The Federal Government of Nigeria has stated that 34 of the 36 states of the federation have domesticated the Child Rights Act dealing with issues of…
Author: Babatunde Oguntimehin
Today is the International Day For Elimination of Violence Against Women. It is a day when the color orange is used to represent a brighter future,…
New Twitter owner Elon Musk said Thursday that he is granting “amnesty” for suspended accounts, which online safety experts predict will spur a rise in harassment,…
President Muhammadu Buhari has called for greater cooperation among neighbouring countries with Nigeria to better combat escalating volatilities and multiplicity of threats across West Africa and…
Fifteen (15) talented entrepreneurs have been shortlisted from Angola, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Ghana, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda and Zimbabwe for the Africa Prize for…
Human Rights Watch (HRW) have stated in a report that the Egyptian authorities have failed to protect vulnerable refugees and asylum seekers from pervasive sexual violence,…
After risking their lives on dangerous journeys, more than 50,000 migrants are known to have died worldwide since 2014, the UN migration agency, IOM, said on…
Ahead of World Aids Day, The National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) in partnership with UN Women and the Joint United Nations Programme on…
South Africa announced plans to support a pipeline of green hydrogen projects worth about US$17.8 billion over the next decade. According to WeForum, the Green Hydrogen…
The United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency (UNFPA) has announced the appointment of Miss South Africa 2020, Shudufhadzo Musida, as UNFPA Regional Champion. The partnership…