October 12th, 2023: Empowering Entrepreneurs: AfDB and NGO

October 12th, 2023: Empowering Entrepreneurs: AfDB and NGO

The 5th Estate News || Thursday 12th October 2023


Girl-Child Day: NGO Launches Spelling Bee, Quiz Competition in Borno

Unique Care and Support Foundation (CASFOD), a nonprofit organization, has commemorated the 11th-anniversary of the International Day for the Girl-Child by launching a technology-driven Spelling Bee and Mathematics Quiz Competition for Junior Secondary Schools in Borno state.


Building Collapse: NGO Demands Probe into Rehiring of Sacked Lagos Workers

The Human and Environmental Development Agenda has expressed concerns regarding the reinstatement of personnel from the Lagos State Building Control Agency who had been terminated earlier in connection with the collapse of a six-story building within Lekki Gardens Estate at Ikate Elegushi, Lekki in March 2016.


UN Chief Urges Immediate Action to Prevent Israel-Gaza Conflict Spillover

UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Wednesday voiced grave concern over the escalating conflict in Israel and Gaza and stressed the need to prevent the violence from spreading into the wider region.


UN Secretary-General Briefs Member States on Progress on Our Common Agenda

UN General Assembly (UNGA) President Dennis Francis convened an informal consultation to hear an update from UN Secretary-General António Guterres on progress towards Our Common Agenda (OCA).


Egypt Foreign Minister Discusses Gaza Aid with UN

Egypt’s top diplomat Sameh Shoukry hosted talks with the head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees on Wednesday as spiralling violence in neighbouring Gaza displaced more than 263,000 people.


Substantial Progress made in Girls' Access to Education Since 2015: UNESCO

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) said on Wednesday that substantial progress has been made in promoting gender parity in education, with 50 million more girls enrolling in school since 2015.


Leadership not for Males Only, NGO tells Schoolgirls

A non-governmental organisation, Family and Youth Support Initiative, has encouraged female adolescents to see themselves as natural leaders and stop playing second fiddle to their male counterparts.


NGO Launches Mental Wellness Website to Mark 3rd Anniversary

Nigeria’s leading mental health startup, Mycarebuddy Mental Health Therapy, has launched a website for improved services, as part of activities to mark her third anniversary.


Global NGO Blames Bad Governance in Nigeria on Lack of Moral, Ethical Standards

The Country Director, Accountability Lab Nigeria, Odeh Friday, has blamed bad governance in Nigeria on lack of moral and ethical standards.


Menstrual Health, others Take Centre Stage at International Day of the Girl Child in Akwa Ibom

Activities marking the International Day of the Girl Child took the centre stage in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital as several non-governmental organisations (NGO) rolled out programmes to draw attention to the plight of the girl child and made pledges to empower them.


AfDB, NGO Inaugurate Project to Boost Small Enterprises

The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group’s country office in Guinea and the Non-Governmental Organisation Dare to Innovate (DTI) have inaugurated a project to boost small enterprises.


Include Female Genitalia on UNESCO World Heritage List, NGO

Female genital mutilation is a harmful traditional practice. An international NGO says including female genitals in UNESCO World Heritage List would help in the fight against FGM.


IDGC: Benue ‘Governor’ Plans Big for Girl Child Education

Governor of Benue State has disclosed a robust plan to enhance the education of girls in the state. The governor was symbolically represented by a 14-year-old student of Anglican Secondary School, Makurdi, in commemoration of the International Day of the Girl Child (lDGC) organised by a non-governmental organisation, Save the Children.


Aisha Salisu, Breaking the Norm in Energy Sector

Aisha Salisu is the visionary chief executive officer (CEO) behind March Energy. Salisu’s achievements are marked, not only by her meteoric rise in a traditionally male-dominated industry, but also by her unwavering dedication to sustainability and gender equality.


Burundi: The African Development Bank grants over USD 13 million to tackle climate change impacts through water security

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group granted funding of USD 13.15 million to Burundi on 5 October 2023, to help the country implement Phase 1 of the Water Sector and Climate Resilience Building Support Programme.


Commonwealth Finance Ministers Meet in Marrakesh to Tackle Overlapping Global Crises

Commonwealth Finance Ministers met today in Marrakesh, Morocco to discuss the reform of the global financial architecture, with particular attention to two pivotal areas, scaling up development finance and addressing debt vulnerabilities.



New Funding to Ensure 370 Million Children Receive Polio Vaccinations and to Boost Health Innovation in Low-Income Countries

Today, the European Commission, the European Investment Bank and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced a new financing partnership to address critical global health opportunities: eradicating polio and ensuring that innovations in health are more accessible to the people who need them most.


Nasarawa Health Agency Partners USAID For Development

The USAID Local Health System Sustainability in Nigeria has trained 40 Officials of the Nasarawa State Primary Healthcare Development Agency and the Health Insurance Agency on technical competency and leadership capacity.



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