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MSH AND ALGON MEETING ON PEECH IN NIGERIA.
The Program for Equitable Expansion of Community-Based Health Workers (PEECH) in Nigeria is a health workforce strengthening initiative designed to increase access to quality primary healthcare services, particularly in underserved and hard-to-reach communities across Nigeria.
The program focuses on recruiting, training, reskilling, and supporting community health workers while creating employment opportunities for young people.
Key Objectives:
Expand access to primary healthcare services in rural and underserved communities.
Strengthen the community health workforce through training, supervision, accreditation, and career development.
Improve maternal, newborn, child, adolescent, and community health outcomes.
Create employment opportunities for youth within the healthcare sector.
Support Nigeria’s Universal Health Coverage (UHC) goals through stronger community-based health systems.
Expected Impact:
Upskilling and reskilling of approximately 44,000 community health workers across 17 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) by 2028.
Improved healthcare coverage in underserved communities.
Enhanced workforce planning, supervision, and retention of health workers.
Strengthened collaboration between federal, state, and local government health institutions.
Key Stakeholders:
The program is implemented through collaboration among:
Management Sciences for Health (MSH) Nigeria.
Mastercard Foundation.
National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA).
Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare
Community Health Practitioners Registration Board of Nigeria (CHPRBN).
Local Government health authorities and state health ministries.
Relevance to Local Governments
For Nigeria’s 774 Local Government Areas, the program will:
Increase the number of trained community health workers at ward and community levels.
Improve immunization, maternal health, disease surveillance, and health promotion activities.
Reduce pressure on primary healthcare facilities through community-based service delivery.
Strengthen grassroots healthcare systems and community engagement.

Ongoing meeting between MSH and ALGON on the Program for Equitable Expansion of Community-Based Health Workers (PEECH) in Nigeria.

The Program for Equitable Expansion of Community-Based Health Workers (PEECH) in Nigeria is a health workforce strengthening initiative designed to increase access to quality primary healthcare services, particularly in underserved and hard-to-reach communities across Nigeria.

The program focuses on recruiting, training, reskilling, and supporting community health workers while creating employment opportunities for young people.

Key Objectives:

Expand access to primary healthcare services in rural and underserved communities.
Strengthen the community health workforce through training, supervision, accreditation, and career development.

Improve maternal, newborn, child, adolescent, and community health outcomes.

Create employment opportunities for youth within the healthcare sector.

Support Nigeria's Universal Health Coverage (UHC) goals through stronger community-based health systems.

Expected Impact:

Upskilling and reskilling of approximately 44,000 community health workers across 17 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) by 2028.

Improved healthcare coverage in underserved communities.

Enhanced workforce planning, supervision, and retention of health workers.

Strengthened collaboration between federal, state, and local government health institutions.

Key Stakeholders:

The program is implemented through collaboration among:

Management Sciences for Health (MSH) Nigeria.

Mastercard Foundation.

National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA).

Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare
Community Health Practitioners Registration Board of Nigeria (CHPRBN).

Local Government health authorities and state health ministries.

Relevance to Local Governments

For Nigeria's 774 Local Government Areas, the program will:

Increase the number of trained community health workers at ward and community levels.

Improve immunization, maternal health, disease surveillance, and health promotion activities.

Reduce pressure on primary healthcare facilities through community-based service delivery.

Strengthen grassroots healthcare systems and community engagement.

ALGON Position:

Given ALGON's mandate at the local government level, the association will advocate for:

Formal inclusion of Local Governments in planning and implementation.

Participation in recruitment and deployment of community health workers.

Support for monitoring, supervision, and sustainability of the program.

Alignment of PEECH activities with local health priorities and development plans.

This program presents a significant opportunity to strengthen primary healthcare delivery while creating jobs and improving health outcomes across Nigeria.

*Eid al-Adha Goodwill Message to Nigerians*
_From the National President, Association of Local Governments of Nigeria [ALGON] Hon. (Engr.) Bello Lawal_

On behalf of the 774 Local Governments and Area Councils, the National Executive Council, Board of Trustees, Management and Staff of ALGON, I wish to extend warm greetings and heartfelt felicitations to all Muslim faithful as we enter the sacred 10 days of Dhul Hijjah 1447 AH.

Eid al-Adha, the Festival of Sacrifice, reminds us of the timeless virtues of obedience, faith, sacrifice, and compassion exemplified by Prophet Ibrahim [AS]. It renews our commitment to the Pillars of Islam: Shahadah, Salat, Zakat, Sawm, and Hajj, which anchor our faith, discipline our lives, and bind us as one Ummah.

