and future manpower needs. Ms. Hadiza Usman, Special Adviser to the President on Policy and Coordination and Head of the Central Results Delivery Coordination Unit, stated this on Monday in Abuja at the NYSC Reform Stakeholders’ Consultative Engagement Forum. The forum was organized by the Office of the Special Adviser to the President on Policy and Coordination to validate the recommendations of the NYSC Reform Committee. Usman said that although the NYSC had,…
The Federal Government says Nigeria must establish a permanent budget line for vaccines at the federal, state, and local government levels to ensure predictable and sustainable financing for immunization. The Special Adviser to the President on Health, Dr. Salma Anas-Kolo, made the call on Monday in Abuja at the Financing Immunization Champions Summit organized by the House of Representatives Committee on Healthcare Services. The summit has the theme, “Securing Sustainable Health Financing through Legislative Leadership and Subnational Action.” Anas-Kolo said immunization funding could no longer rely on unpredictable external support or delayed budget releases, stressing the need for stronger domestic…
An Information Technology (IT) expert, Mr. Ikechukwu Nnamani, says Nigeria is still two to three years away from developing the infrastructure required to fully support core Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications locally. Nnamani, Managing Director of Digital Realty, a data centre colocation and interconnection solutions provider, stated this on Monday at an interactive session organized by the Nigerian Information Technology Reporters’ Association (NITRA) in Lagos. He said that although AI adoption in Nigeria was growing rapidly, the physical data centre environment remained inadequate. Nnamani acknowledged the presence of over 300 AI companies operating in the country but noted their heavy reliance…
The Small-Scale Women Farmers Organization in Nigeria (SWOFON) has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening community support systems against gender-based violence (GBV) and promoting gender-inclusive agricultural policies to protect and empower women farmers. The organization made the pledge on Monday in Abuja at a Stakeholders’ Engagement and Community Dialogue on “Orange the Farms,” held to mark the 2025 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence.The dialogue was organized by SWOFON FCT in collaboration with ActionAid. Mrs. Hajara Ramson, Programme Officer at SWOFON, said the engagement aimed to raise awareness on GBV within agricultural spaces, promote gender equity in access to resources,…
The Edo State Government has demolished several properties in Uromi, Esan North-East Local Government Area, after officials linked them to cult activities and other criminal operations. A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Edo State Governor, Dr Patrick Akhere Ebojele, the action follows a major raid on 17 November by the State’s Special Security Squad, conducted alongside the Nigerian Army and other security agencies, during which 31 suspects were arrested and leaders of the Black Axe and Eiye confraternities were given a seven-day ultimatum to surrender. With the deadline expired and no compliance from the wanted leaders, the…
The Federal Government has launched the Student Venture Capital Grant (S-VCG) for researchers who are focused on Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, and Medical Sciences (STEMM). Minister of Education Dr Tunji Alausa, at the launch of the grant in Abuja on Monday, explained that beneficiaries will access up to N50 million in equity-free funding to expand and commercialise their research, thus boosting innovation and entrepreneurship across Nigeria’s tertiary institutions. He further explained that the initiative was a joint undertaking of the Federal Ministry of Education and TETFund, implemented in partnership with high-impact institutions, including the Bank of Industry (BOI), Afara Initiative,…
The government of Somalia in partnership with the Food Agriculture Organization (FAO), and the Government of Japan has launched a major fisheries development project aimed at modernising Somalia’s marine sector, boosting incomes for coastal communities, and cracking down on illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing along its coastline. The initiative — unveiled in Mogadishu on December 6, 2025 by the country’s Ministry of Fisheries and Blue Economy (MFBE) — was formally presented by Deputy Minister Ali Ifiye Ali. He described the effort as “vital for economic growth, job creation and the fight against illegal fishing.” At the core of the…
The Federal Government says Nigeria must establish a permanent budget line for vaccines at federal, state and local government levels to ensure predictable and sustainable financing for immunisation. The Special Adviser to the President on Health, Dr Salma Anas-Kolo, made the call on Monday in Abuja at the Financing Immunisation Champions Summit, organised by the House of Representatives Committee on Healthcare Services. It has “Securing Sustainable Health Financing through Legislative Leadership and Subnational Action” as theme. Anas-Kolo said immunisation funding could no longer depend on unpredictable external support or delayed budget releases, stressing the need for domestic resource mobilisation. “We…
Kano State Government has proposed more than N40 billion for the health sector in the 2026 fiscal year, the Commissioner for Health, Dr Abubakar Labaran, has said. Labaran disclosed this in Kano on Monday while defending the Ministry’s 2026 budget before the State House of Assembly Committee on Health. He said the allocation was designed to consolidate ongoing reforms and strengthen healthcare delivery across the 44 local government areas of the state. According to him, the ministry will from next week begin the recruitment of over 2,600 new health workers to address manpower gaps in hospitals and primary healthcare centres.…