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3 days ago
Rising debts and illicit financial flows (IFFs) are twin challenges that are stifling the development of Africa.
23 Mar
The federal government, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) anddevelopment partners have harped on the need to urgently address the issue of water accessibility in Nigeria, especially for rural areas where the majority of people lack access to safe and potable water. The minister of water resources, and sanitation, Prof. Joseph Utsev, who…
20 Mar
United Nations, (UN), International Organization for Migration, (IOM), and the Government of Japan, have signed a $4.4 million, (N6, 690, 200, 000), on health care delivery to Internally Displaced Persons, (IDPs), in Adamawa other North-East host communities.
11 Mar
On Friday March 8, 2024, women across the globe, including those in Nigeria, joined the United Nations in celebrating the International Women’s Day under the theme: ‘Invest In Women; Accelerate Progress.’ 
9 Mar
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), has decried the loss of women during pregnancy and at the point of child delivery in Nigeria while raising the alarm that the current trajectory may push more women into extreme poverty in sub-Saharan Africa by 2030. Tusha Rane, the Chief of Bauchi UNICEF Field Office, in a statement…
8 Mar
It’s the International Women’s Day today, but 49 years after the day was proclaimed and officially recognised by the United Nations (UN) in 1975, the fate of the womenfolk in the country today is a far cry from the expectations of the global body
1 Mar
Nigerian women have requested special intervention from the United Nations (UN) and multinational agencies to curb the growing number of street children in Nigeria, as a way of curbing banditry and criminality in the country. 
28 Feb
European ambassadors have called for a just international order where people around the world can benefit from peace, stability and prosperity. This was the content of a statement marking two years of Russia...
Sudan
29 Jan
Fighting between rival communities in a disputed region claimed by both Sudan and South Sudan has killed 54 people, including two UN peacekeepers, the United Nations said on Monday, calling for calm.
29 Dec
Unity is the opposite of being divided. The Cambridge Dictionary defines unity as a state of being joined together or in agreement.
23 Dec
Israel pressed its Gaza offensive Saturday, with Hamas authorities reporting heavy shelling in several cities hours after world powers demanded more aid be allowed into the besieged Palestinian territory.
6 Dec
Zamfara State Governor Dauda Lawal, is at the head of a delegation of officials from the area to Kigali for a four-day retreat marking the end of Better Education Service Delivery for All (BESDA) in the state. A statement by the Governor's spokesperson, Sulaiman Bala Idris, described BESDA as a World Bank initiative that aims…

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Xabi Alonso, who was seen by many as Liverpool's top target to replace Jurgen Klopp as their manager, said on Friday he is staying at Bundesliga leaders Bayer Leverkusen next season. The 42-year-old Spaniard has Leverkusen on course for a trophy treble, including their first ever German league crown. "It's been a season of speculation…
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Transaction activities of the stock market on the Nigerian Exchange Ltd. (NGX) declined by 0.08 per cent, making the market capitalisation to close the week at N59.121 trillion.
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The suspended Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu, on Friday wished President Bola Tinubu a happy 72nd birthday amid allegations of financial misconduct and abuse of office. Edu extended her birthday wishes to Tinubu on X, praising the president's visionary leadership and its positive impact on the nation. https://x.com/edu_betta/status/1773622842233340082?s=31 This gesture comes…
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The Nigerian Government has released N90billion as a subsidy for the payment of fare for the 2024 pilgrimage to the Hajj, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Daily Trust reported on Friday that sources in the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) and the Presidency said the Federal Government provided the funds as subsidies for the pilgrimage.…
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The African Development Bank (AfDB), has signed a 75 million dollar loan agreement with Nigeria’s Indorama Eleme Fertilizer and Chemicals Limited to increase its fertilizer production and develop a port terminal for exports.
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Nigerian afrobeat musician Bisade Ologunde is better known by his stage name, Lagbaja. His signature face mask denotes him as the country’s everyman—the faceless individual. Lágbájá, a Yoruba word, means a person whose name and identity are purposely concealed or an invisible person. He is somebody, anybody, and everyone. It was pretty interesting, if not…
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Russia will begin calling up tens of thousands of soldiers next week in a conscription drive to replenish its armed forces and build up its military reserves.
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The times are tough. It is therefore just appropriate that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has shunned all forms of celebration of his 72nd birthday. He has great dreams. And a proverb says a man who wants his dream to come true does not sleep. That is a proverb Asiwaju has lived all his life and…
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The times are tough. It is therefore just appropriate that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has shunned all forms of celebration of his 72nd birthday. He has great dreams. And a proverb says a man who wants his dream to come true does not sleep. That is a proverb Asiwaju has lived all his life and…
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King of the Ewu kingdom, Clement Ikolo, who is one of the suspects declared wanted by the Nigerian military, has been handed over to the military by the police. The spokesperson for the Delta State Police Command, Bright Edafe, confirmed this on Friday. The monarch was one of the eight persons declared wanted by the…