LAGOS TO SERVE AS SDGs ACCELERATOR, INNOVATION HUB FOR SOUTH-WEST
Oct. 11, 2021 In line with the strategic vision of the Lagos State Government towards establishing a model for its sustainability agenda, the Office of Sustainable Development Goals and Investment…
COVID-19: 20% Of Full-Time Nigerian Workforce Lost Employment In 2020 – Report
Sept. 21, 2021 At least 20 per cent of the full-time workforce in Nigeria lost employment during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, a new report released on Tuesday has revealed….
FG to announce commencement of fully paid fellowship programme for 20,000 under 30 graduates Tuesday
August 30, 2021 President Muhammadu Buhari is expected to make a key announcement on the Nigeria Jubilee Fellows Programme on Tuesday. The programme aims to place 20,000 skilled young Nigerian…
FG to establish Aerospace University to boost Aviation sector, produce the needed manpower
July 9, 2021 The Federal Government will soon establish an Aerospace University to address the challenges of qualified and specialized manpower in the nation’s aviation sector. Minister of Aviation, Hadi…
Insurgency: Nearly 350,000 killed in Northeast Nigeria – UN
June 25, 2021 Northeast Nigeria’s conflict with Islamist insurgencies had killed nearly 350,000 people as of the end of 2020, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) said on Thursday. The…
Moghalu elected Board member of UN group; says ‘I’m honoured’
June 20, 2021 On behalf of the Board of Directors of the Academic Council on the United Nations System, I write with the news that the ACUNS Nominations Committee and…
NAF commences airlifting of COVID-19 relief materials to West African countries
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Wednesday in Abuja commenced the airlift of COVID-19 medical relief materials donated by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to its 14-member…
FG, UN host webinar for journalists on FSSD
The Federal Government of Nigeria in collaboration with the United Nations system in Nigeria, will be hosting a webinar for journalists on the Nigeria National Food Systems Dialogue (FSSD) 2021….
Borno youth team wins global innovation contest, beat 71 others
A team of young people, ”Team MUDA” providing basic education classes for vulnerable children and youths in Borno state, has won the $15,000 Education Category prize of the 2020 Generation…
UN’s $250M support package aligns with Buhari administration’s ESP – Osinbajo
The initiative by the United Nations in collaboration with some development partners to complement Nigeria’s COVID-19 economic recovery efforts under the Nigerian Economic Sustainability Plan (ESP) is a fitting acknowledgment…