LAGOS CARES: WAPA COMMENCES MONITORING, EVALUATION OF BENEFICIARIES’ BUSINESSES
August 11, 2023 The Lagos State Government has affirmed that 2,868 recipients of the Lagos COVID-19 Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus (CARES) Programme have received operational grants between N80,000 –…
Paris Club refund: NGF to explore legal options to prevent illegal payment to consultants
November 24, 2022 The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) says it will explore all legal options on the disbursement of the $418 million Paris Club refund and promissory notes to ensure…
FG commends Zamfara govt. for prioritising poor, vulnerable
October 24, 2022 The Federal Government has commended the Zamfara State Government for prioritising the poor and vulnerable in its development agenda. The state also got commendation for its implementation…
Poorer nations dump millions of close-to-expiry COVID-19 vaccines – UNICEF
Jan. 13, 2022 Poorer nations last month rejected more than 100 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines distributed by the global programme COVAX, mainly due to their rapid expiry date, a…
SANWO-OLU LAUNCHES $20 MILLION ‘LAGOS CARES’ PROGRAMME FOR YOUTHS, WOMEN
April 22, 2021 Lagos State Government has rolled out a $20 million Coronavirus (COVID-19) Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus (Lagos CARES) Programme to support livelihood for poor and vulnerable households…
Countries Ban UK Flights As Britain Says New COVID-19 Strain ‘Out Of Control’
European countries banned flights from the UK on Sunday and the WHO called for stronger containment measures as the British government warned that a potent new strain of the virus…
World Bank approves Nigeria’s $1.5bn loan request, says country at a critical juncture
The World Bank has finally approved Nigeria’s request for a $1.5 billion loan. This was announced in a statement by World Bank on Tuesday noting that the facility is a…
World Bank says Nigeria’s $1.5 bn budget support loan request in progress
Nigeria’s 1.5 billion dollar budget support loan request is “still in the works”, says Shubham Chaudhuri, World Bank Country Director for Nigeria. Chaudhuri said this on Thursday in Abuja, at…