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How COVID-19 pandemic worsened educational inequality in Nigeria

Educational inequality is a major challenge in the path to development and economic prosperity in Nigeria. Typically, the children of the poor suffer from...

Nigeria moves to implement Youth Employment Plan

The Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development, in partnership with the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) and the International...

Echoes of Pain, by Hope Okpuwara

Mama Kola was running. She’d run forward and then stopped, indecisive on what direction to take. She looked crazy with her hair spiky, eyes...

Six Portuguese youths sue 33 countries over climate crisis

Four children and two young adults from Portugal have filed what looks like an unprecedented climate change case with the European Court of Human...

Biotech agency unveils plans to industrialise yam production

The National Biotechnology Development Agency (NABDA) says it plans to industrialise yam production in the country to ensure food security, boost job creation and...

Activists want Congress to block Trump from drilling in Alaska wildlife refuge

In what looks like a blow to environmental conservation and Indigenous peoples’ rights, President Donald Trump has announced that he will open up the 1.6 million-acre...

39 countries form Alliance for Poverty Eradication

The UN General Assembly has inaugurated the Alliance for Poverty Eradication, aimed at galvanising multilateral and bilateral efforts. The Alliance was the focus of a high-level virtual...

Shomolu, Ikorodu residents in Lagos want govt to address water concerns

Communities in Shomolu and Ikorodu have urged the Lagos State Government to urgently address the dire water situation in their localities that has made...

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