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Plateau releases N700m for SDGs counterpart funding

Ihesiulo Grace 4 June 2020 0

Plateau State Government, on Wednesday, approved and released the sum of N700 million as its counterpart funding for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) programmes. Mr Dan Manjang, the state Commissioner for Information and Communication, disclosed this at the Government House, Jos, at the

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Ending maternal deaths in Nigeria

Ihesiulo Grace 27 March 2020 0

Despite efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), maternal mortality rates 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 child birth and possibly eliminating it. We acknowledge that Nigeria had taken great strides over the years […]

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Nigeria requires additional $350bn to achieve SDGs – UNDP

Ihesiulo Grace 14 March 2020 0

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) says Nigeria will require additional 350 billion dollars to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which will end in 10 years’ time. The Resident Representative of UNDP in Nigeria, Mr. Mohamed Yahya, made this known while hosting the House of Representatives Committee on SDGs led by the Chairman, Rep. […]

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Global Citizen urges private sector participation to end extreme poverty in Nigeria

Ihesiulo Grace 19 December 2019 0

As part of efforts to secure new commitments from world leaders in ending extreme poverty by 2030 especially in Africa, Global Citizen, has urged the private sector to remain committed to the attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through resource mobilisation. In Nigeria, the private sector pledged to invest in healthcare by providing 774 […]

Health

FG reiterates commitment to achieving universal health coverage

Ihesiulo Grace 29 November 2019 0

The federal government through the ministry of health has reaffirmed its commitment towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 3 and other national health targets in the country. Speaking while declaring open the 3rd Annual Health Conference organized by the Association of Nigeria Health Journalists (ANHEJ), in Abuja on Thursday, the Minister of Health, Dr

Editorial

Ending maternal deaths in Nigeria

Ihesiulo Grace 25 November 2019 0

Despite efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), maternal mortality rates worldwide especially Nigeria has remained unacceptably high, heightening the need for more efforts by all and sundry to reduce the number of women dying during child birth and possibly eliminate it. According to a recent study released by the United Nations, the global […]

Education

World Largest Lesson launches campaign to teach 5,000 Nigerian children SDGs

Ihesiulo Grace 16 October 2019 0

As part of the global campaign to educate and activate children and young people about the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the World Largest Lesson Nigeria, has launched an initiative to teach over 5,000 Nigerian children nationwide. Addressing the press in Abuja, the Creative and Global Director, World Largest Lesson, Shannon Shea, said the […]

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Don calls for integration of geography into primary school curriculum

Ihesiulo Grace 15 October 2019 0

A professor of Geography at the Bayero University Kano, Prof. Adamu Tanko, on Monday, called for the integration of geography studies into primary school curriculum, to enhance knowledge of the environment and disaster management. Tanko made the call at the 60th annual conference of Association of Nigerian Geographers with the theme ‘Geography and Disaster Management’,