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How CODE is mainstreaming advocacy communication for citizen engagement in governance

At a time when many researchers lament the deterioration in the quality of democracy and accountability in Nigeria, part of the reason governance has...

MSF decries lack of shelter, sanitation for 5,000 IDPs in Borno

A humanitarian organisation, Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF), has decried the pathetic state of newly-arrived displaced persons in Pulka, Gwoza Local Government Council of Borno...

UN, Ghana, Nigeria ‘Operation Eagle’ apprehends drug suspects

To tackle drug trafficking activities of organised crime groups operating in Nigeria and Ghana, simultaneous intelligence-led counter-narcotics operations targeting the movement of drugs were...

How drug abuse threatens future generations, by Soyinka

Nobel Laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka, has said that drug abuse and trafficking could spell doom for Nigeria unless sustainable effort is made to transform...

Action needed to end deadly clashes between herders, farmers – Guterres

The United Nations stands ready to support efforts to resolve deadly clashes between farmers and nomadic herders in areas of West and Central Africa,...

815m people hungry globally – UN report

No fewer than 815 million people are hungry in the world, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Report 2018 has revealed. The report stated that conflict and...

World Refugee Day: UNHCR chief laments growing number of refugees worldwide

The High Commissioner, United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR), Mr Philipo Grandi, has expressed worry that about 68.5 million people were currently living...

World Refugee Day: UN chief urges ‘compassion’

With more than 68 million people worldwide displaced due to conflict or persecution, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called for unity and solidarity as...

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First 1,000 fungi on IUCN Red List reveal growing threats

The number of fungi species on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ has surpassed 1,000, confirming that deforestation,...
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Abia: Centre engages PWDs on disability-inclusive climate change policy review

The Centre for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD) has engaged Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) on disability-inclusive climate change policy review...

UNICEF enlightens Katsina youths on waste management, climate change, tree planting

UNICEF, in partnership with the Katsina State Government, has trained about 80 youths on plastic waste management, climate change,...

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