The International Labour Organization (ILO) has launched the first Green Jobs for Youth Pact at the Climate Change Conference (COP27) in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, as part of its work to promote a Just Transition to a more sustainable and greener future. The labour organization stated that the Youth Pact, a partnership with UN and other […]
The Statistician General of the Federation (SGN), Dr. Yemi Kale, on Tuesday urged Nigerians to support officers of the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) assigned to conduct the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS6)/National Immunization Coverage Survey(NICS) surveys nationwide to ensure the success of the exercise. The MICS is the largest source of statistically sound and […]
The United Nations Children’s Education Fund (UNICEF) marked the Nigerian Children’s Day 2021 with a charge to goverments and other stakeholders to give optimum priority to child rights protection in the face of current threats posed by the COVID-19 pandemic to recorded successes recorded in the drive towards children’s development. The UNICEF’s Country Director, Peter […]
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Friday said it had not received any application from COVID-19 vaccine manufacturers and therefore no vaccine has been approved by it to treat patients infected with the virus. The Director General of the agency, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, in a statement, warned Nigerians, especially […]
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Water Resources and UNICEF, will this Sunday, November 24, flag off a WASH – NORM Survey in Nigeria to collect latest information on improved water access, the percentage of Nigerians who are involved in open defecation, and general sanitation practices. The WASH […]
Guinness Nigeria Plc, a subsidiary of Diageo, has entered into strategic partnership with WaterAid with the ultimate goal of ensuring sustainable access to water, sanitation and hygiene, while helping people take action to improve their health and well-being. The partnership has the Guinness Nigeria ‘Water of Life’ programme and WaterAid Nigeria working with the Kebbi […]