By Justina Auta Stakeholders in the health sector have called on the Federal Government to adopt innovative and sustainable financing mechanisms to strengthen the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in Nigeria. The stakeholders made the call at a two-day capacity-building workshop for Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) onContinue Reading
By Philomina Attah The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has convened a high-level technical session to analyse the 2026 Seasonal Climate Prediction (SCP). This is part of its renewed strategy to shift Nigeria’s disaster management from reactive response to proactive preparedness. The meeting held in collaboration with the Emergency CoordinationContinue Reading
By Folasade Akpan Stakeholders have called for urgent, coordinated action to sustain HIV response, warning that declining funding, stigma and health system gaps threaten progress toward ending infections globally and undermine hard won gains. The call was contained in a communiqué issued on Wednesday at the end of aContinue Reading
By Folasade Akpan Experts have called for greater investment in girl-child education to reduce gender disparities and improve access, retention, and completion rates for millions of Nigerian girls, stressing the need for systemic reforms. The call was made on Tuesday in Abuja during a high-level policy dialogue organised byContinue Reading
By Jacinta Nwachukwu A non-governmental organisation (NGO), International Budget Partnership (IBP), Nigeria, has stressed the need for governments to ensure public participation in Nigeria’s debt management for more transparency and accountability. The Country Director, of IBP, Olayinka Babalola, stated this on Tuesday in Abuja at a news conference on theContinue Reading
By Folasade Akpan Stakeholders have called for greater societal acceptance of children with special needs during the fifth Inclusive Interschool Sports Day organised by The Engraced Ones on Wednesday in Abuja. The event featured children from School of Grace and GraceLane Miracle (Inclusive) School, alongside other supporting institutions, promoting inclusion,Continue Reading
By Alaba Olusola Oke Stakeholders in the health sector have lauded reductions in child mortality, attributing the progress to healthcare services delivered under the Immunisation Plus Malaria Progress by Accelerating Coverage and Transforming Services project (IMPACT). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the IMPACT Project is sponsored byContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo/Rachael Abujah Stakeholders in the health sector on Thursday inaugurated a platform known as Com-Watch, to address inadequate antibiotic stock and the circulation of substandard ones. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Community Access to Effective Antibiotics (Com‑WATCH) solution is an integrated, data-driven technology designedContinue Reading
By Moses Kolo Stakeholders of the Chikun and Kajuru Federal Constituency in Kaduna State have expressed concern over what they described as the sidelining of the constituency in the ongoing congresses of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state. The stakeholders of the party bore their minds in aContinue Reading
Wike-backed PDP leaders attend INEC stakeholders’ meeting Meeting By Emmanuel Oloniruha Abuja, Feb. 5, 2026 (NAN) The Nyesom Wike-led National Caretaker Committee of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is presently attending the regular quarterly meeting of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reportsContinue Reading
