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Venture capitalists advocate financial education, youth investment to tackle poverty

    Venture capitalists advocate financial education, youth investment to tackle poverty

A group of venture capitalists and investment experts have called for improved efforts in financial education and initiatives encouraging youths as a solution to poverty in Nigeria. Earlier, the World

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From Nigeria’s farmer-herder clashes to the Sahel crisis — is climate change worsening conflicts in Africa?

    From Nigeria’s farmer-herder clashes to the Sahel crisis — is climate change worsening conflicts in Africa?

BY VIVIAN CHIME Villagers were retiring for the day on January 10, 2018, in the Kasayo community, Guma LGA of Benue state, when they began hearing gunshots. The shootings startled

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How UNICEF ‘saved 13-year-old from early marriage’ in Niger

    How UNICEF ‘saved 13-year-old from early marriage’ in Niger

Basira Umaru, a 13-year-old girl, says the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) saved her from being married out in her early teens. The primary six pupil narrated her experience during

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UNICEF: Over 1m Nigerian children yet to receive vital vaccines

    UNICEF: Over 1m Nigerian children yet to receive vital vaccines

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says about 1.2 million children in Nigeria are yet to benefit from essential vaccines. The figure accounts for about six per cent of 20

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UNICEF warns Nigeria: Polio may resurface

    UNICEF warns Nigeria: Polio may resurface

The United Nations International Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says without adequate awareness on the need for immunisation, polio could resurface in

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100 drivers benefit as SunTrust Bank empowers women in car-hailing industry

    100 drivers benefit as SunTrust Bank empowers women in car-hailing industry

SunTrust Bank has empowered 100 female drivers with cars to boost their involvement in the ride-hailing industry. The beneficiaries are

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Osinbajo inaugurates solar power programme in Jigawa

    Osinbajo inaugurates solar power programme in Jigawa

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, on Friday flagged off the installation of off-grid solar home systems in Jigawa state. The initiative tagged

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Niger IDPs abandoned on the streets after surviving bandits’ attack

    Niger IDPs abandoned on the streets after surviving bandits’ attack

One week after bandits attacked Allawa, a community in Shiroro LGA of Niger, residents have been stranded in Pandogari, a

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Oxfam marks five years of ‘defending women’s rights’ with VOICE project

    Oxfam marks five years of ‘defending women’s rights’ with VOICE project

Oxfam International has marked the fifth anniversary of its VOICE project, aimed at defending the rights of women in society.

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Akinwumi Adesina: More people likely to die of hunger than COVID-19 in Africa

    Akinwumi Adesina: More people likely to die of hunger than COVID-19 in Africa

Akinwumi Adesina, president of the African Development Bank (AFDB), has expressed fears that hunger and food insecurity may kill more

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