Greenwood House School, Lagos, has represented Africa at an event hosted by the Commonwealth Secretariat at COP26 in Glasgow where a series of children’s books on Sustainable Energy was launched. A statement by the school said the event featured a conversation between the Secretary-General of the Commonwealth and the children …
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A non-governmental organisation The Adekunle Child Foundation (TACF) has marked the International Day of the Girl Child set aside by the United Nations on the 11th day of October annually. TACF with the approval of the Universal Basic Education Board (UBEB) and the FCT Secondary Education Board (SEB) commemorated the …
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Public voting for the African Union Commission (AUC) and the International Committee of All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA) commences on Monday. The organisers had released the 2021 nominees list from the 8, 880 songs submitted for adjudication. The AFRIMA Awards is scheduled to hold from November 19-21 in Lagos. Ayodeji …
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People affected by conflict will benefit from help provided by graduates of the International Organisation for Migration’s first professional Master’s Degree Programme in Psychosocial Counselling and Conflict Transformation in Nigeria. The degree is offered in partnership with the Centre for Peace, Diplomatic and Development Studies of the University of Maiduguri …
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A programme funded by the United States and United Kingdom to address challenges in education in North-east Nigeria has drawn to a close. The programme, Addressing Education in Northeast Nigeria (AENN) with a lifespan of three years was launched in 2018, to help the government of Nigeria create more certified …
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African girl coders are taking the lead in ensuring gender equity and balance in technology on the continent, a field majorly dominated by their male counterparts. Through Connected African Girls Coding Camp initiative, a joint programme of the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) in collaboration with UN Women and …
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A group of African heads of state have committed to working closely with African universities in the quest to end hunger on the continent. They undertook to support the institutions in their mission to train the personnel needed to drive African agriculture and to invest in the scientific research needed …
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In a move to eradicate poverty and ensure peace in Nigeria, the United Nations has promised to build schools across the country and service them for the next 10 years. The UN-RESCUE Int’l Convener & Global Chairman, Ambassador Steve Midalah stated this in Abuja on Thursday at the International Summit …
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AfChix – a network of African women in technology – is enabling women in rural Kenya, Senegal, Namibia, and Morocco to take the lead in connecting their communities to the internet for the first time. The organisation is one of the winners in the third round of the WomenConnect Challenge, …
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Prof Stan Chu Ilo, a research professor at the Centre for Catholicism and Inter Cultural Theology at De Paul University in Chicago, USA has been selected to receive the 2021 Excellence in Public Service Award of the University. A letter to the Nigerian/Canadian Professor, signed by Daniela S. Raicu, PhD, …
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