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NNPC/First E&P JV empowers NGOs with N53.4m

As part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) and First Exploration & Production Limited (First...
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Human Welfare

Uganda communities protest evictions, rights violations from EACOP and related projects

Communities in Uganda’s Albertine region held a public demonstration on Monday, April 15. 2024, to protest “unjust” evictions and the lack of a fair,...
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Human Welfare

UN raises alarm over famine in Sudan

UN humanitarians in Sudan on Friday, April 12, 2024, issued a fresh alert about pervasive food insecurity and looming famine in the country. After nearly...
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Human Welfare

Group empowers Cameroonian refugees in Cross River community with farm seedlings

Biakwan Light Green initiative (BLGI), with support from the Global Environment Facility, Small Grants Programme (GEF/SGP), has empowered Cameroonian refugees living in a Cross...
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Human Welfare

UN pledges support after Zimbabwe declared drought a disaster

The United Nations has pledged to assist Zimbabwe in mobilising resources to address the El Nino-induced drought crisis. This commitment follows President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s declaration...
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Human Welfare

Hunger grips southern Africa as Zimbabwe declares drought disaster

 President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Wednesday, April 3, 2024, declared Zimbabwe’s drought a national disaster and said the country needed more than $2 billion in...
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Human Welfare

Michael Owhoko: Seven lessons of Okuama calamity

Has Nigeria learnt any lessons from the Okuama massacre? Will the incident repeat itself or offer profound lessons against future experience? In the journey...
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Human Welfare

A broken law: Nigeria’s Disability Act and PWDs battle for equality

Persons with disabilities in Nigeria may seem to have seen a significant degree of institutional relief when President Muhammadu Buhari signed the Discrimination against...
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17 California State University campuses join statewide wildlife monitoring effort

In response to accelerating climate change and increasing human impacts on California’s landscapes, Cal Poly Humboldt and the U.S....
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Anambra commissioner tasks Nigerians on hydration amid intense heat

The Anambra State Commissioner for Health, Dr Afam Obidike, has urged Nigerians to ensure regular water intake to keep...
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Why buildings keep collapsing in Nigeria, by builders

The Nigerian Institute of Building (NIOB) has attributed the recurring building collapse cases across the country to weak construction...

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