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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…

Togo bans forced sales on textbooks in schools

Togo’s education ministry has banned the illicit and forced sale of documents and textbooks in schools. This is part of the country’s planned cleanup of the ecosystem of primary and secondary education towards the achievement of a "universal, equitable and…

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…