Tag:budget

Health

WHO meets as U.S. withdrawal blows hole in budget

The executive board meeting of the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday, February 3, 2025, was set to take on an atmosphere of crisis...

Michael Simire - February 3, 2025

Climate Change

ActionAid calls for inclusion of climate change in budgets

The ActionAid Nigeria on Tuesday, March 29, 2022, called on government at all levels to make provision for climate change in their budgets for...

admin - March 29, 2022

Climate Change

Singapore lists benefits of proposed carbon tax

The Government of Singapore has announced its intent to implement a carbon tax on the emission of greenhouse gases. The disclosure was made in...

admin - February 28, 2017

Cover

Nigeria budgets N8bn to battle climate change

The National Assembly has made provision of N8 billion for issues on climate change in Nigeria for the 2017 Approbation Bill. This was revealed by...

admin - February 19, 2017

Water & Sanitation

AMCOW wants countries to increase water budget

The African Ministers Council on Water (AMCOW) has called on member-countries to increase their budget for water in order to meet the Sustainable Development...

admin - July 19, 2016

Water & Sanitation

ERA/FoEN to Lagos: Budgetary allocation to water dreadfully low

The Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) has called on the Lagos State Government to come up with a more realistic allocation...

admin - February 23, 2016

Business

Group seeks inclusion of civil society, media in budgeting

In a recent public statement, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo emphasised the determination of the current administration to adopt a Zero-Based Budgeting (ZBB) approach for...

admin - November 17, 2015