ASR Africa, USAID Partner On HIV, Tuberculosis Control Efforts In Nigeria
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) said it has accepted and entered into a partnership from with the Abdul Samad Rabiu Africa Initiative (ASR Africa) on tuberculosis (TB) control and gender-based violence (GBV) prevention efforts in Nigeria.
ASR Africa will provide critical inputs, valued at $500,000, to the national TB and GBV responses. These contributions will expand the impact...
Broadband Will Trigger Economic Emancipation Of Nigerians, Pantami Tells Governors
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Pantami has underlined the enormous potential of broadband to state governors during a forum designed to sensitise them about the technology in Abuja.
Pantami stressed that the potentials of broadband are so enormous that, if made available for citizens, will be the best gift for their economic emancipation.
Pantami told the state...
US CDC, Partners Chart Course For Achieving, Sustaining HIV Epidemic Control
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US CDC) hosted federal and state ministries of health, Nigerian government officials and HIV programme implementing partners to review the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) programme accomplishments from the last five years in US CDC-supported states and chart a way forward for the coming five years to help Nigeria reach and sustain...
FG, Stakeholders Develop 5-Year NCSP To Curtail Livestock Transboundary Diseases
The Federal Government and stakeholders in the livestock subsector have developed a five-year National Control Strategic Plan (NCSP) to curtail the spread of transboundary diseases in the livestock sub-sector in Nigeria.
Speaking during the flag-off ceremony of the 2022 nationwide mass vaccination campaign against transboundary animal diseases for the north-central zones in Abuja, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development,...
NIMC Dissociates Self From Fake Officials Arrested By Army
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has dissociated itself from two persons arrested by men of the Nigerian Army while allegedly attempting to enrolment of persons.
A statement titled “Army’s Arrest of Fraudsters Falsely Claiming to be NIMC Officials” and signed by the NIMC director-general, Engr. Aliyu Aziz, condemned the erroneous tagging of both impostors as NIMC officials as false,...
Flooding: US Commits $1Million To Emergency Humanitarian Assistance
The United States, through the US Agency for International Development (USAID), is providing $1 million in immediate humanitarian assistance to support the people affected by unprecedented flooding in Nigeria.
The unusually heavy rainfall and resulting flooding have affected nearly 2.8 million people across the country. In addition, many homes have been damaged or destroyed, displacing millions of people.
The floods have...
AEW 2022: Petroleum Ministry Clinches Gas Monetisation Devt Award
The Ministry of Petroleum Resources under the supervision of the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva has been awarded the Gas Monetisation Development Award of the Year at the African Energy award night.
The award, was presented at the ongoing 2022 edition of African Energy Week (AEW) which officially kicked off on October 18, 2022, in Cape Town,...
COVID-19: Nigerian Has Vaccinated More Than Half Of Eligible Population – NPHCDA Boss
The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) said over half of the country’s eligible population is, at least, partially vaccinated against the COVID-19 pandemic.
The executive director, NPHCDA, Dr. Faisal Shuaib said this during the handover ceremony of 22 sterling freezers donated by United Parcel Service (UPS) Foundation, yesterday (October 19, 2022) in Abuja.
Shuaib revealed that 58,075,837 people representing 52...
Cholera: 2-Dose Strategy Suspended As Cases Rise Worldwide
A strained global supply of cholera vaccines has caused the International Coordinating Group (ICG) – the body which manages emergency supplies of vaccines – to temporarily suspend the standard two-dose vaccination regimen in cholera outbreak response campaigns, using instead a single-dose approach.
The pivot in strategy will allow for the doses to be used in more countries, at a...
Reverse Unilateral Upward Tariff Adjustment, FG Directs MNOs
The Federal Government has directed network service providers to reverse the unilateral 10 per cent upward tariff adjustment on its services.
A statement by the telecom regulatory body, the Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC), signed by its director of public affairs, Reuben Muoka said the attention of the commission has been drawn to reports in the media about a unilateral implementation...