FG reopens strategic Kebbi border corridor to curb smuggling, aid commerce

FG reopens strategic Kebbi border corridor to curb smuggling, aid commerce

By Zainab Uzomah | Abuja The Federal Government has reopened the Tsamiya Border Corridor in Kebbi State as part of efforts to enhance legitimate trade and reinforce Nigeria’s northwest border security framework. The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) announced the development during a high-level stakeholders’ meeting held on Saturday at the Kebbi Government House, bringing together security agencies, traditional rulers, economic operators and international customs representatives. According to the statement released […]

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World Health Day: Aid cuts threaten progress on ending maternal deaths, UN warns

The United Nations has warned that recent cuts in global health aid could reverse decades of progress in reducing maternal deaths, even as a new report shows fewer women are dying during pregnancy and childbirth than in the early 2000s. In a report released to mark World Health Day on Sunday, the UN revealed that maternal deaths dropped by 40 per cent globally between 2000 and 2023, thanks to improved […]

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Prioritise healthcare funding over foreign aid, Moghalu tells African leaders

Former presidential candidate and economist, Kingsley Moghalu, has called on African countries to prioritise healthcare funding from their own resources rather than relying on foreign aid. According to him in a statement on Friday via X, dependence on external assistance for healthcare interventions is not a sustainable strategy for the continent. Moghalu’s comments come in the wake of former U.S. President Donald Trump’s withdrawal of the United States from the […]

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