The new U.S. administration under President Donald Trump has halted funding for the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), sending shockwaves through global HIV/AIDS programs. Since 2003, PEPFAR has invested more than $85 billion in the global fight against HIV/AIDS, saving over 17 million lives across 54 countries. In Nigeria, the U.S. government has…

The police high command has ordered a detailed investigation into the allegation of poor funding of police stations across the country. Although it debunked the insinuations, the IGP has ordered detectives to get to the root of the matter, as he noted that Divisional Police Officers are well-funded. The spokesman of the high command, ACP…

The Nigerian agricultural sector is said to be suffering from a $182 billion funding gap, making the country’s quest for food security a herculean task to accomplish. This is despite efforts by the government. Chief Executive Officer of Stanbic IBTC Bank, Mr. Wole Adeniyi, who disclosed this at the bank's 2024 Agribusiness Breakfast Summit held…

The Chief Judge (CJ) of Akwa Ibom, Justice Ekaette Obot, has appealed to Governor Umo Eno for the regular release of funds to the Judiciary

Health experts have called on the Federal Government to prioritize dedicated funding for health research and create policies that foster innovation in public health technologies. This, they stated, is expected to revolutionize the country's healthcare landscape, making quality care more accessible and efficient. They spoke in Abuja at an investiture/lecture on the Research Ineffectiveness Impeding…

Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State has been urged to honor his commitment to steadily increase funding for the Kaduna State Women Empowerment Fund (KADSWEF) as pledged in his manifesto, pre-election. Despite his pledge to promote women's participation in micro, small, and medium-scale enterprises (MSMEs) by increasing the basket of funds available in KADSWEF every…

The Chief Medical Director (CMD), National Hospital, Abuja, Prof. Muhammad Mahmud, says the hospital is seeking a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) funding model to function optimally. Mahmud spoke on Monday in Abuja, at a news briefing to commemorate the hospital’s 25th anniversary. He said that hospitals do not have to fully depend on the government to…

  Gov. Bassey Otu of Cross River says his administration has secured funding for a groundbreaking railway project to connect the southern and northern regions of the state. READ ALSO:Protest, concern trail Cross River’s super highway project Otu made the disclosure at the State Executive Council meeting in Calabar on Friday. The governor said the…

A University Don, Professor Olatunde Babawale, has advocated the need for governments at all levels in Nigeria, to allocate more funds to

Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani on Saturday announced Rome would restore funding for the UN agency for Palestinian

Professor Olu Obafemi’s bright picture of what goes against the grain of funding public university education in Nigeria is as bright as ever.

We ride on with pleasurable pleasure of enjoying Professor Olu Obafemi’s patriotic concern with the central government’s attitude to what we call Nigeria’s public universities. What I enjoin you to enjoy is the pleasurable bleakness of our great thinker’s elucidation of what he elucidates.