Category: SOCIETY

Progress to gender parity still slow

Millions of girls remain out of school

The gender gap has narrowed, but progress is starting to stall By Franck Kuwonu Bright-eyed and clever, a young girl from a small village in Malawi shares her wish for a...

women and children health in Nigeria

World Bank approves $500 million to improve women and children’s health in Nigeria

By Chinedu Moghalu The Board of Executive Directors of the World Bank Group, last month, approved a $500 million International Development Association (IDA) credit for...

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Nigeria condemned xenophobic attacks in South Africa

The Nigerian government has condemned targeted fatal attacks on African immigrants, including Nigerians, in the Durban region of South Africa and has called on the South...

International Nigerian students in Windsor, Canada.

Nigerian student in Canada hopeful for missing Chibok schoolgirls

Some international Nigerian students in Windsor say more could have been done by their country’s government to find nearly 300 girls abducted by Boko Haram a year...

United Nations Refugee Agency

Aid agencies appeal for USD 174 million to help Nigerian refugees

Dakar – 9 April 2015 – Today, United Nations Agencies and non-governmental organizations are launching the Regional Refugee Response Plan (RRRP) for Nigerian...

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Nigeria arms deal: South Africa ready to return seized money

Mail & Guardian, SA - South Africa is considering returning more than R100-million in Nigerian money that it confiscated last year, or clearing the way to sell...

Lagos, Nigeria: Eyebird view

Desertification a threat to Africa’s development

By Busani Bafana Arable land is vital for Africa, both as a key asset for farmers and, together with vegetation, to help store carbon that would otherwise be emitted...

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Boko Haram: Attacked on Churches killed 280 in 18 months

Reuters - Militants attacked two churches in north and central Nigeria on Sunday, spraying the congregation of one with bullets, killing several people, and...

Combating HIV infections among African women

By Kerry Cullinan, Durban, South Africa Schoolgirl Nomasonto Masango giggles as she lists the things she and her friends want boyfriends to buy them. “If you have an...

Boko Haram: 11 security tips for public and private citizens

Gone are the days when bombings were only witnessed on big movie screen. This is no longer the case. The best selling news in town is now about Boko Haram and its...