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EU-UN Spotlight Calls For Inclusivity On Sexual Violence
Blessing Bature, Abuja As the EU-UN Spotlight Initiative begins its second phase of implementation, the European Union, EU, has called for more inclusivity so that no one is left behind and emphasized a central commitment of the Sustainable Development Goals,
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NCC Urges LBS To Review Existing Telecoms-Related Training Courses
Mariam Sanni, Abuja Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, has urged its training partner, Lagos Business School of Pan-Atlantic University to review its existing training courses to meet the commission’s human capital development needs. The commission said in a statement yesterday that
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NTI Retrains 18,367 Unqualified Teachers In The North East
Hassan Jirgi, Maiduguri The National Teachers Institute (NTI) has matriculated 18,367 unqualified teachers from Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states (BAY states) for retraining under its emergency teacher retraining programme, just as Minister of Education harps on teachers’ professional development. The
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FG Commends APRM Team On Successful CSAR Process In Nigeria
… Review will strengthen sustainable economic development- Princess Akobundu Joel Ajayi The Federal Government have commended the entire Africa Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) team for the diligent and excellent work that led to the successful completion of Country Self Assessment
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FAME Foundation, AFD Sign Agreement on Sports for Girls Development
Joel Ajayi FAME Foundation signed a Financial Agreement and Partnership of 20, 000 Euros with Agence Francaise de Developpement (AFD), a French Government public utility office on July 14, 2021 in Abuja. The grant will support the PLAY it DREAM
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UNESC Takes COVID-19 Awareness Campaign To Mpape Community
Joel Ajayi United Nations Economic and Social Council (UNESC) at the weekend, carried out a one-day awareness and sensitization campaign to educate Mpape residents on how to prevent contracting COVID-19. The Special Advisory Council to the United Nations in Nigeria
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Stakeholders Validate Monitoring & Evaluation Framework For Humanitarian Activities
Joel Ajayi The Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development has concluded a Monitoring and Evaluation Workshop and Orientation on its Interventions, Inventory and Logistics Dashboard for its Agencies and Partners. The workshop which started on December
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#EndSARS: Buni Appeal Yobe Youths To Disassociate Protests
Hassan Jirgi, Damaturu Yobe state Governor Hon Mai Mala Buni, has advised youths in the state and the North-East geopolitical zone to distance themselves from the ongoing #EndSARS protest across the country. Buni made the appeal during the lunching of
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FG Charges Regulatory Agencies To Check Exploitation At Seaports
Joel Ajayi The Minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi has charged regulatory agencies to reduce the cost of doing business by checking the exploitation of operators at seaports. The Minister who gave this charge at the 2020 World
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SDGs: Okowa Calls For Seriousness In Attaining Targets
Delta Governor, Senator (Dr.) Ifeanyi Okowa, has decried the inability of Nigeria to meet targets of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), saying there had been inconsistencies in governments’ commitment to the programme. Speaking when the Presidential Management Team of SDGs led
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