Tinubu Invites Nigerians for Health Fellows Program, Lists Requirements to Apply
- The federal government opened the National Health Fellows Program application process on Monday, January 20, 2025
- The selected fellows, aged between 25 and 35, would serve in each of Nigeria's 774 local government districts
- They would be paid and given the tools they need to encourage positive change in the healthcare sector
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The federal government announced the availability of applications for the National Health Fellows Program on Monday, January 20.
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The President Bola Tinubu administration said in a release from PBAT Media that the chosen fellows, who are between the ages of 25 and 35, will work in each of Nigeria's 774 local government districts.
According to the statement, beneficiaries would receive compensation and the necessary resources to promote constructive change in the health industry.
The deadline is Monday, January 27, 2025. The public has been instructed to visit healthfellows.ng for additional eligibility information.
The Guardian reported that President Tinubu approved the establishment of the National Health Fellows Program in April 2024.
Tinubu claims that this initiative is a component of his resolve to provide new social accountability mechanisms, upgrade current primary healthcare facilities, and build over 8,800 new primary healthcare facilities throughout the nation's local government areas for easily accessible healthcare delivery.
He clarified that the skilled individuals will act as fiduciary agents to oversee and record the growth and performance of Primary Healthcare Centers, which will be evaluated in relation to all funding contributions made to the facilities across the country.
Additionally, Tinubu said that the fellowship program would be housed within the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare's Sector Wide Approach (SWA) coordinating office.
FG invites Nigerians to apply for N100 Million AI funds
Earlier, the Nigerian government, via the National Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics (NCAIR), opened applications for a 100 million AI fund.
Google supports the scheme and aims to help Nigerian startups leverage AI to develop innovations.
NCAIR said in a statement that the fund is open to Nigerian-based startups focused on AI-enabled technology solutions with potential for impact.
FG invites Nigerians to buy savings bonds
Legit.ng also previously reported that two of the federal government's savings bonds have been introduced, according to the Debt Management Office.
One has an interest rate of 17.23% annually for the two-year bond that matures in January 2027, and the other has an interest rate of 18.23% annually for the three-year bond that matures in January 2028. The bonds will go on sale on January 22, 2025, and the subscription period will begin on January 13, 2025, and end on January 17, 2025.
The bond has a price of N1,000 per unit, a minimum subscription of N5,000, and a maximum subscription of N50,000,000. It is a safe investment for Nigerians because the Federal Government's credit backs it.
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