UNDP
9 Apr
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has offered N200 million in support to Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in Bayelsa State.
25 Mar
Global television audiences who tune in for their local weather reports today are in for a surprise – a special forecast from the year 2050. While the format is familiar, the forecasts – anchored by children – are not. These young TV meteorologists joined the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) for its newly Weather Kids campaign, created…
21 Mar
United Nations Development Fund (UNDP), in collaboration with the Katsina State Government, will organise a Northwest peace and security summit in the state.
20 Mar
The newly launched Human Development Index report for 2023/24 by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has revealed that Human Capital Development has been on constant decline since 2019.
19 Mar
The newly launched Human Development Index report for 2023/24 by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) has revealed that human capital development has been on a constant decline since 2019. The HDR showed that the path of human development progress which shifted downwards in 2020 has remained below the pre-2019 trend, threatening to entrench permanent…
3 Mar
Bimbo Oloyede has the reputation of being the first woman to cast Network News on Nigerian Television Authority (NTA). She is an author, speaker and trainer, and has been a broadcast professional for nearly five decades.
28 Feb
European ambassadors have called for a just international order where people around the world can benefit from peace, stability and prosperity. This was the content of a statement marking two years of Russia...
27 Feb
The Federal Government has urged development partners, civil society groups and stakeholders in the gender sector to ensure that training provided to women and girls is complemented with essential tools, empowering them to apply their skills effectively.
20 Dec
“As long as power-hungry and inordinately ambitious candidates have to pay humongous sums of between N10 million to N100 million for political parties’ nomination forms for senatorial, gubernatorial and presidential contests
15 Dec
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Sustainable Development Goals, SSAP-SDGs, Princess Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire, has emphasized the urgency of accelerating climate action plans through national financing strategies and Integrated National Financing Frameworks (INFFs), highlighting their critical role in climate action financing. Orelope-Adefulire made these remarks at a pivotal Climate Finance Side Event hosted by…
11 Dec
“As long as power-hungry and inordinately ambitious candidates have to pay humongous sums of between N10 million to N100 million for political parties’ nomination forms for senatorial, gubernatorial and presidential contests, in a country that currently boasts of 133 million multi-dimensionally poor citizens
9 Dec
Ogun State government and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) are to cooperate in the areas of economic development and technology.This was stated at a stakeholders' meeting between UNDP team
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Leicester City striker Kelechi Iheanacho faces uncertainty regarding his future as his contract nears its end, with reports suggesting that the club may not extend his contract beyond this season. The Nigerian attacker joined Leicester City from Manchester City in 2017. However, with his contract approaching its expiration, speculation has arisen regarding his next move.…
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Montpellier striker Akor Adams remains optimistic about his prospects of earning a spot in Nigeria's Super Eagles squad, despite the fierce competition among the team's forwards. Adams gained attention this year after moving from Norwegian club Lillestrom in a deal worth €4.5 million. The 24-year-old started his Ligue 1 season impressively, scoring seven goals in…
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A key witness in the criminal trial of Donald Trump detailed Thursday how he worked with the former president's personal lawyer to kill a Playboy model's story about a sexual relationship with the Republican.
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Head Coach Bankole Olowookere has called up 25 players to the camp of Nigeria's U17 Girls National Team, Flamingos, in preparation for the upcoming FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup qualifying match against Burkina Faso. This squad selection is part of the lead-up to the third round of the African qualifying series. The list includes a…
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Telecommunications companies operating in Nigeria Airtel, MTN, 9Mobile, and Glo, are proposing an increment of tariff. The Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) and the Association of Telecommunication Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) on Thursday, in a joint statement said the current price control mechanism is not at par with the economic realities. Consequently,…