At 20, Fadminatu Shehu, knows the secret of the new boom in her small business. UNICEF/UNI543851/BomanFadminatu Shehu making Kunu in her home in Kindiru community Dange Shuni, Sokoto State “I used to trek for about two hours just to get water from a faraway community. It affected my business. Now, it takes me less than three […]
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Nigeria is battling historically high levels of general inflation and soaring food prices, stemming from the battered value of the naira and the drastic increase in fuel prices that took effect shortly after President Bola Tinubu took office. Now, individuals and households need more money to afford basic food items, in an economy that has greatly reduced
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An NGO, the African Centre for Human Advancement Social and Community Development (ACHASCOD) donated food items to vulnerable women in Shere community, Abuja, on Sunday to mark the 2024 International Women’s Day Executive Director of the NGO, Amb. Opeyemi Aderinto, said the gesture was designed to put smiles on the faces of the needy.She called
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South Africa has more than 75 tonnes of rhino horn stockpiled from animals that have died naturally, horns seized in anti-smuggling operations, and horns sawn off from immobilised, live rhinos in an attempt to deter poachers. The government should destroy all stockpiles of rhino horn to stop them being diverted into the illegal rhino horn
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A non-governmental organisation, the Resource Centre for Human Rights and Civic Education (CHRICED) has solicited the collaboration of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to track constituency projects in the budget. The body’s Programme Officer, Mr Omoniyi Adenoye made the call for the support on Tuesday, when he led his team
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“If we win against racism, we can win against Islamophobia,” said Ebrahim Rasool, a representative from South Africa, the former ambassador and the founder of the NGO “World for All”, at a panel discussion titled “A call for global dialogue to encourage tolerance, peace and respect for human rights and religious diversity” within the framework
In anticipation of the forthcoming 2024 International Women’s Day (IWD), the Arise Monalisa Foundation is poised to host a distinguished conference to commemorate this significant occasion. Under the resonant theme: “Count her In: Invest in Women, Accelerate Progress,” this collaborative endeavor with One Percent International Management Services Ltd. is scheduled to unfold on March 18,
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These defenders of the women’s cause called on students to abstain from early sexual relations before marriage. Among these entities are non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from France, Belgium, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), including BUKU ASBL, Nyota Africa NGO, and the Network of Women Leaders for Access to Speech (RFLAP). To demonstrate their
The sixty-eighth session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) will be held from 11 to 22 March 2024 at the UN Headquarters in New York. CSW68 will bring together representatives of UN Member States, UN entities, and NGOs from all regions of the world and conclude with the adoption of Agreed Conclusions – a politically negotiated
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A three-year partnership with the EU in the southern African nation of Eswatini is improving food security through cash assistance, climate-smart farming and epidemic prevention In the Lubombo region of Eswatini, near the town of Big Bend, 39-year-old Bongani Masuku looks over at his field of maize. He just harvested a section last week. “But there
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