Women from areas affected by insecurity in Katsina State have reaffirmed commitments to addressing, preventing conflicts, while promoting a sustainable peace within their communities and beyond. The women made the resolution at the end of a four-day Interest-Based Negotiation (IBN) and Community and Social Development Resource Management (CSDRM) training held in Katsina. The training, organised by Mercy Corps, brought together about 80 women from Sabuwa, Faskari, Dandume, and Safana Local Government Areas of the state. According to the participants, the exercise conducted under the Conflict Prevention, Crisis Response and Resilience Programme (CPCRR), has built their confidence and capacity to foster…
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Ogirimangogo Local Government Area has emerged overall best among the 21 LGAs of Kogi in quality primary healthcare service delivery. Gov. Ahmed Ododo rewarded the best-performing LGAs and personnel during the inauguration of 80 revitalised Primary Healthcare Centres (PHCs) on Friday in Lokoja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Ogirimangogo LGA received a star prize of N5 million. The first positions in each senatorial district received N3 million each. Second-place winners received N2 million each, while individual health officers with outstanding performance across LGAs received N250,000 each. The 80 revitalised PHCs form part of the first phase of…
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has continued his campaign to accelerate the global shift from fossil fuels to clean energy – “the cheapest source of new electricity in nearly every country.” The latest push came on Friday , in his remarks to the Energy Transition Roundtable in Belém, Brazil, held just days before the formal opening of the COP30 climate change conference. “The fossil fuel age is ending. Clean energy is rising. Let us make the transition fair, fast, and final,” he said. The UN chief told world leaders that “the global energy landscape is changing at lightning speed.” Green energy sources accounted for 90 per cent of new power capacity last year, while…
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has reaffirmed its commitment to restoring degraded ecosystems and strengthening livelihoods across Africa’s drylands. This follows the launch of the Scaling-Up Resilience in Africa’s Great Green Wall Area (SURAGGWA) project in Abuja on Friday. FAO Representative in Nigeria and ECOWAS, Mr Hussein Gadain, said the initiative is supported by the Green Climate Fund (GCF). He said it aims to promote climate-smart agriculture and sustainable land use practices across eight countries within the Great Green Wall region. He said the project would be implemented in collaboration with the National Agency for the Great Green Wall…
The Nigerian Medical Association, Federal Capital Territory (NMA-FCT), has appealed to security agencies to step up efforts to secure the release of Dr Chinonye Nwachukwu. The NMA-FCT Chairman, Dr Emeka Ayogu, made the appeal at a news conference on Friday in Abuja. Ayogu said that Nwachukwu, a young medical graduate who studied in Ukraine, had been in captivity for over two weeks. He said that she was abducted on Oct. 21, on her way to Garki Hospital, Abuja, where she works. According to him, the kidnappers had demanded a ransom and warned against interference by law enforcement agencies. He said…
Renaissance Africa Energy Company has invested over 3 million US dollars in the ongoing upgrade of facilities at the Government Technical College (GTC), Okujagu, Port Harcourt. Mr Olanrewaju Olawuyi, General Manager, Nigerian Content Development at Renaissance, disclosed this during a stakeholder meeting on the project in Port Harcourt on Friday. Olawuyi said the initiative reflected the company’s strong commitment to advancing human capacity development and promoting technical education in Nigeria. According to him, upon completion, the college would rank among the best technical institutions in Africa and compete favourably with its counterpart globally. “We have already invested over 3 million…
Gov Ahmed Ododo of Kogi on Friday inaugurated 80 revitalised Primary Healthcare Centres (PHCs) across the state provide quality healthcare services to residents. The governor, while speaking during the inauguration ceremony held at Government House, Lokoja, described the event as crucial and historic. Ododo said that the inaugurated centres were the first phase of the PHCs modernisation project, which began in April, 2024. He said the primary healthcare centre at Old Market, Lokoja, the flag- off point, signalled the beginning of a state-wide exercise, aimed at transforming primary healthcare facilities into functional and modern health centres “We believe these revitalised…
Gov. Uba Sani of Kaduna State says agriculture remains central to President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda, which focuses on transforming Nigeria’s economy and ensuring inclusive prosperity. The Governor stated this while on Friday declaring open the 47th meeting of the National Council on Agriculture and Food Security in Kaduna at the Umaru Musa Yar’Adua Conference Centre, Kaduna. Sani said the Federal Government’s policies on mechanisation, value-chain integration, input accessibility, and rural infrastructure were rekindling optimism and laying a firm foundation for economic growth. He added that Kaduna State was fully aligned with the national vision of food security, as…
Africa will arrive at the 30th UN Climate Change Conference (COP30) in Belem, Brazil, with an unmistakable message: the continent’s ambition is not in question — only delivery is. That statement anchors a new report by Nairobi-based think tank Power Shift Africa (PSA), titled African Priorities for COP30: Policy Brief. The report argues that ten years after the Paris Agreement, Africa continues to face worsening climate disasters — from droughts and floods to rising sea levels — despite contributing less than four percent of global emissions. COP30, billed as the first ‘Implementation COP’, is viewed as a critical moment for the continent.…
World leaders arrived in Brazil on Friday ahead of the much-anticipated COP-30 Climate Summit scheduled to commence next week, officials said. They will be hoping to find ways to combat the pressing issues, such as global warming, despite the US’s absence from the annual summit. The White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said last week that the “US won’t send its official delegation to the COP-30 summit.” The official negotiations open on Monday in the city of Belem on the Amazon River delta. The Brazilian government said leaders from more than 50 countries and regions, including the European Union, will…