Tag: Funding
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Just In: FG stops funding of professional bodies effective 2026
The Federal Government will effective December 31, 2026, stop funding professional bodies in Nigeria. TheNewsGuru.com, (TNG) reports this was contained in a circular dated June 26th and signed by the Director
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Insecurity: Army drafted into ‘unconventional war’ in 32 states, need more funding to be efficient – Ndume
The Chairman, Senate Committee on Army, Senator Ali Ndume, has reiterated calls for increased funding for the army.
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Gbajabiamila: We need more funding for our military to win fight against insecurity
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila said only nine per cent of the total budget of the Nigerian Armed Forces is spent on weapons. Gbajabiamila made this known at public hearing on the Armed Forces Support Trust Fund (Establishment) Bill, organised by the House Committee on Defence on Monday in Abuja.…
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Ministry, WHO, NCDC make urgent call for increased funding for health
The WHO, Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning and the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Tuesday issued urgent call for increased funding for the health sector in Nigeria. The ministry and the NCDC, supported by Resolve to Save Lives, an NGO, made the call hosting a multisectoral workshop on ”Health Security and…
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COVID-19: Trump threatens to permanently withdraw funds, make US exit membership of WHO If… [Full Letter]
U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to permanently pull funding from the World Health Organisation (WHO) if it does not commit to “major substantive improvements” within 30 days. In a four-page letter to WHO director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Trump set out what he called “repeated missteps” by the organisation. He claimed that the WHO…
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Coronavirus: WHO chief bemoans U.S. decision to pull funding
The head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Wednesday that he regretted President Trump’s decision to pull funding for the organisation, but called on world unity to fight the new coronavirus pandemic. “The U.S. has been a long-standing and generous friend of the WHO and we hope it will continue to be so,”…
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COVID-19: Trump fulfills threats, cuts funding to WHO over alleged ‘China-centric’ policies
U.S. President Donald Trump has stopped funding the World Health Organisation, blaming it for America’s coronavirus pandemic woes. Trump announced the move today at a Rose Garden press conference. The U.S. leader had mulled the idea before and dubbed WHO China-centric. “The reality is that the WHO failed to adequately obtain, vet and share information…
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COVID-19: WHO reacts to Trump’s threats to cut funding
The World Health Organisation, WHO on Wednesday replied U.S. President Trump and advised him not to cut funding amid an “acute phase of a pandemic”. The UN agency debunked Trump’s accusation that it “very China-centric,”. It said that continuing work with China is vital for research to combat the virus around the world. Mr. Trump…
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NCC committed to funding innovative telecom research proposals
Prof. Umar Danbatta, the Executive Vice Chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on Wednesday says the commission is committed to funding research proposals from the academia that will improve the telecommunication sector and boost businesses. He made this known at the inauguration of the 18-member Inter-Agency Committee for the Evaluation of 2018 Research Proposals from the…
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Nigerian drone start-up gets first venture funding at UNN
The drone company, Arone, says it has gotten the first venture funding of a start-up at the new business incubator, Roar Nigeria at the University of Nigeria (UNN), Nsukka. Mr Chinwe Okolo, Site Incubator Manager in a statement in Abuja on Friday said the funding was a milestone achievement for the incubator showing it had…