The Kaduna State Government has expanded the provision of family planning services from 255 designated facilities to more than 1,000 public healthcare facilities across the state. Deputy Governor Dr Hadiza Balarabe disclosed this on Tuesday at the High-Level IntegratE End-of-Project Dissemination event held in Kaduna. She described the expansion as one of the significant outcomes of the IntegratE Project’s intervention in strengthening family planning and primary healthcare services. Balarabe said the initiative demonstrated the value of public-private partnerships in taking essential healthcare services closer to underserved communities. She noted that the project had trained, accredited and competency-certified about 995 Community…
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Ojodu Local Council Development Area (LCDA) of Lagos State has rewarded outstanding teachers and students with cash awards to promote excellence, dedication and improved learning outcomes in public schools. The Chairman of the council, Mr David Odunmbaku, on Tuesday presented the awards under his administration’s Annual Teachers Empowerment Project and HEYS Agenda Reloaded, with education as a key pillar. The council chairman was represented by his Vice Chairman, Mrs Funmilayo Layeni, at the event held at the council secretariat, Powerline, Oke-Ira, Lagos. Odunmbaku said the initiative was aimed at recognising excellence and encouraging commitment among teachers and students. “This is…
No fewer than 8,950 farmers have benefited from the Sasakawa Africa Association (SAA) agricultural intervention in Benue. The beneficiaries lauded the programme for transforming farming practices, increasing yields and improving market opportunities. They gave their testimonies on Monday during field trips to demonstration farms in communities in Gwer East and Gboko Local Government Areas (LGAs) of the state. The Nippon Foundation funded the project through SAA, in partnership with the Benue Bureau of Agricultural Development and Mechanisation. The integrated agricultural extension project is being implemented in eight LGAs, focusing on soybeans, maize, rice and horticultural crops to promote commercial, market-oriented…
WorldFish, in partnership with Trademark Africa and the Mastercard Foundation, has initiated a project targeting 25,000 women and youth to boost the fishery and aquaculture sector in Nigeria and Tanzania. The initiative aims to boost the competitiveness of the fishery and aquaculture sector by focusing on job creation, climate-smart practices and reducing post-harvest losses. Dr Charles Iyangbe, Country Representative of WorldFish in Nigeria, disclosed this at a workshop convened to bring key stakeholders together to provide input into the design of the programme on Monday in Ibadan. He said the meeting was expected to help identify and address major obstacles…
Mr Osohadiya Olanipekun, Director of Agricultural Land and Climate Change Management Science, has called for greater attention to soil health to address agricultural challenges and achieve sustainable food security in the country. He also described healthy soil as the foundation of Nigeria’s food system and a panacea to declining agricultural outputs. Olanipekun stated this at the inauguration of a two-day validation exercise of the Nigerian Agricultural Land and Soil Management Policy on Monday in Gombe. The exercise was organised by the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security for the North-East zone. Olanipekun said that agricultural lands in the country…
The Federal Government/International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)-Livelihood Improvement Family Enterprises for Niger Delta (LIFE-ND) project says it has contributed $68.7 million (about N90.7 billion) to the national economy. Dr Abiodun Sanni, National Project Coordinator of IFAD-LIFE-ND, disclosed this at the project’s 6th Joint Supervision Mission in Abuja on Monday. Sanni said the project, implemented in nine Niger Delta states, had contributed 130,744 metric tonnes to food security and created 23,751 jobs for women and youth. He said the beneficiaries comprised 12,526 females and 11,225 males, adding that their earnings had contributed to economic growth. “Income of N38.23 billion, approximately…
No fewer than 347 persons were displaced by a mudslide and flooding triggered by torrential rainfall in parts of Cross River in August, the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) has said. The Director-General of CR-SEMA, Mr Efa Nyong, disclosed this in an interview with reporters in Calabar on Tuesday. Nyong said the figure comprised 167 persons rendered homeless by a mudslide in Calabar and about 180 internally displaced persons (IDPs) affected by rainfall in the Central Senatorial District. He said the affected persons were being sheltered at various locations in Calabar and parts of the Central Senatorial District. According to…
The Child Development Department of the Women Affairs Secretariat, Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), is collecting records of children in all orphanages across the territory. Dr Idris Attah, Director of the department, said during the exercise in Gwagwalada on Monday that the move was aimed at strengthening child protection services. It was reported that the team had so far visited orphanages within Gwagwalada Area Council, including the FCT Unity Children’s Home in Gwako. Attah added that the exercise would ensure family tracing, reunification of children with their biological families, proper documentation, and updating of children’s case files and status. He…
Some prominent leaders from the North Central zone have mobilised support for transforming the zone into an industrial powerhouse, calling for an immediate end to the direct export of unprocessed raw materials. They made the call at the Stakeholders’ Development Summit in Abuja on Monday, under the theme “The Great Leap Forward: A 20-Year Economic Infrastructure and Social Development Plan for the North Central Region.” Leading the call, former Minister of Women Affairs Pauline Tallen pointed out that the geopolitical zone possesses all the critical inputs necessary to build a massive manufacturing and mineral-processing economy. Tallen noted that the North…
The Kano State Government has restructured its Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention (SMC) Programme team to improve the implementation of the 2026 exercise. The decision followed the review of an investigative committee’s report on the preparation and implementation of the first round of the programme. This is contained in a statement issued on Monday by Nabilusi Abubakar, the Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Kano State Ministry of Health. The statement noted that the restructuring was aimed at strengthening coordination, supervision, monitoring and accountability. It said: “The new team is headed by the Director of Public Health in the ministry, Dr Ibrahim…