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COVID-19: Nigeria vaccinates 16% of target population

Authorities in Nigeria say 17 point 9 million persons, representing 16% of the eligible population target have been vaccinated so far against Covid-19.  The Director-General of the National Primary Healthcare Development Agency, Faisal Shuaib, disclosed this at a news conference…

ECOWAS Bank invests $397m in Côte d’Ivoire

The ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) says it has so far invested 397 million USD in critical sectors of the Côte d’Ivoire economy. This figure is expected to increase significantly following the implementation of additional pipeline projects which…

UN countries to create treaty to fight plastic pollution

United Nations countries have agreed to create a legally binding global treaty to address plastic pollution in the world’s oceans, rivers and landscape. The U.N. Environment Assembly voted unanimously Wednesday at its meeting in Kenya’s capital Nairobi for a resolution…

Nigeria begins grant disbursement to women groups

Nigerian government has begun the disbursement of a 551 Thousand USD grant for Women Affinity Groups in three pilot Local Government Areas in Niger state, North Central Nigeria.  The grant, co-funded with the World Bank, under the Nigeria for Women…

Nigeria to fly home citizens stranded by Ukraine crisis

The Nigerian government has concluded plans to begin evacuation of Nigerians fleeing Ukraine from Wednesday. Minister of foreign affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama made this known at a meeting with the speaker of Nigeria’s legislative assembly, Femi Gbajabiamila. He noted that the…

Nearly 680,000 refugees flee Ukraine—UNHCR

The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) says close to 680,000 people have fled Ukraine since the Russian military invasion on February 24, with the number rising rapidly. Head of the agency Filippo Grandi, said the situation could become Europe’s largest refugee…

UNHCR reiterates commitment to work with Liberia

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees or UNHCR has expressed its commitment of working with the government and people of Liberia. UNHCR’s commitment was made over the weekend when the institution purchased a plot of land for the construction…