This season is also a call to action at the grassroots. For millions in rural Nigeria, a peaceful and dignified Eid depends on safety, affordability, and solidarity. ALGON urges all Local Government Chairmen, traditional rulers, community leaders, and security stakeholders to support the less privileged and prioritize public safety through proactive intelligence gathering, coordinated patrols, and genuine community engagement. When citizens and security agencies work together, we protect lives, markets, and places of worship, and ensure that no family is denied the joy of Eid.

May this blessed period deepen our devotion to God, strengthen the bonds of brotherhood, and inspire renewed commitment to nation-building from the grassroots up.

*Eid Mubarak to all Nigerians.*
May Allah accept our prayers, sacrifices, and good deeds.

*Hon. Engr. Bello Lawal*
National President, Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON).

HAPPY SALLAH CELEBRATION

*Eid al-Adha Goodwill Message to Nigerians*
_From the National President, Association of Local Governments of Nigeria [ALGON] Hon. (Engr.) Bello Lawal_

On behalf of the 774 Local Governments and Area Councils, the National Executive Council, Board of Trustees, Management and Staff of ALGON, I wish to extend warm greetings and heartfelt felicitations to all Muslim faithful as we enter the sacred 10 days of Dhul Hijjah 1447 AH.

Eid al-Adha, the Festival of Sacrifice, reminds us of the timeless virtues of obedience, faith, sacrifice, and compassion exemplified by Prophet Ibrahim [AS]. It renews our commitment to the Pillars of Islam: Shahadah, Salat, Zakat, Sawm, and Hajj, which anchor our faith, discipline our lives, and bind us as one Ummah.

This season is also a call to action at the grassroots. For millions in rural Nigeria, a peaceful and dignified Eid depends on safety, affordability, and solidarity. ALGON urges all Local Government Chairmen, traditional rulers, community leaders, and security stakeholders to support the less privileged and prioritize public safety through proactive intelligence gathering, coordinated patrols, and genuine community engagement. When citizens and security agencies work together, we protect lives, markets, and places of worship, and ensure that no family is denied the joy of Eid.

May this blessed period deepen our devotion to God, strengthen the bonds of brotherhood, and inspire renewed commitment to nation-building from the grassroots up.

*Eid Mubarak to all Nigerians.*
May Allah accept our prayers, sacrifices, and good deeds.

*Hon. Engr. Bello Lawal*
National President, Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON).

PALM FRUIT CULTIVATION

It's time we establish a centralized corporate farming system in Ikono to boost productivity and create job opportunities for our people.

The best is yet to come.

Rt. Hon. Engr. Oto-Obong Okon Essien, the Executive Chairman of Ikono Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State.

INAUGURAL MEETING OF THE NATIONAL CIVIL REGISTRATION & VITAL STATISTICS (CRVS) COORDINATION COMMITTEE.

The event was organized by The Federal Government of Nigeria, spearheaded by the National Population Commission (NPC), in collaboration with UNICEF, ALGON and other key technical partners held today, the 19th of May 2026 in Abuja.

UCLG AFRICA MAYOR OF THE MONTH

𝐀𝐛𝐝𝐮𝐥-𝐆𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐲𝐮 𝐕𝐢𝐧𝐨𝐝 𝐎𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐚: 𝐀 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐄𝐫𝐚 𝐨𝐟 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐀𝐠𝐞𝐠𝐞

Elected in November 2025 as the Executive Chairman of the Agege Local Government Area in Lagos, Nigeria, Abdul-Ganiyu Vinod Obasa has quickly established himself as a dynamic and visionary leader.

Abdul-Ganiyu Vinod Obasa

CGLU Afrique - UCLG Africa



Agege

Agege Lagos

National CRVS Coordination Committee Inaugural Meeting.

Inaugural Meeting of the National Civil Registration & Vital Statistics (CRVS) Coordination Committee.

The event was organized by The Federal Government of Nigeria, spearheaded by the National Population Commission (NPC), in collaboration with UNICEF, ALGON and other key technical partners held today in Abuja.

Context & Purpose

Following the initial launch of the electronic Civil Registration and Vital Statistics System (e-CRVS) by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, today's inaugural meeting marks the official operational activation of the high-level coordination committee

The primary objective of this committee is to steer Nigeria’s transition away from traditional, fragmented paper-based records toward a robust, unified digital ecosystem. By bringing together cross-sectoral stakeholders, the meeting establishes the accountability and operational framework necessary to modernize how the country tracks and analyzes key life events.

In attendance:

UNICEF, NPC, ALGON, NIMC, FMoH, FMoE, NBS, NIS, NITD, NIMC, NPHCDA, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, CAN, WHO, UNFPA and other key stakeholders.

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