World Humanitarian Day: Aid Workers Killed Hit Record High In 2024 – UN
BY SANNI SEFIU OLUWADAMILARE A shocking new record of 383 aid workers killed in 2024 must be a wake-up call to protect all civilians in conflict and crisis and call…
ECOWAS Strengthens Strategy To Make West Africa World’s Tourist Destination
ECOWAS Commission has launched a four-day technical meeting on the 8th of July,2025 in Cotonou, Benin. This meeting brings together experts from Member States to examine six draft classification standards…
EU Unveils Naure Credits To Boost Biodiversity, Fund Farmers
The European Commission has announced a new initiative to develop a nature credits market aimed at promoting sustainable agriculture and ecosystem restoration while unlocking private investments to close Europe’s significant…
Nigerian Business Leverage African Continental Free Trade Area To Grow Country’s Intra-African Trade Opportunities
Nigeria is working towards fast-tracking implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) to unlock opportunities for businesses in the country across the continent. Nigeria’s Minister of the Federal…
New Fund Launched To Catalyze US$200m For Tiger Landscape Conservation
An innovative new financing mechanism for tiger landscape conservation was launched today during the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development in Seville, Spain. Led by United Nations Development Programme…
Women’s Political Leadership Declines, With Fewer Women In Executive Office In 2025
UN Women’s latest publication, Women Political Leaders 2025, reveals that women’s political leadership in executive positions is not merely stagnating – it is regressing. The persistent underrepresentation of women as…
Ooni’s Wife, Olori Temitope Enitan-Ogunwusi Takes Ile Ife Royalty To ADWIN Launch In Cote d’Ivoire
Her Regal Majesty, Olori Ambassador (Dr.) Temitope Enitan-Ogunwusi, Queen of the Ooni of Ife, has described African women as the embodiment of glory and the backbone of the black race…
Worsening Crisis Of Plastic Pollution Takes Shine Off Cast World Environment Day 2025
BY IRIBHOGBE BUKUNOLA MONSURAT As the world observes World Environment Day 2025, on Thursday, June 5, a growing coalition of governments, companies, and environmental groups is stepping up efforts to…
GITEX Unveils Expansion Into Kenya With Inaugural 2026 Edition To Unlock US$2.4 Billion AI-Driven Economic Potential
BY TALABI SIMEON ABIMBOLA As Kenya invests heavily in key economic growth and national resilience drivers, from digital infrastructure and AI factories to hyperscale data centres and green industrialisation, the…
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification Nigerian Footballer, William Troost-Ekong
BY TALABI SIMEON ABIMBOLA William Troost-Ekong, captain of Nigeria’s national football team and player for Saudi Pro League’s Al-Kholood FC, has been named the latest Sport4Land Champion by the United…