By Perpetua Onuegbu The All Progressives Congress Climate Change Network (ACCN) has called on the ruling party to formulate a clear, concise, sector-specific climate action to strengthen Nigeria’s response to the global climate crisis. Dr Greg Odogwu, National Coordinator, ACCN, made the call of Friday in Abuja, in his remarksContinue Reading

By Folasade Akpan Stakeholders have called for a multisectoral strategy to strengthen Adolescent and Youth Sexual and Reproductive Health and Development (AYSRH&D) programming and investment in Nigeria. This is contained in a communiqué issued in Abuja, following a two-day National Policy Dialogue held from Aug. 25 to 26. The eventContinue Reading

By Perpetua Onuegbu The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) and other stakeholders have called on the Federal Government to strengthen tobacco taxation in Nigeria as a means to protect public health and boost revenue generation. Executive Director of CISLAC, Auwal Rafsanjani, made the call in Abuja at a ValidationContinue Reading

By Lucy Ogalue The African Development Bank (AfDB) says Africa’s transition states will require 210 billion dollars annually to achieve sustainable structural economic transformation. Dr Abdul Kamara, Director-General, Nigeria Country Department of the AfDB, said this during a policy dialogue session at the ongoing Nigerian Economic Society (NES) Conference inContinue Reading

By Hajara Leman The National Orientation Agency (NOA), on Wednesday, said that the Federal Government’s interest-free loan under the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) is reducing dropout amongst undergraduates in the country. Malam Lanre Issa-Onilu, the NOA Director-General, stated this in Gombe at a news conference on five thematic areasContinue Reading

By EricJames Ochigbo Mr Traore Issouf, President, West Africa Association of Public Accounts Committees (WAAPAC) has urged African nations to remove visa barriers to foster economic integration, trade, and interpersonal relations across borders. He made the call at the closing ceremony of WAAPAC‘s 11th Annual Conference and General Assembly onContinue Reading

By Sumaila Ogbaje The Managing Director, Defence Health Maintenance Limited (DHML), retired Rear Adm. Azeez Afolayan, has called for regular release of funds to the agency for enhanced healthcare delivery to military veterans. Afolayan made the appeal at an interactive session with representatives of military veterans’ groups in Abuja onContinue Reading