…evidence sharing and action planning”. The Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Welfare, Nkechinyere Ugwu, noted that the state has continued to partner the organisation to ensure that protection and inclusion of women in institutional architecture is achieved. Represented by the Director of Women Affairs, Austin…

Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof Ali Pate, disclosed that the reform is targeted at reducing suicide deaths and attempts by 15 per cent by 2030. Briefing State House correspondents after the FEC meeting, Pate said suicide remains a major public health concern in Nigeria and globally, citing Worl…

…was attributed to the impact of monetary policy decisions on domestic debt service. Social welfare transfers accounted for N424bn, while N419bn went to the FCT, Ecological Fund and Natural Resources-related interventions. The higher naira cost of foreign obligations accounted for another N201bn. The scorecard also put…

…in roads, bridges, healthcare, education, salaries, pensions, agriculture and social welfare. In Osun, the government said it had sustained investments in roads and bridges just as Delta recently inaugurated official quarters for permanent secretaries, alongside other infrastructural projects. In Gombe, officials said…

…Apampa, Senator Tolu Odebiyi, Dr Isiaq Kunle Salako, Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare; Brig-Gen Idowu Olurin, former Military Administrator and Sole Administrator of Ekiti State; Gen Bamidele Shafa (retd.); and industrialists in cement, agriculture and logistics who have built companies employing thousan…

…the state capital, on Thursday. Eno, who described women’s empowerment as critical to social welfare and a major component of his administration’s ARISE Agenda, said at least 300 women would be selected from each ward across the state for the programme. Commending the Federal Government for bringing the LPG (cooking ga…

…administration had also implemented projects in agriculture, education, healthcare and social welfare. “We are really happy with this initiative. We appreciate the efforts of the administration and will continue to support its programmes,” he said.

…ahead of the zonal launch. She also acknowledged the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof Muhammad Pate, and the Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency, Dr Muyi Aina, for their roles in driving the programme to secure the wellbeing of vu…

…for joining.The APC also pointed to the work of the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Professor Muhammad Ali Pate, noting his contributions to health-sector reforms and federal interventions in Bauchi State and other parts of the country as a factor that resonated with incoming members.Despite the num…

…Anti-Touting Squad Agency in collaboration with the state Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Welfare, has arrested a mother and her accomplice for selling her baby for ₦2.9 million in Awada, Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State. The mother of the child, identified simply as Miss Chioma, while narratin…

…a presidential programme jointly coordinated by the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare and the Federal Ministry of Power to improve electricity access in public health institutions. The Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr Iziaq Salako, who disclosed the outcome of the meeting, said the commit…

…to join other states across the country. The Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Welfare, Nkechinyere Ugwu on Monday explained that Action Plan is a policy framework and not a bill requiring passage by the Imo State House of Assembly. She explained that while the ministry collaborated closely with the legislature…

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…Hospitals, Dr Okpikpi Okpako, on behalf of the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof Ali Pate. The ministry said the approval followed a request by the Nigerian Union of Allied Health Professionals for the introduction of a ward coat allowance for its members. “I am directed to forward the attached l…

…of agencies, parastatals and departments under the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, noting that while boards in ministries such as Education, Labour and Aviation have been inaugurated, those in the health sector remain unattended to. According to the unions, the absence of governing boards has weakened in…

…that strengthening inclusive education requires collaboration across education, health, social welfare and other sectors. The acting director expressed concern that Nigeria currently operates more than 45 Early Childhood Development service delivery platforms across different sectors with limited coordination, resultin…

…In addition to the custodial sentence, the court directed the Department of Social Welfare in Lawra to provide counselling and psychosocial support to the survivor to aid her recovery. The Upper West Regional Police Command praised the investigators and prosecutor for their professionalism and dedication, which led to…

…would focus more deliberately on strengthening government institutions, expanding the social welfare workforce, mobilising domestic financing and improving access to quality child protection services across Nigeria. McCauley also advocated stronger collaboration across sectors, noting that child protection cannot be ad…

…care across the country. The warning came as the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare marked Nigeria’s first official World Brain Day, a landmark event that also witnessed the announcement of plans to establish a Brain Health Desk and develop the country’s first National Brain Health Agenda. Founder and Execut…

…witnessed the conferment of doctorate degrees on the Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr Iziaq Salako, and his Chief of Staff, Dr Oluwatoyin Taiwo, during the university’s 15th Postgraduate Convocation and Doctor of Philosophy Hooding Ceremony held in Ilisan-Remo, Ogun State. Speaking at the ceremony, A…

…needs. The resident doctors also appealed to the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof Muhammad Pate, and other relevant authorities to intervene urgently to avert a prolonged disruption of healthcare services. Adenuga maintained that the strike would continue until concrete steps were taken to addre…

…of the 2027 general elections. It also commended the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Professor Muhammad Ali Pate, for his contributions to the health sector, urging political actors to promote constructive engagement within the party. The group defended Abubakar’s record as governor between 2015 and…

…with austerity, pointing to Europe and America as models where governments still fund social welfare, stating that “even in America, when you talk about agriculture we come to EU up to 35% on subsidies and all that so that will give us empirical evidence to question the essence of this.” International development exper…

…that the National Drug Use Summit was convened by the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency and the United Nations in Nigeria, with support from development partners, including the Global Fund, to advance the implementation of Nigeria’s National Drug Control Master Plan…

…state governments should strengthen such efforts by committing more public resources to social welfare programmes. “If you advise APC governors to set aside N500 million every month to support the poor and the needy, they will do it. “Davido and Asake have been trying in their own ways. The governors should also contri…