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CODE impacts over 4m lives across 300 communities in 10 years

Connected Development (CODE) and its social accountability movement affiliate Follow The Money (FTM) have impacted over four million lives in have empowered 300 communities across...

Imo illegal refinery deaths: CSOs urge govt to intensify job creation

A coalition of environment focused civil society organisations has urged the Federal Government to crack down on crude oil thieves and illegal refineries to...

UNICEF seeks $250m to assist children facing drought in Horn of Africa

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Friday, April 22, 2022, said it had revised its emergency appeal from $119 million to nearly $250...

20m risk hunger as drought worsens in Horn of Africa – UN

UN has warned that the number of people pushed into hunger because of drought in the Horn of Africa could rise from 14 million...

Human Rights Council approves resolution to protect rights defenders in conflict situations

A key resolution to protect human rights defenders was passed on April 1, 2022, in Geneva, during the latest session of the Human Rights...

COVID-19 plunged 77m into extreme poverty in 2021 – UN report

The crippling cost of debt financing for many developing countries has hamstrung their recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, forced cutbacks in development spending, and...

Don calls for policy to address high population rate

A university don, Prof. Ganiyat Adesina-Utman, has called on the Federal Government to design an appropriate population policy to address high population rate and...

Group decries level of insecurity, urges govt to tackle terrorism

The Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has decried the level of insecurity plaguing the nation and blames the Federal Government and the...

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Professionals tasked to be dedicated, innovative on preserving forests, addressing climate change

Director-General, Federal College of Forestry, Ibadan, Prof. Zachariah Yaduma, has said enormous challenges facing the world in preserving forests...
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Failure of REA boss to appear before Reps described as ‘disrespectful’

The House of Representatives committee on Renewable Energy has mandated the Managing Director, Rural Electrification Agency (REA), Abba Aliyu, to...

CSOs demand reform of Cross River forestry laws to curb deforestation, empower communities

Civil society organisations (CSOs) in Cross River State have declared as obsolete the state’s forestry laws, citing this as reason...

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Professionals tasked to be dedicated, innovative on preserving forests, addressing climate change

Director-General, Federal College of Forestry, Ibadan, Prof. Zachariah Yaduma,...

Failure of REA boss to appear before Reps described as ‘disrespectful’

The House of Representatives committee on Renewable Energy has...
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