Global Commission
28 Oct
An international group of leaders and experts warns that unless humanity acts with greater boldness and urgency, an increasingly out-of-balance water cycle will wreak havoc on economies and humanity worldwide.
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A non-governmental organisation (NGO), Love for Health Organisation, in collaboration with Rolex Comprehensive Group of Schools, has urged secondary school students to prioritise their health and well-being.
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Messrs Healthgarde International, a health and wellness company has called for financial support and policy intervention to enable local manufacturing of health and wellness products in the country.
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The Benue State House of Assembly, yesterday, suspended 13 members for what the Speaker, Aondona Dajoh, described as “Dishonourable actions capable of casting aspersions and causing acrimony in the House.”
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The Ministry of Steel Development is seeking technical and financial assistance from donor agencies to revive the Ajaokuta Steel Company Limited (ASCL) and the National Iron Ore Mining Company (NIOMCO). Its Minister, Prince Shuaibu Audu, made this appeal during a meeting with donor agencies on Tuesday in Abuja. Audu stated that the ministry’s primary focus…
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The Ministry of Interior says new passport printers have been installed in Nigeria’s Atlanta and New York consulates to ease passport applications. A statement on Wednesday in Abuja by the Minister of Interior’s Special Adviser on Media, Mr. Babatunde Alao, stated that the devices were delivered and installed on Feb.18. The News Agency of Nigeria…
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Avian influenza, popularly known as bird flu, has killed 300 birds in a farm in Plateau. Dr. Shase’et Sipak, the Chief Veterinary Officer of the state, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Jos. Sipak said that the outbreak was confirmed by the National Veterinary Research Institute (NVRI), Vom, in…
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The Representatives of European Union member states and European Parliament on Wednesday agreed on new rules to reduce food and textile waste. Waste generated during food processing and manufacturing would be cut by 10 per cent by 2030, and waste from retail, restaurants, food services and households by 30 per cent. According to the negotiators,…
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A Magistrates’ Court in Kaduna, on Wednesday, ordered that a trader, Jibrin Yusuf, 34, should be given 10 strokes of cane for beating his friend over N3,000 debt. The Magistrate, Ibrahim Emmanuel, imposed the penalty after Yusuf pleaded guilty to the charge of conspiracy and assault. Emmanuel held that the court would be lenient with…
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Delta Government on Wednesday launched State’s Whistleblowers’ line to engage the general public in project monitoring to ensure value for money in all projects awarded by Gov. Sheriff Oborevwori led administration. The State Commissioner for Works(Rural Roads) and Public Information, Mr Charles Aniagwu, disclosed this at a news conference in Asaba. Aniagwu said that the…
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Archaeologists have uncovered a long-lost tomb in Egypt, the first to be discovered since Tutankhamun’s burial in 1922. Egyptian officials announced the discovery on Tuesday, revealing the tomb of King Thutmose II, the last of the missing royal tombs from Egypt’s 18th Dynasty. Thutmose II, who reigned from around 1550 BC to 1292 BC, was…