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Group Donates Food Items, Pesticides To Farmers

The founder, Women Solidarity Initiative Development (WOSID), a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) Mrs Miriam Nshile, has donated food items and pesticides to some groups of women farmers. Nshile told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday that the goodwill distribution to the widows and orphans was in the warm spirit of Christmas. She urged well-meaning

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Meta Accused of Stoking Human Rights Abuses In Ethiopia’s Tigray

Facebook owner Meta has contributed to serious human rights abuses against Ethiopia’s Tigrayan community, Amnesty International says in a new report published on October 31, 2023. Amnesty says that Meta has once again failed to adequately curb the spread of content advocating hatred and violence, this time targeting Tigrayans during the November 2020 to November 2022 armed

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TotalEnergies unveils plan to invest $6bn in Nigeria’s energy sector

French energy giant TotalEnergies has unveiled a $6 billion investment plan spread across several years in Nigeria, just as the West African country is looking to cut down on red tape hindering investment in its oil and gas sector. Through this announcement, TotalEnergies has reiterated its commitment to investing in Nigeria’s oil and energy sector,

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How Trailblazing Women Are Driving Recovery In The Tourism Sector

“Women should not have to prove themselves any more. We’ve always worked hard to deliver results. I am proud of what we have accomplished in this industry and what we continue to achieve.” If there’s one thing COVID19 has taught the tourism and hospitality sector, it’s that women are the backbone of our industry and

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Ibidunni Ighodalo Foundation announces the third cycle of Project 40at40, An IVF grant for 40 Couples

The Ibidunni Ighodalo Foundation (IIF), a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), has announced the third cycle of Project 40at40 in furtherance of her annual In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) grant. This announcement was made at a press conference held at the IIF office in Ikoyi, Lagos. Project 40at40 was born upon the demise of the Late Ibidunni Olajumoke Ituah-Ighodalo whose last

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The Government Of Zimbabwe Partners With Agence Française de Développement To Launch The Great Zimbabwe Development Project

The Government of Zimbabwe, together with Agence Française de Développement (AFD), the French public development institution, launched a EUR-3-million project for the rehabilitation and development of the Great Zimbabwe World Heritage site in Masvingo Province, in the southeastern part of Zimbabwe. The Great Zimbabwe Development Project aims to promote sustainable and inclusive tourism development and

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Ivorians who fled to Liberia return ‘home’, no longer considered refugees by UN

The United Nations refugee agency, UNHCR, has announced the end of the refugee status given to Ivorians who fled political crises in their country to reside in neighboring Liberia. To mark the occasion, the human rights organisation’s Chief Filippo Grandi was in the northeastern town of Buuto on World Refugee Day. The High Commissioner for

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We Can End Child Labour In Africa. Here’s How

ILO Assistant Director-General, Regional Director for Africa “We shouldn’t wait for development to end child labour. On the contrary, ending child labour is key to sustainable development.” says ILO Assistant Director-General and Regional Director for Africa, Cynthia Samuel Olonjuwon. With 92 million girls and boys in child labour — one in five children — Africa

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