Tag: UNDP
FG, EU, UNDP launch $220m scheme to tackle youth unemployment
Shettima described the initiative as a strategic step towards addressing the unemployment crisis among Nigerian youths, stressing that the government…
NECA, UNDP unveil NJFP 2.0 to tackle Nigeria’s soaring youth unemployment
According to NECA’s Director-General, Adewale-Smatt Oyerinde, the collaboration stems from a recent strategy meeting between NECA and the UNDP–NJFP team,…
Speaker Abbas, UNDP sign pact to enhance legislators’ staff capacity
Both the Speaker's Office and the UNDP had earlier this year signed the Parliamentary Development Programme, which articulates the capacity…
COP28: Orelope-Adefulire, EU, UNDP advocate use of INFF to push climate action
Princess Orelope-Adefulire made these remarks at a pivotal Climate Finance Side Event hosted by the Office of the Senior Special…
Abiodun calls for collaboration with UNDP on Energy Transition, ICT, Housing, others
Speaking while receiving the UNDP Country Representative in Nigeria, Mohamed Yahya, in his Abuja office, Abiodun disclosed that those sectors…
OSSAP-SDGs, UNDP build capacity of states on development based planning
Speaking at the workshop, the representative of UNDP, Mr Mohamed Yahya, said the organisation saw the need to partner with…
Pop star Yemi Alade becomes UNDP Goodwill ambassador. Read her agenda
Nigerian pop star Yemi Alade was on Wednesday unveiled as the latest Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Development Programme…
Ihedioha seeks UNDP assistance for Imo
Governor Emeka Ihedioha has held a strategic business meeting with officials of the United Nations Development Programme, UNDP in New…
Army has a stabilization plan for Northeast – Buratai
Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, the Chief of Army Staff, says the Nigerian Army will provide the needed support for United Nations…
Conflict Management: UNDP trains 1,000 NSCDC officers
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has trained 1,000 Peace Officers of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), on…
UNDP executes Recovery Data-Base, water projects in Borno
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), says it has developed a Recovery Data-Base to fast track sustainable humanitarian interventions in…
Osun Guber: United Nations agency wants violence-free poll
Ahead of Osun Sept. 22 governorship election, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has called on stakeholders to ensure a…
Japan, UNDP distribute farm inputs to Adamawa farmers
Government of Japan in collaboration with UNDP on Wednesday started the distribution of agricultural inputs to some rural farmers in…
Illegal Migration: UNDP collaborates with Edo Govt to empower youths
The UN Development Programme (UNDP) is to collaborate with the Edo government to deal with the current challenge of human…
Boko Haram: UNDP rebuilds Borno community
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) says it spent more than one million U.S. dollars on the reconstruction of Ngwom…
UNDP to support NSCDC’s dispute resolution scheme
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) said on Monday it would support the conflict and dispute resolution programme of the…
Poverty Alleviation: UN Official Hails China
UN Development Programme (UNDP) country director in Cambodia, Nick Beresford on Wednesday praised China for its great success in reducing…
800,000 IDPs benefit from UNDP cash transfer
About 800,000 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the North-East have benefited from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) cash transfer,…
UNDP ranks Nigeria 152nd in Human Development Index 2016
Nigeria has been ranked 152nd among the 188 UN member states in the Human Development Index (HDI).
UNDP commends Ethiopia’s human development programmes
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has commended Ethiopia’s significant gains in human development and advised the East African country…
UNDP launches report to accelerate gender equality
The UN Development Programme (UNDP) has launched Africa Human Development Report 2016 to accelerate gender equality and women’s empowerment in…
Nigeria may experience food shortage, UNDP warns
The UN Development Programme (UNDP), on Thursday, warned that Nigeria might experience food shortage, if urgent interventions were not put…
UNDP trains crisis victims with N100m
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) said it spent about N100 million to train 150 victims of crises in Plateau…
Polling units: No rift between Jega, RECs – Ogunmola
Jamiu Yisa There is no rift between the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the Resident Electoral…
Over 2.2 billion poor people globally – UNDP
Over 2.2 billion people are “poor or near-poor”, with financial crises, natural disasters, soaring food prices and violent conflicts threatening…
Nigeria to host Commonwealth LG forum
Nigeria is to host a two-day Commonwealth Local Government Forum (CLGF) and UNDP joint conference on Local Governance from June…
Accessing Safe Water In Nigeria
By Musbau Rasak British politician and novelist, Edwina Currie, once said that, instead of drinking Coca Colas, turn on the…
Meeting Water Needs Of Nigerians
By Julius Enehikhuere Some stakeholders and medical experts have raised concern over a recent UNDP report showing that the global…
Land the biggest scam in Nigeria’s capital
Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mr Ibrahim Lamorde on Tuesday decried fraudulent dealings in land acquisition in…