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M4D graduates fourth set of girls from Life Skills Club (LSC) in Rimi community
The DFID-funded Mobilising for Development (M4D) programme has Tuesday graduated the fourth set of members of its Life Skills Club in Rimi town of Sumaila local government area (LGA) of Kano state. The Life Skills Clubs (LSCs) are a multi-purpose platform for adolescent girls between the ages of 13…
Read More »As the Voices for Change (V4C) draws to an end
As the Voices for Change (V4C) programme draws to a close, efforts are being made to ensure sustainability for the success it has recorded in transforming social attitudes towards women and girls in Nigeria The Voices for Change (V4C) programme, a 4-year DFID funded program is aimed at transforming…
Read More »Expert says 13% of Nigerians risk being mentally deformed
At least 13 per cent of Nigerian children risk growing up with mental deformity unless proper level of iodine is made part of their nutrition, says Babatunde Oguntona, who therefore calls on the Nigerian government to pay greater attention to public health. “If we don’t keep iodine levels proper,…
Read More »President Kenyatta takes early lead against Odinga
Kenya’s president took an early lead as results from national polls rolled in on Wednesday, the election board said, but the opposition dismissed the numbers as “fake” and said their own tally showed they were winning. Tuesday’s contest between President Uhuru Kenyatta, a wealthy 55-year-old businessman, and Raila Odinga, 72,…
Read More »South Africa’s Jacob Zuma survives no-confidence vote
The South African parliament has narrowly voted to keep President Jacob Zuma in office in a secret no-confidence motion against the scandal-plagued leader. Members of the 400-seat parliament voted, 198 to 177 with nine abstentions, on Tuesday against the proposal to remove the president. The opposition needed at least 50…
Read More »UN sees early warning signs of genocide in CAR
Renewed clashes in the Central African Republic are early warning signs of genocide, the UN aid chief said on Monday, calling for more troops and police to beef up the UN peacekeeping mission in the strife-torn country. Some 180,000 people have been driven from their homes this year, bringing the…
Read More »Congo security forces kill at least 14 in rebel clashes
Congolese security forces killed at least 14 members of secessionist rebel group Bundu dia Kongo (BDK) on Monday during clashes in the capital Kinshasa and southwestern city of Matadi. At least one police officer also died, police said. The clashes followed an attack by BDK members on Kinshasa’s main prison…
Read More »ADVERTORIAL: Agriculture as a tool for job creation in Nigeria
“If improved, agriculture is the surest way of youth unemployment in Nigeria because government doesn’t have the capacity to provide employment to all our unemployed youth” – Bashir Aminu Sulaiman, Yariman Dutse The challenge of youth unemployment is doubtlessly one of the greatest challenges facing Nigeria today.…
Read More »President Uhuru Kenyatta hopes to secure a second term
President Uhuru Kenyatta is running for a second shot at leading Kenya. Uhuru, as he is known, took office in 2013 following a disputed election. His time in office has been marred by allegations of corruption and instigating violence. But he remains one of the two frontrunners in Tuesday’s vote.…
Read More »Fourth time lucky? Raila Odinga bids to be Kenya’s president again
The son of Kenya’s first vice president is running for the presidency for the fourth – and most likely – last time. Al Jazeera takes a look back at the career of the Raila Odinga. Al Jazeera’s Mohamed Adow reports from Mombasa, Kenya. The post Fourth time lucky? Raila Odinga…
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AUDA-NEPAD Launches Working Group on Substandard, Falsified Medical Products
The African Union Development Agency–NEPAD (AUDA-NEPAD), through its African Medicines Regulatory Harmonisation (AMRH) programme, …
