The event, which held at Shehu Musa Yaradua Center on Friday in Abuja, witnessed the presence of former Health Ministers and other top government officials in the health sector and private organizations
Browsing: Prof. Babatunde Osotimehin
Osotimehin, the Executive Director of the UN Population Fund, died on June 4 in his home in New York at the age of 68
The U.S. Department of State, in a statement by Heather Nauert, the Department’s Spokesperson, described Osotimehin as “a tireless advocate for the health of women and girls”
Nigeria’s Ambassador/Permanent Representative to the UN, Prof. Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, told News Agency of Nigeria that the condolences had come in from the majority of the 193 UN Member States
Guterres, in a statement, described Osotimehin as a colleague and a friend
In a statement issued in Abuja by Laolu Akande, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity in the Office of the Vice President, Osinbajo described the death of Osotimehin as a great loss
PREMIUM TIMES said it learnt Osotimehin, the Executive Director of the United Nations Populations Fund, died in the early hours of Monday
Prof. Osotimehin made this known on Saturday
Unofficial reports put the latest number of pregnant girls in one of the camps in Borno State as at last Saturday at 214
In his statement on the appointment, the Secretary-General noted his “appreciation for UNFPA’s progress in effective management for results, especially for the most disadvantaged women and adolescent girls”

