Health
NACA, WHO enlist journalists, influencers to boost HIV prevention
By Justina Auta The National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) has urged journalists and social media influencers to intensify public education on…
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Education
Israel announces funding for iFAIR 5 to boost innovation in Nigeria
By Jumoke Olaitan Israel has announced funding for the fifth edition of the Innovation Fellowship for Aspiring Inventors and Researchers (iFAIR), reaffirming its commitment…
Metro
NEMA, ABU strengthen partnership to boost disaster risk management
By Philomina Attah The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthen collaboration with the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, to…
Education
FG seeks stronger alumni partnerships to boost university sustainability
By Jumoke Olaitan The Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to building financially resilient and globally competitive universities through the National University Advancement Programme…
Health
UNICEF urges states to boost funding for child protection systems
By Mercy Sawok The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has urged state governments to strengthen child protection systems through increased funding, improved coordination and…
Agriculture
NGO deploys AI tool, biochar to boost farm productivity
By Safia Abdulrahman Agrify, an NGO in partnership with the Tabitha Cumi Foundation (TCF), has introduced an Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered agricultural tool and distributed…
Health
Basic healthcare funding increase, major boost for Nigeria’s health sector – Ihekweazu
By Folasade Akpan The Managing Director of Nigeria Health Watch, Mrs Vivianne Ihekweazu, says the Senate’s approval of an increase in the Basic Health…
Health
Red Cross urges voluntary blood donation to boost supply
By Hafsah Tilde/Mercy Sawok The Nigerian Red Cross Society (NRCS) has called for greater public participation in voluntary blood donation, emphasising that saving lives…
Health
FG, WHO train health workers to boost HIV prevention uptake
By Folasade Akpan The Federal Government, in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO), has commenced training of health workers to accelerate the uptake…
Health
Nigeria launches geospatial database project to boost credible population, housing census
By Folasade Akpan Nigeria has launched a geospatial database to strengthen preparations for the forthcoming National Population and Housing Census, aimed at delivering credible,…