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Humanitarian minister holds first coordination meeting with UN agencies, development partners
Minister for Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu, hosted a historic meeting with Ambassadors, UN agencies, Development Partners, INGOs and NGOs at the United Nations House, Abuja on Tuesday. The meeting aimed to foster a more effective and coordinated response to the humanitarian crises in Nigeria. The participants agreed on several resolutions, including: • Raising $5 billion annually for…
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FG to include Almajiris in school feeding program
The Federal Government on Friday said plans are underway to conduct headcounts of Almajiris in the country and enroll them into the homegrown school feeding programme by the present administration. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Schools Feeding, Dr. Yetunde Adeniji, revealed this during a courtesy call on the Executive Governor of Nasarawa state, Abdullahi A. Sule in…
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First Lady visits Sierra Leone, advocates against sexual exploitation, abuse, violence in Africa
Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has emphasized the need for women and girls to speak up when sexually exploited, abused or violated as this will not only help them access help and heal, but give others the confidence to speak up. She was speaking at the special prayers organized by the First Lady of the Republic of Sierra Leone…
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FG empowers PLWDs with POS, cash, scholarships, loans
The Federal Government has approved the disbursement of Point of Sale (POS) machines with a total of N100,000 as start-up capital to the beneficiaries. Part of the scheme plans is also a ten per cent inclusion for Persons Living With Disabilities (PLWDs) in all Federal Government interventions and schemes of the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation. Betta…
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Heavy investment in health sector by past administrations yet to commensurate collective goals – Pate
Minister of Health, Ali Pate, says that while the health sector has made significant strides over the years, the investments have not kept up with the gains. This, he said, has enabled the complexity of Nigeria’s health system which has only made it more difficult to meet the goals as a nation. Pate was speaking on the topic of “Building…
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Betta Edu tasks development partners on accountability, coordination of humanitarian responses
…as UN Agency promises 2024 intervention funds to support Humanitarian Trust Fund The Federal government has reiterated the need for all development partners, including the United Nations agencies providing humanitarian services in Nigeria to be properly coordinated by the government and to make decisions during planning for 2024 based on priorities of Government. According to the federal government, the era…
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Tinubu committed to improving lives of vulnerable Nigerians, says Shettima
Vice President Kashim Shettima has restated President Bola Tinubu’s commitment to the Renewed Hope Agenda and his administration’s focus on improving the socio-economic conditions of Nigerians living in the most vulnerable communities in the country. He spoke on Tuesday when the Presidential Committee on Flood Mitigation, Adaptation, Preparedness and Response submitted a comprehensive report to him at the Presidential Villa…
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Gbajabiamila, UN envoy inspect solar installations in Iponri Market
The Chief of Staff to the President, Federal Republic of Nigeria, Femi Gbajabiamila alongside Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Sustainable Energy for All, Damilola Ogunbiyi, yesterday visited Iponri Market in Surulere, Lagos State and inspected the first phase of solar installations deployed within the popular market. Among the dignitaries were the Managing Director, Sterling Bank, Abubakar Suleiman; CEO,…
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Shettima hosts delegation from Global Energy Alliance Partnership
Determined to present a strong position that will benefit the country at the forthcoming COP28 Climate Change Conference in the United Arab Emirates, the Vice President, Sen. Kashim Shettima, today constituted an adhoc committee to harmonize Nigeria’s agenda at the event. Speaking during an interaction with stakeholders in his office, the Vice President tasked the committee to come up with…
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FG flags off dry season irrigated farming to boost food security
The Federal Government has launched the 2023 Dry Season Irrigated Farming initiative through the Benin Owena River Basin Development Authority. The Federal Ministry of Water Resources and Sanitation disclosed this on Friday in a statement issued by Funmi Imuetinyan, the ministry’s Director Press and PR, saying the initiative was in line with President Bola Tinubu’s commitment to address food security…
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