According to the National Demographic Health Survey of 2018 (NDHS 2018), Kebbi state had the highest with 66.9 percent, while Nasarawa has the lowest with 14.5 percent.
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Some climate change experts have called for increased climate investments to boost job creation and revitalise rural areas.
The Nigerian government and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have called for support from the international community to restore democratic rule in Niger Republic.
The peace talks undertaken by Nigerian President Bola Tinubu, and chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS’) high-powered delegation to the neighbouring Niger Republic, to meet with the country’s military junta, has failed.
According to Nigelec, an electricity company in Niger. The development followed an emergency meeting by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), where sanctions, including freezing utility services, were imposed on the Niger Republic over its coup.
The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) and the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD) have expressed their readiness to partner to check and control the spread of Anthrax disease in the country.
Nigeria have qualified for the knockout phase of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup for the third time, after battling out a 0-0 draw with Republic of Ireland on Monday.
The rising number of people dying from snakebites across the country has heightened the calls for local production of Anti-Snake Venom (ASV) vaccines.
On Wednesday, 26th of July, 2023, I attended a programme organised by Ota Total Academy (OTA), Ota, Ogun State. It was done as a mini valedictory service for their junior students transiting to the senior classes. I was among the special guests invited to grace the occasion, given that it was not opened to everybody. The parents of the students were not part of the programme.
The African Development Bank (AfDB), has reiterated the need for an integrated approach to address housing deficit in Nigeria and the African continent.