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Unicef head and former world leaders on judging panel for UAE humanitarian award
The National News
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A senior UN official championing the rights of children across the globe and two former heads of state will help select the next winners of a major UAE humanitarian award. The $1 million Zayed Award for Human Fraternity – which celebrates the...
Nigeria Must Strive To Make Skills Important Currency Of Economy – NABTE Boss
Daily Independent
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July 9, 2025
1 Professor Idris Bugaje is the Executive Secretary of the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE). He spoke at the monthly education dialogue organised by the Education Writers’ Association of Nigeria (EWAN) on the new TVET initiative and...
100 Best Movies of 2010, Ranked by Tomatometer
Rotten Tomatoes
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July 9, 2025
(Photo by Fox Searchlight/ Courtesy Everett Collection. BLACK SWAN.) 2010 included unforgettable award-winning movies, iconic animation, visual effects delights, gritty action, and unconventional comedy in its motion picture roster. The list of...
Tampa holds flood resilience meetings, death toll climbs in Texas floods and drivers frustrated by congestion in Pasco
Spectrum Bay News 9 - Florida
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July 7, 2025
Good evening, Tampa Bay. We're wrapping up the day for you with the most important stories you need to know and your weather outlook. Your Weather Planner The onshore wind pattern continues, so isolated showers and thunderstorms start early near...
Trump’s cuts leave a million facing starvation in Nigeria – as food aid runs out
The Independent
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July 4, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Sudanese Refugees and IDPs Disproportionately Affected By Crisis
Inter Press Service
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July 3, 2025
Africa, Armed Conflicts, Crime & Justice, Gender Violence, Headlines, Health, Human Rights, Humanitarian Emergencies, Migration & Refugees, TerraViva United Nations Children are screened for malnutrition and provided with treatment at Elhmedia...
1.3m Nigerians face starvation as aid cuts push WFP toward shutdown
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 4, 2025
More than one million people in Nigeria are at risk of starvation as the World Food Programme (WFP) prepares to suspend food assistance by August due to severe funding shortfalls, The Independent (UK) has reported. WFP spokesperson for Nigeria,...
Inside the Flames – Two Years of Civil War in Sudan
Small Wars Journal
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July 8, 2025
Introduction Since 15 April 2023, Sudan has been in a state of ruthless civil war, which the U.N. Secretary General António Guterres described as an “utter humanitarian catastrophe.” This essay highlights how this war came about, what has...
Nigeria blue economy policy: The $1.5t plus GDP opportunity, by Soji Adeleye
Eagle Online
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July 5, 2025
Advocacy for the green economy was seen as discriminatory and condescending – the rich countries telling the poor South how to manage their affairs for the benefit of human kind. It was considered a call for sacrifice by the poor countries to...
Nigeria faces starvation crisis as UN food programme runs out of money and supplies
Business Day
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July 6, 2025
More than a million people in Nigeria are at risk of starvation after the World Food Programme (WFP) announced it will run out of funds this month, following massive cuts to international aid. The UN agency, which serves as the last line of...
Saida Mirziyoyeva joins jury of Zayed Award for Human Fraternity.
Kun.uz
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July 8, 2025
The members of the jury for the 2026 Zayed Award for Human Fraternity have been announced. Among those selected to determine the recipient of the $1 million award is Saida Mirziyoyeva, Head of the Presidential Administration of Uzbekistan. Other...
Tinubu inherited insecurity –NSA
The Sun Nigeria
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July 6, 2025
From Molly Kilete, Abuja The National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, said President Bola Tinubu, will do everything in his power to end the inherited security challenges bedeviling the country. Ribadu, while noting that Nigeria had...
How are aid cuts impacting child vaccines? The IRC's critical response
International Rescue Committee
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Right now, global funding for humanitarian aid is facing unprecedented cuts. In 2024 alone, there was a staggering $25 billion shortfall between the funds needed for United Nations appeals and the contributions received. In a major setback to...
TINUBU’S FOREST GUARD: WHO WILL GUARD THE GUARD?
New National Star
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July 5, 2025
TINUBU’S FOREST GUARD: WHO WILL GUARD THE GUARD? BY PROF MIKE A.A. OZEKHOME, SAN, CON, OFR, FCIArb, LL.D INTRODUCTION WHEN THE FOREST HIDES MORE THAN TREES To paraphrase an old African proverb, “when the forest is silent, beware, it may be...
Dean Spears & Michael Geruso on Why We Need More People
Persuasion
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July 5, 2025
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How Tinubu administration is surmounting inherited intractable security challenges – NSA
News Diary Online
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July 5, 2025
The National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, says the administration of President Bola Tinubu, has remained firm in surmounting the inherited intractable security challenges. By Ogbaje Sumaila The National Security...
Federal Gov’t Surmounting Inherited Security challenges — NSA
Leadership
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July 5, 2025
National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, has stated that President Bola Tinubu-led administration remained firm in surmounting inherited security challenges threatening the nation’s unity and future. He emphasised a shift in the...
UN CEDAW Committee Publishes Findings On Afghanistan, Botswana, Chad, Fiji, Ireland, Mexico, San Marino and More
Scoop
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Geneva, 7 July 2025 The UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) today issued its findings on Afghanistan, Botswana, Chad, Fiji, Ireland, Mexico, San Marino, Solomon Islands, Thailand, and Tuvalu, after reviewing...
How Tinubu’s govt is surmounting inherited intractable security challenges – NSA
Tribune Online
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July 5, 2025
The National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, says the administration of President Bola Tinubu, has remained firm in surmounting the inherited intractable security challenges. Ribadu stated this on Friday night at the 50th anniversary...
KAFUE NATIONAL PARK LISTED FOR MOLECULAR ECOLOGICAL NETWORK ANALYSIS
Times of Zambia
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By JOSEPH BANDA ZAMBIA’S Kafue National Park has been listed as one of the five parks where African Parks is conducting the Molecular Ecological Network Analysis (MENA) to understand relationships between different wildlife species by analysing...