REJOINDER: Nigerian Phd Scholars in UK/US Commend PTDF Overseas Scholarship Scheme
A Rejoinder to a Petition titled: "Nigerian Phd Students in UK Turn Beggars Due to Non-Payment of Allowances"- Setting the Record Straight
We have read with unprecedented shock and sheer disappointment, a petition to the...
Iran Warns Britain Over oil Tanker Seizure
The seizure of an Iranian oil tanker by Britain off Gibraltar last week will not be “unanswered”, Iran’s armed forces chief of staff, Major General Mohammad Bagheri, said on Tuesday, according to the semi-official Tasnim news agency.
“Capture...
FAO Alerts on Desert Locust outbreak triggered by heavy rains
Heavy rains and cyclones have triggered a recent surge in Desert Locust populations, causing an outbreak to develop in Sudan and Eritrea that is rapidly spreading along both sides of the Red Sea to Saudi...
World Bank Budgets $50 billion for Climate Adaptation and Resilience
The World Bank Group has launched its Action Plan on Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience with a climate financing budget of $50 billion spread over between 2021 and 2025.
This financing level, an average of $10...
Jim Yong Kim Resigns as World Bank President
World Bank President, Jim Yong Kim has made the surprise announcement that he is stepping down after six years in the post next month
His resignation will take effect from 1 February.
Mr Kim, 59, was not due to...
UNICEF Unhappy over 10.5m out-of-school children in Nigeria
United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has expressed worry over Nigeria’s 10.5 million Out-of-school children, the highest in the world.
It reiterated that in 2018 the primary school enrolment had increased in recent years, with net attendance...
