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Africa not on track to achieve zero hunger by 2030 – FAO

Africa is not on track to achieve zero hunger by 2030, Food and Agriculture Organisation’s (FAO) Regional Representative for Africa, Abebe Haile-Gabriel, told a...

Michael Simire - March 3, 2021

Human Welfare

Niger Delta underdevelopment: Ex-agitator blames selfishness of leaders

A Niger Delta ex-agitator, Mr Reuben Wilson, on Monday, March 1, 2021 blamed political leaders and public office holders from the zone at all...

Michael Simire - March 1, 2021

Human Welfare

Food insecurity: No place at the dining table

Sharing a meal is one basic need of humans but for too many the question “what’s for lunch” doesn’t have an easy answer. Food...

Michael Simire - February 28, 2021

Human Welfare

Guterres says pandemic drives vicious circle against human rights

The global spread of COVID-19 has a devastating effect on human rights as it fuels poverty, divisions, repression and hatred. UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres,...

Michael Simire - February 22, 2021

Human Welfare

Arrest, dehumanisation of peaceful Lekki protesters unacceptable, anti-democratic – CAPPA

The Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has denounced the forceful arrest and taunting of scores of peaceful #EndSARS protesters in Lekki by...

Michael Simire - February 14, 2021

Human Welfare

Children constitute 50% of trafficked Nigerian victims in 2020 – UNODC

Half of human trafficking victims in Nigeria in 2020 were children, Chervine Oftadeh, an official of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime, (UNODC)...

Michael Simire - January 19, 2021

Human Welfare

Campaigners want Philippines to cease ‘judicial harassment’ of Windel Bolinget

Front Line Defenders (FLD), a human rights organisation, has urged the authorities in the Philippines to immediately cease the investigation and drop all charges...

Michael Simire - January 18, 2021

Human Welfare

Firm advocates use of gas flare, oil pollution fines to compensate victims

The law firm of Ntephe, Smith and Wills (NSW) has called for channeling of gas flare and oil pollution fines to ameliorate adverse effects...

Michael Simire - January 4, 2021

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