By Our Reporter The United Nations Environmental Programme, UNEP, has lamented that the Nigerian government spent about $1 billion on importation of tomato paste. The African Regional Coordinator of UNEP, Dr. Richard Munang, who made the revelation, weekend, during the…
By Our Reporter The United Nations have appointed Red, the leader of the “Angry Birds” mobile game characters, as an envoy to inspire climate action toward a sustainable and happier future for all. Red’s appointment, as Honorary Ambassador for Green,…
By Our Reporter Improving the level of happiness around the world means a lot more than just “individual contentment.” That’s the heart of the message from UN chief Ban Ki-moon on the International Day of Happiness, celebrated with a smile on…
By Our Reporter Following report of massive violence and irregularities that greeted Saturday’s Rivers state Senatorial election rerun, a coalition of Civil Society Organization, have called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to immediately cancel the elections. The coalitions which…
By Our Reporter A team of experts from The American University of Nigeria, (AUN) and the Yar’adua Foundation has identified climate change, gas flaring, deforestation and other unethical environmental practices as responsible for the Boko Haram insurgency and other forms…
By Our Reporter The President of International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) Mr. Kanayo Nwanze has recommended investment in rural infrastructure to stem youth exodus from rural to urban areas in Africa. Nwanze made the recommendation in Abuja, at the…
kemi Busari The United Nations has ranked Nigeria the 103rd happiest nation in the world according to a report released on 16th of March, 2016. The report examined areas such as health, access to medicare, family relations, job security, political…
By Our Reporter The MTN Foundation (MTNF) and JNC International, in partnership with Oyo, Sokoto, Kaduna, Abia, Cross River and Niger States, have rolled out Maternal Ward Support Project, an initiative aimed at complementing the national objective of reducing maternal…
Lilian Ezejelue The President of the Consumer Advocacy Foundation of Nigeria, Sola Salako revealed during an interview with Raheem Akingbolu of ThisDay that the lack of a Competition Bill encourages monopoly which ultimately is detrimental to the economy and threatens…
Kemi Busari A Non-Governmental Organization, HACEY Health Initiative said it would train 57 Nigerian girls in software engineering and Information Communication Technology (ICT) entrepreneurship. The training tagged; ‘#Code4Impact’ is a joint initiative of HACEY, Access Bank and the United States’…
