By Oyintutu Oyinkolade Family Homes Funds Ltd. (FHFL) says it will deliver 10,000 social housing units by 2030 under a programme that will also empower 100,000 women and train 100,000 artisans nationwide. The programme document headlined, ‘Social Housing Implementation Plan’ was obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) atContinue Reading
By Mustapha Yauri The Federal Government and the Bank of Agriculture (BOA) have launched the Renewed Hope Smallholder Agricultural Financing Programme to raise Nigeria’s annual grain output from about 11 million tonnes to 25 million tonnes. The Managing Director of BOA, Mr Ayodeji Oludare-Sotinrin, said the initiative would boost foodContinue Reading
By Lucy Ogalue An Economic Expert, Prof. Kevin Urama, says Nigeria can unlock substantial resources for development by leveraging pension funds, sovereign wealth assets and other domestic institutional investors. Urama, the African Development Bank (AfDB) Chief Economist and Vice President for the Economic Governance and Knowledge Management, said this inContinue Reading
By Hafsah Tilde The Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brig.-Gen. Olakunle Nafiu, has advised parents and guardians to provide adequate transport funds for prospective corps members travelling to orientation camps across the country. He gave the advice during News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) forum in Abuja, whileContinue Reading
By Adeola Akinbobola The Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF), Dr Shamseldeen Ogunjimi, has called on the World Bank to ensure speedy approval and disbursement of project funds. Ogunjimi made the appeal in Abuja during a courtesy visit by a World Bank delegation led by Mrs Treed Lane, Manager of theContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Oloniruha Sen. Gbenga Daniel (APC-Ogun East) has proposed that the Federal Government grant a structured amnesty to Nigerians who return illicit funds held abroad, provided the money is invested in productive sectors of the economy. Daniel, a former governor of Ogun, made the recommendation on WednesdayContinue Reading
By Martha Agas The Malala Fund says it is investing 1.7 million dollars as new funding for nine Nigerian organisations leading efforts to get more girls into school. The new funding to Nigeria is part of the 4.8 million dollars to support 21 new cohorts of mostly young women-led organisationsContinue Reading
Harvard University sued the Trump administration in federal court on Monday in a bid to block a freeze on billions of dollars in federal funding, according to university president Alan Garber. “Moments ago, we filed a lawsuit to halt the funding freeze because it is unlawful and beyond the government’sContinue Reading
By Akpan Glory The Nigeria Climate Adaptation Erosion and Watershed Project, supported by the European Investment Bank (NEWMAP-EIB), has commended the Ekiti State Government for pledging N1.1 billion as its counterpart funding for the project’s implementation. The National Project Coordinator of NEWMAP-EIB, Engr. Anda Ayuba, made the commendation in aContinue Reading
Healthcare By Peter Uwumarogie The Federal Government says it is mobilising domestic resources to meet the basic health needs of Nigerians following the recent U.S. funding and other donor funding cuts. The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Dr Ali Pate stated this in an interview with journalists, onContinue Reading
