President Muhammadu Buhari says the eradication of wild polio in Nigeria is one of the dividends of his government. The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Friday had said it would
Development Cable
BY KEVWE OKPORUA A riot of canoes bumping into each other in narrow waterways — paddlers yell a chorus of instructions to other boats: “Move! Shift! Stop!” Expletives are thrown in
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has announced a five-year, US$1.6 billion commitment to Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, to deliver life-saving vaccines to the world’s poorest countries. According to the
Niger has been ranked the least prepared state for health emergencies amongst all states in the country. According to a Health Preparedness Index published by SBM Intelligence, Cross River is
The United Nations (UN) has launched a coronavirus appeal for $6.7 billion to contain the spread of the virus in the world’s most “fragile countries”. The appeal is a global
BY KELECHI ONYEMAOBI AND ADEDEJI ADEMIGBUJI As Nigeria grapples with the outbreak of COVID-19, the government has initiated measures including lockdowns and closure of borders to contain the spread of
Farmers and stakeholders in the agricultural sector have warned that the country is in danger of food shortage due to
Olufemi Oladunni, the executive director of the Agricultural and Rural Management Training Institute (ARMTI), says the national food production would
Save the Children International Nigeria says it is concerned that the coronavirus pandemic may expose vulnerable children to malnutrition and
The United Nation’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has launched a $40m COVID-19 fund to support rural farmers in
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has announced an additional $150 million to its funding for the global response to COVID-19. The foundation in a
“Corona no big pass us, we go fight am, we go win am … as long as we remember to
Nigeria has had a long-running battle with misinformation and disinformation. In times of health pandemics, misinformation, or false information shared
The Foundation for Partnership Initiative in the Niger Delta (PIND) says having stakeholders participate in the co-development of ideas, solutions
Bill Gates, global health advocate and world’s richest man for 18 years, says novel coronavirus vaccine could be ready for
Amina Mohammed, deputy secretary-general of United Nations, says poverty is declining in Africa but 428 million people are still living in
