BY ABUBAKAR YUSUF Driving towards the last five years to the Decade of action, 2020-2030 agenda, the SDGs in Nigeria, under the leadership of the SSAP-SDGs, Princess Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire had redoubled efforts to the provision of the 17 Goals as well as wholly domestication of it’s activities commenced over a decade ago. This ranges from […]
BY VINCENT OPARA Education is a fundamental human right. It is the bridge to economic opportunity, social participation, and self-reliance. Yet, for many Nigerians living with disabilities, particularly the visually impaired, that bridge is riddled with gaps — gaps created by a lack of access to information resources that can make learning possible. The provision […]
The Federal Government has said that it is deploying measures aimed at closing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) funding gap in Nigeria. Speaking at the SDG Investor Maps Facilitation of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab S. Ahmed, stated that successful implementation of Nigeria’s sustainable development agenda […]
Despite efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), maternal mortality rate worldwide especially in Nigeria has remained unacceptably high, heightening the need for more efforts by all and sundry to reduce the number of women dying during childbirth and possibly eliminating it. We acknowledge that Nigeria had taken great strides over the years in […]
The 2018 report of the National Demographic Health Survey (NDHS), the latest so far, has revealed that Nigeria will require about $350 billion to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs targetted for 2030. According to the survey, the current estimate of public sector gap is estimated at $100bn. Independent Develooment Consultant, Dr. Davis Omotota, who […]
A non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), Blossom Africa Initiative, has challenged well meaning Nigerians to key into the achievements of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations to take effect in Nigeria. The group, which said this when it took the SDGs campaigns to Agidingbin Primary School, Ikeja, when it donated free school uniforms […]
The Federal Government has lauded Cross River State Government for demonstrating a strong commitment to the implementation of the goals of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Commending the state governor, Senator Ben Ayade, during a courtesy call along with her team, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Sustainable Development Goals, Princess Adejoke […]
Nigeria is currently ahead of its target in the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the Senior Special Assistant to the President on SDGs, Mrs Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire, has said. Orelope-Adefulire told the Correspondents in New York that Nigeria was making a lot of progress in the implementation of the global goals. The Nigerian Government […]
A Lagos based Non Governmental Organisation (NGO) with focus on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Blossom Africa Initiative is canvassing for a complete ban on use of plastic in Lagos State as a solution to plastic pollution and its effect on the environment. Blossom Africa Initiative, an NGO with focus of the 17 Sustainable Development […]
*Says everyone needs access to quality health services The WHO Regional Office for Africa has called on African leaders to live up to the Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs pledges they made in 2015 through commitment and concrete actions. Dr Matshidiso Moeti, WHO Regional Director for Africa who was speaking during a media Parley organized to […]
…As Governor gives 750 SDGs trainees with seed money There was wild jubilation in Enugu on Thursday as 536 trainees of the second batch of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Skill Acquisition Programme of the Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi administration instantly received alert of N100,000 seed money each from the state government to assist them start […]