Friday 16th February 2024: ASUU Rejects Education Loan Proposal
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The 5th Estate Newsletter || Friday 16th February 2024
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has strongly criticised the proposed education loan scheme, warning that it could lead students into permanent debt
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) recently announced its decision to relocate one quarter of its New York-based staff to Nairobi, Kenya, sparking discontent among employees.
From the 8th National Assembly when the idea was first mooted, proposals to regulate civil society groups have come under different nomenclatures.
A coalition of organizations issued an open letter on Wednesday to the Chair of the UN’s Ad Hoc Committee on Cybercrime, emphasizing “critical flaws” in the latest draft of the UN Cybercrime Convention—the so-called Zero Draft—and urging significant amendments.
The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC), has called on the National Assembly to shape a legislative agenda that addresses the root causes of poor compliance to food fortification policies and workforce nutrition in Nigeria.
A United Kingdom-based non-governmental organization, committed to poverty eradication, Innocent Udoidiong Foundation, has pledged to partner with the member representing Oruk Anam/Ukanafun federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon Idem Uyime, for more human capacity development of his constituents.
Akanimo Cancer Foundation has made case for collaborative funding and massive awareness on childhood cancer in Nigeria.
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo and former Commonwealth Secretary-General, Chief Emeka Anyaoku, will chair the proceedings of the Lifeline Advocacy and Development Initiative Foundation as it raises N100 million “towards fighting cancer in Nigeria and extending a lifeline and hope to cancer patients.”
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The PUNCH Media Foundation in collaboration with the U.S. Consulate, Lagos, will train some selected media cartoonists in editorial cartooning.
The Nigerian government has been characterized as making a strong commitment to align with Sustainable Development Goal 6 (SDG 6), which focuses on enhancing Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) services by 2030.
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), has donated health supplies and equipment worth over 300,000 dollars to Borno state government.
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The World Bank's executive board has approved $300 million in new funds for Afghanistan, which it will deploy outside the control of the Taliban authorities, the development lender confirmed Thursday
President Bola Tinubu has approved the reconstitution of the executive management teams of parastatals under the Federal Ministry of Housing and Urban Development
Ten garrison Department of the Army civilian employees from various directorates embarked on a 90-day journey Jan. 16 to learn new essential career skills through the Development Assignment Program or DAP. The DAP’s purpose is to inspire and encourage Fort Moore’s civilian employees’ professional growth and enhance their knowledge and skills.
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