Tag: UNFPA
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UNFPA reveals $222bn needed to achieve set goals for women
The Executive Director of UN Population Fund (UNFPA), Dr Natalia Kanem, says the world needs 222 billion dollars in new investment to achieve set goals for women and girls by 2030.
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UNFPA calls on FG to invest in healthcare and education to avert poverty for 250 million Nigerians
The United Nation Population Fund (UNFPA) has called on the federal government to invest in healthcare and education if it does not want 250 million Nigerians to become poor in the coming years. UNFPA Country Representative, Ms Ulla Mueller, said this in Abuja on Monday, Nov. 21, at a parliamentary summit to fast-track Nigeria’s demographic…
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The case against sex education – By Sonnie Ekwowusi
Last week, a group of pro-choice NGOs staged a protest against the Hon. Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu for directing the Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council (NERDC) to expunge the current immoral sex education taught in Nigerian schools from the school curriculum.
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Buhari unveils 2023 Census Project Document, lauds NPC for successful Trial Census
President Muhammadu Buhari has unveiled the 2023 National Population and Housing Census Project Document, aimed at promoting robust and informed national conversation on procedures for the census.
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Obasanjo tasks NPC on accurate, credible 2023 census
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Tuesday tasked the National Population Commission (NPC) to conduct accurate, credible and acceptable data, in the forthcoming 2023 census, saying that it would assist the country in planning and formulating policies. Obasanjo made the call during a courtesy visit by the Executive Chairman of NPC who came alongside with the…
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WPD: UN announces world population to reach 8 billion on Nov. 15
In a statement released on Monday in New York by the United Nations (UN) to mark the 2022 World Population Day (WPD), the UN announced that the world’s population is expected to reach eight billion on Nov. 15. Newsmen reports that WPD was established by the Governing Council of the UN Development Programme in 1989.…
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Census: Population clock cannot guarantee accurate population figure, says UNFPA
Mr Osaretin Adonri, Assistant Representative, UN Population Fund (UNFPA) says population clock is not a reliable indicator to guarantee accurate population figure of any nation. He told News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Monday that “population clock is only an electronic projection that is functional based on programming.” He said that population clock…
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2.3m girls, 1.6m women need reproductive health services in North East – UNFPA
UN Population Fund (UNFPA) says more than 2.3 million girls and 1.6 million women need reproductive health services in the North East. The fund’s Country Reresentative, Dr Eugene Kongnyuy, told News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja that no fewer than 7.1 million women were affected by the insurgency in the region. Kongnyuy…
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International Women’s Day: UNFPA advocates increased access to reproductive health rights to women
The UN Population Fund (UNFPA) on Wednesday said economic inequalities plaguing much of the world today were reinforced by many other forms of inequalities, including inequality in sexual and reproductive health. Dr Natalia Kanem, the Executive Director, UNFPA, made this known in a statement by Mrs Kori Habib, the Media Advisor, UNFPA Nigeria in Abuja.…
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Valentine: UNFPA launches campaign to end child marriage
The UN Population Fund (UNFPA) is promoting its “I don’t” campaign which called on the world to prioritise ending child marriage to commemorate the 2018 Valentine’s Day. UNFPA regretted that although Valentine’s Day is celebrated as a romantic time for couples, millions of children are coupled up before they are ready, often against their…