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 end of the weekly State Executive council, SEC meeting. Manjang said that […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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’, […]