Donald Trump signed the first veto of his presidency Friday, overriding congressional opposition to secure emergency funds to build more walls on the US-Mexico border. Trump declared in the Oval Office that he was “proud” to sign the veto. It came after he suffered an embarrassing defeat on Thursday when senators, including fellow Republicans, voted […]
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Funding
Buratai says funding remains army’s challenge
NAN Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, said though the army was discharging its duty with commitment, zeal and in loyalty to constituted authority, funding had remained one of its challenges. Buratai stated this on Thursday when he received the joint Senate and House of Representatives Committees on Army at army’s headquarters in Abuja. The News […]
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Need for better nutrition funding
WHILE malnutrition constitutes a serious setback to the socio-economic development of a nation, sustainable growth in Nigeria cannot be achieved without prioritised efforts to scale-up and sustain investment for nutrition.
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National assembly needs more funds, says Tambuwal
Experts join CREM, SMEDAN, chart new course for SME funding in Nigeria
Considering the role of SMEs in economic development especially developing countries of Africa, experts, SMEDAN and stakeholders, came together in Lagos recently to chart a new course for SME funding in Nigeria during a business forum organised by Centre for Research in Enterprise and Action in Management, (CREM) on SME Funding in Nigeria: The journey so far.
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‘Funding, non-implementation of new rate affecting pension growth’
The pension fund keeps rising, hitting N8.23 trillion in May. But its contribution to the gross domestic product (GDP) is five per cent. Why is this so? According to National Pension Commission (PenCom) Acting Director-General Mrs Aisha Dahir, inadequate funding of retirement benefits in the public sector, non-implementation of the new rate of pension contributions,Read More
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95% of HIV funding from donor agencies – NACA
Illustration: more adolescents infected with HIV globally, says UNAIDS By Talatu MaiwadaThe National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) on Monday said 95 per cent of HIV and AIDS funding in Nigeria was largely provided by international donor agencies. Dr Sani Aliyu, the Director General, NACA, made the fact known at
Cultural inhibitions, funding hindering innovations in environmental engineering —Prof Coker
Urine harvesting, needle rusher and household composter are innovations in the field of environmental engineering that could be adopted and utilised by the general public today but have been hindered by cultural inhibitions and funding. […]
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‘Cutting N14.5b from EEG, funding for infrastructure disappointing’
The signing into law of the 2018 Appropriation Bill by President Muhammadu Buhari has elicited mixed reactions from stakeholders. While some urge the executive and legislative arms to sheathe their swords to move the country forward, others say the budget may not fulfil its aspirations as it might be bogged down by politicking, report Lucas Ajanaku,Read More
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AfDB grant: SMEDAN strengthens funding, capacity for MSMEs
The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) has secured a grant from the African Development Bank (AfDB) to conduct feasibility studies on all the 23 Industrial Development Centres (IDCs) preparatory to their upgrade and conversion to Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) cluster parks. The Bank of Industry (BoI) is also supportingRead More
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