By Casey Harper (The Center Square) A coalition of leading House Republicans is raising the alarm and demanding answers after the Biden administration approved another round of grant funding for research on coronaviruses and bats in Asia. The lawmakers sent a letter to Anthony Fauci, who leads the National Institute …
Read More »Funding Urgently Needed for Children’s Education in Conflict Areas—ECW Director
Displaced children in Burundi wait for class to begin. Credit: ECW/Amizero by Juliet Morrison (united nations) Tuesday, August 23, 2022 Inter Press Service United Nations, Aug 23 (IPS) – Yasmine Sherif, Director of Education Cannot Wait (ECW) issued a wake-up call for the global community to support efforts on facilitating education …
Read More »Ask Niger Republic to immediately refund N1.4 billion and use it to offset ASUU funding – SERAP tells Buhari administration
SERAP has asked the Buhari administration to demand a refund of the N1.4billion it gave to Niger Republic authorities and use the refund to offset ASUU funding. The Nigerian government on Wednesday, August 3, confirmed that President Muhammadu Buhari approved the purchase and donation of vehicles, worth N1.4 billion, …
Read More »Making a comeback: rewilding in Europe gets a £4m funding boost
A European environmental organisation is looking to expand its number of rewilding landscapes – areas where endangered wildlife is reintroduced and protected – after being awarded a grant of £4.1m. The grant has been pledged to Rewilding Europe in the hope of scaling up rewilding efforts throughout several parts of …
Read More »West Hollywood City Council Votes To Slash Sheriff Department Funding Amid 137% Increase In Crime
The affluent West Hollywood city council within Los Angeles County in California narrowly passed a measure to decrease the budget for the Sheriff’s department by a vote of 3 – 2. Yet, at the same time, they managed to vote to increase funding for a local art festival and extend …
Read More »Access Bank Reiterates Funding for SMEs
L-R: Kunle Sosanya; Ayodeji Fambo, Relationship Managers, Private Banking, Access Bank ; Chairman Instagas Limited, Ifeoma Onubagu; Deputy Managing Director Access Bank , Victor Etuokwu; and Paul Modebe, Relationship Manager, Private Banking, Access Bank during the Access Bank Cocktail and Business Conversations in Abuja recently. Nigeria’s top financial lender, Access …
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