…three separate $500m facilities for climate resilience, social protection and early childhood development. 2. The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof. Joash Amupitan, has reaffirmed the commission’s neutrality ahead of the 2027 general election, saying INEC has no candidate or politica…

…three separate $500m facilities for climate resilience, social protection and early childhood development. The most immediate is a proposed $500m additional financing for the Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes project, known as ACReSAL. The World Bank has fixed October 29, 2026, as the estimated date for…

…The acting director expressed concern that Nigeria currently operates more than 45 Early Childhood Development service delivery platforms across different sectors with limited coordination, resulting in fragmented services and duplication of efforts. She revealed that about 40 per cent of Nigerian children under five a…

…poverty. The framework proposes increased investments in nutrition, early childhood development, sanitation, household food security and social protection, targeting an eight-percentage-point reduction in stunting among children under five during the CPF period. The documents also reviewed the implementation of the pre…

…to the First Lady, Busola Kukoyi, said the discussions centred on the World Bank’s Early Childhood Development programme and its five-year implementation roadmap for Nigeria. The statement was titled, ‘First Lady Oluremi Tinubu Receives World Bank Team.’ It quoted the First Lady as saying, “We are looking forward to sc…

From unfinished homes to shop compartments, this report explores how unequal living conditions influence early childhood development and deepen inequalities among children in a community in Abuja. The post How poverty affects childhood development in Nigerian capital appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.