Sustainable Development Goals

Princess Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Sustainable Development Goals has reiterated the unwavering commitment of the Federal Government of Nigeria and the Office of the Senior Special Assistant…

Razaq Bamidele The newly-elected All Progressives Congress (APC) Lagos West Senatorial District Candidate, Dr Idiat Oluranti Adebule has expressed her appreciation of the confidence reposed in her by her senatorial district chapter of…

Senate President Ahmad Lawan at the weekend commissioned a 120-bed capacity Mother and Child Hospital named after President Muhammadu Buhari. The health facility which was facilitated by the Senate President was constructed by the…

Lagos State has set a six-year target to achieve universal health coverage, with Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu disclosing, on Thursday, that the government would work assiduously towards achieving the goal and making affordable healthcare…

The President of the UN General Assembly, Amb. Tijani Muhammad-Bande, has called for concerted global action against illicit financial flows (IFFs) to actualise the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Muhammad-Bande made the call in…

There must be a renewed commitment towards eliminating health impediments that can ruin the future of the girl-child and limit her productivity, Governor  Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has charged. Governor Sanwo-Olu said all hands…

Clement Nnachi (Abakaliki) The Chairman of Afikpo South Local Government Area in Ebonyi State, Barrister Eni Uduma Chima, has restated that the council intends to expend N800 million on construction / rehabilitation of road projects…

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has ruled out “technocratic discussions or fancy speeches” during the high-level week of the organisation, beginning on Monday. Guterres told newsmen in New York on Wednesday that he had emphasised…

Ms Maria Espinosa, the President of the 73rd UN General Assembly, on Monday handed over to Nigeria’s Muhammad-Bande, who will lead the 74th session of the Assembly in the next one year. The ceremony, held inside the General Assembly Hall…

Nigeria needs not less than 337 billion dollars to implement the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) from 2019 to 2022, the UN Support Plan for the Sahel has estimated. The cost of implementing the SDGs in Nigeria, according to the plan…