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U.S. pledges $2bn in humanitarian support to UN

A U.S. State Department official on Monday, December 29, 2025, said the U.S. has made a $2 billion pledge for UN humanitarian aid following...

UN ‘deeply saddened’ by Maiduguri suicide bombing attack – Fall

Nigeria Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator, Mohamed Fall, on loss of lives in a suspected suicide attack in Gamboru, Maiduguri, Borno State I am deeply saddened...

IPI Nigeria condemns arrest and detention of journalist’s wife, nine-month-old baby

The Nigerian National Committee of the International Press Institute (IPI Nigeria) has condemned the arrest and detention of Mrs. Adenike Atanda and her nine-month-old...

CSOs decry poor funding, seek govt intervention

Civil society organisations (CSOs) in Adamawa State have expressed concern over poor access to direct funding, calling for urgent government intervention to sustain humanitarian...

Dangote launches N1trn Education Fund to support 1.3m Nigerian students

Nigerian industrialist, Aliko Dangote, on Thursday, December 11, 2025, announced a N100 billion annual education support initiative, describing it as a long-term investment aimed...

Human Rights Day: CAPPA decries deteriorating rights protection, seeks end to impunity

As the world marks International Human Rights Day 2025, Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has decried the deteriorating state of human-rights protection in Nigeria,...

Trade unions, civil society flay crackdown on Senegal water workers

Trade union and civil society organisations from Nigeria, Kenya and Uganda have frowned at alleged intimidatory acts of the management of Senegalese water company,...

Environmental protection: Communities in Ghana can resist illegal mining without losing their livelihoods

Awakwai is a farmer in the Sika Nti community at Asankragua in Ghana’s Western Region. When he migrated to the community to work on...

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Okpebholo inaugurates corps to boost environmental protection in Edo

Gov Monday Okpebholo of Edo has inaugurated 100 Edo State Environmental Compliance Corps (EECC) to boost environmental protection in...
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NUPRC: Eyesan unveils vision for upstream sector, promises improved efficiency, collaboration

The Commission Chief Executive, Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), Mrs. Oritsemeyiwa Eyesan, has unveiled her vision for the...

Closer ties, progress forged at GCF’s Indigenous Peoples Advisory Group meeting

The Green Climate Fund’s Indigenous Peoples Advisory Group convened its seventh meeting (IPAG-7) from December 16 to 19, 2025. Held at...

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Okpebholo inaugurates corps to boost environmental protection in Edo

Gov Monday Okpebholo of Edo has inaugurated 100 Edo...

NUPRC: Eyesan unveils vision for upstream sector, promises improved efficiency, collaboration

The Commission Chief Executive, Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission...
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