With “Empowering Women in the maritime community” as the theme for 2019, World Maritime Day, the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), is working to expand female participation in the industry. To this end, IMO has unveiled a new logo to boost the move. “IMO has a strong commitment to helping achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) […] …
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National migration policy to be adopted soon – Buhari
Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari has disclosed that a national policy on internal displacement is in the process of adoption, adding that it will help regulate the internal displacement crisis and complement the fight against the Islamist insurgency in the north east. This follows the president’s assurance that Nigeria will remain a migrant-friendly nation. […]
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Why I’m in Nigeria, by Faki, AU chair
Aidoghie Paulinus, Abuja Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, Moussa Faki, has said that one of the reasons he was in Nigeria was to discuss the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) with President Muhammadu Buhari. This was even as he hailed the President for his role in the anti-corruption crusade in Nigeria and […]
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SDGs 3rd anniversary: Group begs Senate to pass Water Resources Bill
Okwe Obi, Abuja As Nigeria joins the rest of the world to mark the 3rd anniversary of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a group, the Civil Society Coalition on Sustainable Development (CSCSD) has appealed to the Senate to pass the Water Resources Bill which is captured in SDGs 6. NSCSD’s National Coordinator, Dr. David Winjobio, made […]
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Nigeria’ll faithfully implement SDGs, Buhari assures world leaders
Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja. President Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday, reiterated Nigeria’s commitment to the faithful implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SGDs). This was even as the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) has urged increased legislative priority and inclusive process in the implementation of SDGs. According to Auwa Ibrahim Musa Rafsanjani, Executive Director, CISLAC, effective […]
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Delta spends N1.6 billion on 150 SDG projects
Senior Special Assistant to Governor Ifeanyi Okowa on SDG, Dr. Andy Elabor said the money was received in the past three years from the state government. Paul Osuyi, Asaba The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Delta State said it had received a total of N1.6 billion as counterpart funds which were used in execution of […]
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Entrepreneurship’ll solve Nigeria’s unemployment problem, says FUTO VC
Stanley Uzoaru, Owerri Vice Chancellor or the Federal University of Technology Owerri (FUTO), Prof. Francis Eze, has advocated for a dynamic entrepreneurship as a means of dealing with the unemployment problem in the country. He disclosed this, on Wednesday, while delivering his address during the third annual conference of the Centre for Entrepreneurial Studies held […]
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Buhari moves to increase education funding
LADOL MD asks UN to support private sector in developing countries
Amy Jadesimi, managing director of Lagos Deep Offshore Logistics Base (LADOL), has urged the United Nations to support private sector companies in low income high growth economies such as Nigeria. The post LADOL MD asks UN to support private sector in developing countries appeared first on TheCable.
IFAD: Diaspora remittances to developing countries to hit $6.5trn by 2030
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has estimated that remittances sent to developing countries could cross $6.5 trillion by 2030, involving over one billion senders and receivers. IFAD said The post IFAD: Diaspora remittances to developing countries to hit $6.5trn by 2030 appeared first on TheCable.