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The World Bank has stated that Nigeria must maintain its ongoing economic reforms for the next 10 to 15 years to establish itself as a leading economic power, not only in sub-Saharan Africa but also on the global stage. These reforms, according to the bank, are crucial for ensuring sustainable growth and development, allowing Nigeria
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The Central Bank of Nigeria has raised the alarm over a growing trend of fraudulent foreign currency transfer claims, warning Nigerians to beware of falsified SWIFT documents being used to back such allegations. In a statement on Tuesday signed by its Acting Director of Corporate Communications, Mrs Hakama Ali, the CBN advised the public to
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The Central Bank of Nigeria has raised the alarm over a growing trend of fraudulent foreign currency transfer claims, warning Nigerians to beware of falsified SWIFT documents being used to back such allegations. In a statement on Tuesday signed by its Acting Director of Corporate Communications, Mrs Hakama Ali, the CBN advised the public to
Amidst growing concerns about climate change’s influence on rural-urban migration, the MIGRAWARE Research Team has called on the Federal Government to invest in capacity-building initiatives to study migration drivers and methodologies for effective. This was contained in communiqué signed by Professor Appollonia Okhimamhe, the Team Lead of MIGRAWARE Research and Director, West African Science Service
Research body urges Federal Government to invest in study of migration
Amidst growing concerns about climate change’s influence on rural-urban migration, the MIGRAWARE Research Team has called on the Federal Government to invest in capacity-building initiatives to study migration drivers and methodologies for effective.
This was contained in communiqué signed by Professor Appollonia Okhimamhe, the Team Lead of MIGRAWARE Research and Director, West African Science Service Centre on Climate Change and Adapted Land Use’s Doctoral Research Programme on Climate Change and Human Habitat (WASCAL DRP on CCHH) at the end of a one-day hybrid validation workshop held at Stratton Hotel, Asokoro, Abuja.
The communiqué lamented the absence of recent census data and limited access to migration and spatial information which it stated has significantly hindered research in the country.
Against this backdrop, it advocate the need for a collaboration between government and relevant stakeholders on a data driven migration policy for the country.
According to the communique: “The partnership between them will be key to ensuring research findings provide a strong foundation for institutional frameworks,”
The workshop’s objective was to showcase and validate research outcomes from the WASCAL DRP on CCHH and the Department of Geography at Federal University of Technology, Minna .
The research also involved collaboration with Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (Germany), the German Aerospace Centre (DLR), Coknow (Germany), PiSolutions (Germany), the University of Wurzburg (Germany), the University of Cape Coast (Ghana), the Centre for Scientific and Industrial Research (Ghana), Hen Mpoano (Ghana), and the University of Nazi Boni (Burkina Faso).
It further underlined the importance of leveraging the outcomes of the WASCAL CCHH-led MIGRAWARE project to shape national migration policies, especially in line with the domestication of the Kampala Declaration.
“Authorities were urged to validate and apply research data on migration for effective policy planning and implementation,” the communique added.
Research body urges Federal Government to invest in study of migration
The Ogun State Chairman of Nigeria Union of Pensioners, Waidi Oloyede, has pleaded with Governor Dapo Abiodun to help float what he termed as health relief under the National Health Insurance scheme such that the retirees who subscribe to the scheme would enjoy a 50 per cent discount. Oloyede said that this kind of request
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The Ogun State Chairman of Nigeria Union of Pensioners, Waidi Oloyede, has pleaded with Governor Dapo Abiodun to help float what he termed as health relief under the National Health Insurance scheme such that the retirees who subscribe to the scheme would enjoy a 50 per cent discount. Oloyede said that this kind of request