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The UNDP and Government of Japan handover ambulances to the NCDC to enhance response efforts in Nigeria’s fight against COVID-19
UNDP in collaboration with the Government of Japan, handed over three ambulances to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) today as part of its support to Federal Government led-efforts in…

20 percent of the fulltime workforce in Nigeria lost employment during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, says new UNDP and National Bureau of Statistics report
A new report by UNDP and the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), says that 20 percent of the fulltime workforce in Nigeria lost employment during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.

UNDP, EpiAFRIC and Nigeria Health Watch announce open call for submissions to #Hack4COVIDWaste, a hackathon to address the management and disposal of COVID-19 waste
The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in partnership with EpiAFRIC, Reboot and Nigeria Health Watch today announced an open call for submissions to the #Hack4COVIDWaste, a hackathon designed

Women in leadership on the frontlines of COVID-19
They are healthcare workers and innovators. They are nurses, doctors and caregivers administering vaccines and performing clinical testing. Regardless of their role in the COVID-19 response, they are…

COVID-19: Ending violence against women and girls
In a targeted effort to empower women and girls and eliminate GBV, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), with support from the EU-UN Spotlight Initiative, provides livelihood support and…

ECOWAS Receives Vital Medical Supplies from UNDP for Second Wave of the COVID-19 Response
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) received a shipment of COVID-19 test kits and other medical supplies procured by the United Nations Develo-pment Programme (UNDP) on the 24th of…

The COVID-19 Pandemic in Nigeria: Socioeconomic implications of delayed access to vaccines - Brief 5

UNDP and Federal Capital Territory Authority launches Unconditional Cash Transfer Project targeting over 18,000 vulnerable households, MSMEs and informal businesses
With a total contribution of N 264,499,200 million (equivalent to US $694,679.43), the project implemented seeks to alleviate the socio-economic impact of the pandemic on beneficiaries and strengthen…

COVID-19 RESPONSE: Unconditional Cash Transfers unveiled to support the vulnerable and poor in Ebonyi State
UNDP Nigeria in collaboration with the Ebonyi State Government, have launched an unconditional cash transfer project funded by UNDP’s Regional Bureau for Africa (RBA). With a total sum of N…
