The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), has released a report to assist African countries to accelerate and ensure the successful implementation of Agenda 2030 and 2063 on the continent. The ECA said this in a statement released on Tuesday in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the ECA report is titled: “Towards…
The American Geophysical Union (AGU) has unveiled an ethical framework to guide countries, world leaders and institutions on responsible decision making and inclusive dialogue towards addressing climate change, global warming. The report tagged “Ethical Framework Principles for Climate Intervention Research” was signed by Mr Josh Weinberg, Vice-President, Strategic Communications and Marketing, AGU, and made available…
Prime Minister Keir Starmer remains opposed to apologising for the UK’s historical role in slavery, his office said on Monday. The talks of reparations were not on the agenda for a major meeting of Commonwealth leaders this week. The prime minister would travel to Samoa this week for the biennial Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting…
Mozambique police on Monday fired teargas and bullets at protesters in the capital Maputo who had gathered at the scene where two opposition party figures were shot dead on Saturday after a disputed election. A Reuters witness saw some police officers firing handguns while dispersing the crowd. Adriano Nuvunga, director of Mozambique’s Centre for Democracy…
Two lionesses rescued from conflict zones in Ukraine are to find a new home in a Scottish zoo. The five sisters zoo near the village of Polbeth is preparing to welcome Luna and Plusza, who were evacuated from an area affected by heavy shelling in eastern Ukraine in 2022. They were initially sheltered in Kyiv…
The British government has deported 44 Nigerians and Ghanaians to their home countries in a single flight. According to a report by The Guardian, Nigerian and Ghanaian citizens flowed to their countries on Friday, 18 October. Deportation flights to Nigeria and Ghana are relatively rare, the report said. Citing data obtained under the freedom of…
Nigeria’s Human rights lawyer Femi Falana (SAN) and his son Folarin, popularly known as Falz, have demanded that popular crossdresser Idris Okuneye, also known as Bobrisky, issue a public apology and retract alleged defamatory statements he made against them. In separate Pre-Notice letters written by their lawyer, Taiwo Olawanle, the senior lawyer, and his musician…
The Israeli military on Wednesday said it struck an underground storage facility in the southern suburbs of Beirut which it said contained weapons belonging to the Hezbollah militia. The army said that the strike on Dahiyeh was carried out after “numerous steps were taken to mitigate the risk of harming civilians, including advancing warning to…
A staggering two billion women and girls worldwide are without access to any form of social protection, according to a report released by UN Women. The report, “World survey on the role of women in development 2024”, reveals a widening gender gap in social protection and the raft of policies. It also includes cash benefits,…
An Italian navy ship docked in Albania carrying the first group of migrants whose asylum requests are to be processed at new reception centres outside the EU. Media reports said this on Wednesday morning. The 16 men from Egypt and Bangladesh were Europe-bound when they were intercepted by Italian authorities on the open sea as…
