Despite bold promises from the private sector, a new UN Women report reveals that real progress on gender equality remains slow, uneven, and dangerously reversible. The global development conversation this …
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Monthly Archives
September 2025
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Ibadan, Oyo State (Nigeria): The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Oyo State Chapter has vowed to commence a seven-day warning strike on October 2, if the state government fails to address …
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Lagos, Nigeria: The All Progressives Congress (APC) has shrugged off the African Democratic Congress’s (ADC) claim that President Bola Tinubu will be a one-term leader, branding it as “political noise” …
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Abuja, Nigeria: President Bola Tinubu has directed the National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, to initiate engagement with Ogoni communities, NNPCL, and stakeholders to finalise the restart of oil operations. …
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Lagos (Nigeria): The equities market closed lower on Wednesday, as performance indices dipped by 0.15 per cent, mainly driven by profit taking in medium and large-cap stocks. Decliners included Deap …
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Abuja (Nigeria): The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has partnered with the Novo Nordisk Foundation to strengthen public health workforce capacity for Non-Communicable Disease (NCD) surveillance …
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News Across the Nation
IG Disburses ₦2.2bn Insurance Cheques to Families of Fallen Officers
by Toye Faleyeby Toye FaleyeAbuja (Nigeria): Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Olukayode Egbetokun, has disbursed cheques worth N2.2 billion to 1,574 families of deceased police officers under the Group Life Assurance and the I-G Family …
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News Across the Nation
UNICEF Raises Alarm over High Female Genital Mutilation Prevalence in Nigeria
Benin (Nigeria): The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has expressed concern over Nigeria’s ranking as one of the world’s top three countries with a high prevalence of Female Genital Mutilation …
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Abuja (Nigeria): The Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday, adjourned the adoption of final written addresses in the case against James Nolan, a director in the Process and Industrial …
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New York: Nearly 45,000 doses of Ebola vaccine are on their way to Kasaï province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as UNICEF intensifies efforts alongside its partners …
