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Human Welfare

CSOs want compensation for communities affected by U.S. strike

A coalition of civil society organisations (CSOs) has called for compensation for communities affected by the recent U.S. strike in Sokoto State. President Donald Trump...
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Human Welfare

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...
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Human Welfare

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...
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Human Welfare

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...
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Human Welfare

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...
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Human Welfare

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...
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Human Welfare

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,...
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Human Welfare

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,...
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Unregulated food environment: Nigeria is eating itself to death

There is a quiet epidemic running alongside Nigeria's more publicised health crises. It does not arrive in sudden outbreaks...
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World Water Day: Alliance unveils upgraded global water standard

The Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS) on Wednesday, March 18, 2026, announced the launch of Version 3.0 of the International Water Stewardship Standard,...
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Zambian authorities seize half-a-tonne of ivory tusks smuggled by cross-border trafficking syndicate

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