The Rotary International President, Gordon Mclnally will be on a three-day working visit to Nigeria from Friday with a fresh donation of $7 million for eradication and disease prevention.
The latest grant is in addition to the $14 million given by Rotary two months ago, through the World Health Organisation to Nigeria, for technical assistance on polio surveillance.
According to a statement by the Coordinator of the Local Organising Committee , Prof. Emmanuel Dolapo Lufadeju, and the Co- coordinator, Dr. Goddy Nnadi, the visit will enhance the ties between the Federal Government and the Rotary International. “Nigeria is the awardee of the second ‘Programme of Scale , a US$2 million US dollar grant, for the improvement of Maternal and Child Health code named – “Together for Healthy Families in Nigeria.“Also, recently, a new grant amounting to US$14million was given by Rotary, through the WHO to the Government of Nigeria, to enable WHO provide technical assistance on polio surveillance .
Despite the myriad challenges confronting the country, the immediate past Vice Chancellor of Lagos State University , Prof. Olanrewaju Fagbohun, has expressed optimism that a new Nigeria is possible with strong political will and national pride.
Niger State governor Umaru Bago has renamed the Minna Airport the Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Airport after upgrading the facility. The airport, which was closed due to the cut-off runway, was overhauled and transformed into an international airport by the state government. "Upon assuming office, Governor Umaru Bago wasted no time seeking approval to take…