Kebbi secures $70m World Bank grant for girl-child education
Governor Atiku Bagudu says his administration has secured a 70 million-dollar World Bank grant to strengthen Adolescent Girl-Child Education. Bagudu disclosed this at the 5th […]
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Grants: FG tasks states on National Chart of Account
The Federal Government has urged state governments to domesticate the National Chart of Account (NCoA). This is to qualify them for performance-based grants under the […]
Ortom pledges support for federal education institutions
By Chimezie Godfrey Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has pledged the support of his administration through provision of a conducive environment for Federal educational institutions […]
World Bank approves $400m loan for China’s food safety
The World Bank has approved a loan of $400 million for a food safety improvement project to help China reduce food safety risks. Multiple measures […]
Bauchi Water Corporation begins installation of 10,000 meters
Bauchi State Urban Water Corporation says it has begun installation of about 10,000 water meters in homes for effective billing of water consumption in the […]
World Bank constructs 10 solar boreholes, rehabilitates 170 hand pumps in Yobe
he World Bank has constructed 10 new solar boreholes, rehabilitated 22 solar boreholes and 170 hand pumps across the 17 local government areas of Yobe. […]
Nasarawa State laments inability to secure World Bank grant
Nasarawa State on Monday in Lafia challenged its Fiscal Transparency, Accountability and Sustainability, (SFTAS), committee to ensure that the state qualified for World Bank grant […]
FUTA Reappoints Oguntunde, Deputy Vice Chancellor, Development
The Governing Council of the Federal University of Technology Akure, FUTA has approved the reappointment of Professor Phillip Gbenro Oguntunde as Deputy Vice Chancellor, Development for […]
Nigerian Women Can Lead, By Dakuku Peterside
In the year 2008, I co-edited a book with the title- African women can lead published by Kachifo Publishers under its prestige imprint. The book was a collection of […]
FRSC Corps Marshal Solicits For More Support From World Bank
The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps, Dr Boboye Oyeyemi has during the World Bank annual brief on Road Safety improvement in Nigeria, requested […]
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala: Beyond Gender, By Issa Aremu
“I feel ready to go.” – Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala On the 1st of March, a good working Monday, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, former Finance Minister and […]
COVID-19: NGO calls for transparency in funds management
Connected Development (CODE), a non-governmental organisation, has called on stakeholders to ensure transparency and accountability in managing funds for COVID-19 pandemic. The organisation notes that […]
Lifting 100m out of poverty isn’t by accident, we will deliver on it, says Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari says the administration’s ambitious policy of lifting 100 million Nigerians out of poverty did not come by accident or “something we just […]
The Sun Editor, Femi Babafemi, appointed NDLEA’s Director of Media
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has appointed editor, Saturday Sun, Mr. Femi Babafemi as the Agency’s Director of Media and Advocacy. The appointment, […]
Can This Grandmother Save The World? By Azu Ishiekwene
As the World Trade Organisation (WTO) formally announced the appointment of Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as Director General this week, a Swiss newspaper received her with […]
Imo SDG boss monitors on-going conditional cash transfer payment
The Special Adviser to Imo State Governor on SDGs and Humanitarian Services, Hon. Princess Christina Ude has embarked on a monitoring exercise of the […]
El-Rufai elevates aides as Deputy Chief of Staff returns to private life
Governor Nasir El-Rufai has approved the appointment of Mrs. Saude Amina Atoyebi as his Deputy Chief of Staff (Administration), following the decision of Mr […]
$500m: SERAP asks World Bank to publish documents on funded electricity projects
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the World Bank President Mr David Malpass “to exercise the Bank’s prerogative to release archival records and documents […]
Politicising anti-corruption campaign in Nigeria, By Salihu Moh. Lukman
While revalidating his membership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on January 30, 2021, President Muhammadu Buhari accused Nigerian elites of harassing government and pleaded […]
World Bank to fund scheme to provide COVID-19 vaccines for Lebanon
The World Bank said on Thursday it had approved the deployment of 34 million dollars to provide Lebanon with coronavirus vaccines, as the country faces a major surge […]
Osinbajo says lifting 20m Nigerians out of poverty in 2 years within reach
Following the successful activation of the Economic Sustainability Plan’s (ESP) Cash Transfer scheme aimed at delivering financial support to at least 1 million urban-based households […]
COVID-19 tops agenda as 36 Governors meet Wednesday
Alarmed by the intensity of the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, and Nigeria’s tardy commencement of inoculation that is sweeping through countries globally, the […]
Pantami’s Dilemma, by Gimba Kakanda
Behind Nigeria’s problems, over the decades, have been the conspiracies of successive political elites to inflate and politicize population data for partisan agenda. Since those […]
Tambuwal @ 55: The Chronicle of Successes, By Kabir Assada
Today, 10th January, 2021, marks another stepping stone into the diamond stage of life for Sokoto State Governor, Rt. Hon. Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, CFR, Mutawallen […]
In Praise of 2020, By Issa Aremu
Perhaps no year in our generation has been so smeared like 2020! It can be said that we are all living witnesses to a […]