Commonwealth Youth Leaders Want Action, Not Just RSaturday, December 9, 2023
Youth leaders representing the Commonwealth rsquo;s 56 countries have urged leaders at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai to move beyond speeches and deliver concrete action to safeguard the planet. Their call is at the heart of a new report launched on 8 December 2023 ...
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Customs NPRO, CSC Maiwada, Clinches 'Spokesperson of the Year' AwardFriday, December 8, 2023
The Nigeria Customs Service 39;s National Public Relations Officer, Chief Superintendent of Customs, Abdullahi Aliyu Maiwada, has been honored with the prestigious 39;Spokesperson of the Year 39; Award by Spokesperson 39;s Digest, a division of Image Merchant Public Relations. https:/ ... |
Crimes Against The Climate: Violence And Deforestation In The AmazonFriday, December 8, 2023
Organised crime has infiltrated the Amazon basin, seeking land for growing coca, rivers for drug trafficking and veins of gold underground. These groups are endangering the rainforest and the safety of those attempting to defend it. It is imperative that regional governments take protective me ... |
Malawi Police Seize Zbs Reporter Raphael Mlozoa’s Phone, Delete Photos Of OfficeFriday, December 8, 2023
Lusaka, December 7, 2023 mdash;The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on the Malawi Police Service to investigate and hold accountable officers who forcibly deleted photographs from the mobile phone of Raphael Mlozoa, a reporter at privately owned broadcaster Zodiak Broadcasting Station (ZBS), d ... |
President Tinubu Nominates New Members Of National Council On Privatization (NCPThursday, December 7, 2023
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of four (4) new members of the National Council on Privatization (NCP), representing the private sector in the Council: (1) Oluwole Osin mdash; South-West (2) Mohammed Mustapha Bintube mdash; North-East (3) Olayiwola Yahaya mdash; North-Cent ... |
Ohanaeze Condemns Accidental Bombing Of Tudun Biri village, Kaduna State By TheThursday, December 7, 2023
The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has condemned the accidental bombing by the Nigerian Army that claimed the lives of about 85 villagers and injured several others at Tudun Biri village in the Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State. It is indeed a paradox that at a time Nigerians are facing vari ... |
Unity Bank MD Advocates Policy Actions to Stem Gender-Based Violence in NigeriaThursday, December 7, 2023
LAGOS.07.12.23. The Managing Director of Unity Bank Plc, Mrs. Tomi Somefun has called for comprehensive policy actions that will dismantle the structures that enable gender-based violence in Nigeria. At the Ebony Life Cinema, the venue of the film screening in Lagos, Unity Bank supported t ... |
President Tinubu Receives President Patrice Talon Of Benin Republic, Says CooperWednesday, December 6, 2023
President Bola Tinubu says cooperation is imperative for economic prosperity in West Africa, noting that a lack of synergy between Nigeria and Benin Republic has been an encumbrance to mutual development. Speaking when he received President Patrice Talon of Benin Republic at the State House in Ab ... |
BBC 100 Women Documentary: 12 Million Girls Follows Michelle Obama, Melinda GateWednesday, December 6, 2023
For a special documentary as part this year rsquo;s BBC 100 Women season, BBC Gender and Identity correspondent Megha Mohan and director Yousef Eldin visited Malawi, alongside three of the world rsquo;s most high-profile humanitarians, Michelle Obama, Amal Clooney, and [B ... |
In Mali, 1 Journalist Killed, 1 Injured, 2 Kidnapped By Unidentified GunmenTuesday, December 5, 2023
Dakar, December 5, 2023 mdash;The Committee to Protect Journalists is alarmed and saddened by an attack on four journalists in northeastern Mali by unidentified gunmen last month, in which one journalist was killed, a second injured, and two were kidnapped. On November 7, the attackers fired on t ... |