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Ibrahim Khaleel, the national president of the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) has described local government autonomy as critical for bringing about development and functional governance at community level and decried the fact that only 9 out of 36 states of the Nigerian federation had yet passed the…

As part of efforts aimed at mobilizing stakeholders’ support for the 2nd edition of the African Youth SDGs Summit scheduled for 7th – 9th November, 2018 in Accra, Ghana, the Summit Team, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in Ghana and the SDGs Advisory Unit at the Office of the Ghanaian…

The Civil Society Forum Advance Forum on Sustainable Development (CAS2030), an alliance of civil society organisations monitoring the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Nigeria Wednesday held its first national conference in Abuja, the Nigerian capital. The conference themed: “Localising the SDGs in Nigeria: The Role of CSOs…

The recently launched Kano State Contributory Healthcare Scheme’s objectives are to protect families from the financial hardship associated with huge medical bills, limit inflationary rise in the cost of healthcare services; as well as ensuring equitable distribution of healthcare costs across different income groups, amongst others. Achieving Universal Healthcare Coverage…

The Resource Center for Human Rights and Civic Education (CHRICED) Thursday did a media launch for the second phase of its project tagged: “Social Mobilization for Accountability in the Implementation of Budgets for Maternal Health Interventions in Kano State”. CHRICED envision a genuinely democratic Nigeria where the well-being of the…

As part of efforts targeted at achieving Goal 6 of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals, which seeks to ensure sustainable management of water resources and access to safe water and sanitation for all, Nigeria inaugurated the National Coordination Implementation Core Team on SDG Goal 6. The members of the National…

Nigeria’s Economic Recovery and Growth Plan (ERGP) of 2017 to 2020 will put the country on the path of economic recovery and stimulate its economic growth, says Ben Akabueze, director general of the Budget of Office of the Federation (BOF). “The focus of the ERGP is stabilizing the macroeconomic environment…

The UK Department for International Development-funded Partnership to Engage, Reform and Learn (DFID-PERL) programme Saturday hosted an interactive session with members of the civil society, media and social media influencers in Kano, aimed at networking, experience sharing as well as partnership on positive use of the social media. PERL, a…

Not a single Nigerian healthcare establishment currently providing healthcare services in the country is operating with a Certificate of Standards, says Dale Ogbunbayo, medical professional. This is even as the National Health Act (NHAct) clearly stipulates that public and private healthcare providers are required to hold a Certificate of Standards.…

The programme manager for the second phase of the UK-Department for International Development-funded Educating Nigerian Girls In New Enterprise (ENGINE II) programme in Kano state, Mustapha Chiroma, has described Parent Teachers Associations (PTAs) and School-Based Management Committees (SBMCs), as critically-important stakeholders in achieving required learning outcomes for in-school girls. “Until…