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 deployment of qualified social workers to safeguard vulnerable children nationwide. Mona Aika, Officer-in-Charge, Child Protection, UNICEF Nigeria, made the call in Abuja at the National PolicyContinue Reading
Retired Rear Adm. Azeez Afolayan, Managing Director of Defence Health Maintenance Limited (DHML), has called for increased funding and stronger support for military healthcare.Continue Reading
By Mercy Sawok/Justina Auta Medical experts and the Okapi Children Cancer Foundation have called for increased government funding and expanded health insurance coverage to improve access to treatment and care for children battling cancer in Nigeria. The stakeholders made the call during an outreach programme organised for children receiving cancerContinue Reading
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 Care Provision Fund (BHCPF) allocation marks a significant step for Nigeria’s health sector. Ihekweazu said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)Continue Reading
By Chidinma Ewunonu-Aluko Stigma and weak domestic funding are doing more to undermine Nigeria’s HIV response than any lack of medical tools, a public health physician has said. Dr Victor Nelson, a Resident Doctor in Community Medicine at University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, made the assertion in an interview withContinue Reading
By Jumoke Olaitan/Funmilayo Adeyemi Abuja, May 13, 2026 (NAN) The National Universities Commission (NUC) says no fewer than 24,000 Nigerians will benefit from a new $65 million funding phase of the World Bank-supported Sustainable Procurement, Environmental and Social Standards Enhancement (SPESSE) project. The Executive Secretary of the NUC, Prof. AbdullahiContinue Reading
By Vivian Emoni The Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) says women entrepreneurs need easier access to non-interest financing to grow Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). Prof. Adesoji Adesugba, the First Deputy President of the chamber, made this known at a roundtable meeting tagged, “Mobilising Non-Interest Funding for WomenContinue Reading
NASS pledges improved funding for agric research instituteContinue Reading
By Justina Auta Patient advocates have called on the Federal Government and National Assembly to prioritise funding for hypertension, describing it as a “silent killer” that remains neglected in national health financing and policy attention. They made the call during an advocacy visit on Wednesday in Abuja to Rep. AmosContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Resource Centre for Human Rights and Civic Education (CHRICED) has called on the Federal Government to significantly increase investment in education as a strategic response to rising insecurity and unemployment in the country. Executive Director of CHRICED, Ibrahim Zikirullahi, made the call at a news conferenceContinue Reading
