UN Appoints Dangote, 26 others to Tackle global malnutrition United Nations(UN) Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Africa’s richest man Aliko Dangote, African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina and 25 other persons to spearhead the fight against global malnutrition. A statement issued by Scaling Up Nutrition SUN...

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...