The impact of conformity of standards on intra-African trade and the Nigerian economy

Overview The African continent presents huge potential for growth and the recently introduced African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement promises to underpin trade facilitation and economic expansion with be the largest free trade area since the formation of the World Trade Organization in 1995. The longest journey starts with a single step. Government, public […]

African Catholic Bishops Converge in Lagos for Landmark 50th anniversary of the Pan African Committee for Social Communications (CEPACS)

Catholic Bishops across Africa who represent the regions of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) (https://www.SECAM.org/) are poised to gather in Lagos for the landmark 50th anniversary of the Pan African Committee for Social Communications (CEPACS) slated for November 18 to 21. CEPACS, the Pan African Episcopal Committee for Social Communications […]

Liquid Dataport and Intelsat Keep Businesses Connected During Emergencies

Liquid Dataport, a business of Liquid Intelligent Technologies (https://www.Liquid.Tech/), a pan-African technology group, is proud to announce its collaboration with Intelsat, one of the world’s largest satellite services providers, increasing the availability of fast and reliable connectivity in Africa during power disruptions. One key aspect of this collaboration is Liquid’s service called ‘Service Continuity’. Organisations […]

26.5 million Nigerians projected to be food insecure in 2024

Download logo In 2024, Nigeria is expected to see about 26.5 million people grappling with high levels of food insecurity, as disclosed by the Government of Nigeria and its partners during the unveiling of the October 2023 Cadre Harmonisé analysis on food insecurity. Moreover, approximately 9 million children are at risk of suffering from acute […]

26.5 million Nigerians projected to be food insecure in 2024

Download logo In 2024, Nigeria is expected to see about 26.5 million people grappling with high levels of food insecurity, as disclosed by the Government of Nigeria and its partners during the unveiling of the October 2023 Cadre Harmonisé analysis on food insecurity. Moreover, approximately 9 million children are at risk of suffering from acute […]

26.5 million Nigerians projected to be food insecure in 2024

Download logo In 2024, Nigeria is expected to see about 26.5 million people grappling with high levels of food insecurity, as disclosed by the Government of Nigeria and its partners during the unveiling of the October 2023 Cadre Harmonisé analysis on food insecurity. Moreover, approximately 9 million children are at risk of suffering from acute […]

United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), Partners Bolster Government Efforts to Minimize Road Accidents in Juba and Beyond

Download logo Road safety is often neglected across South Sudan, despite severe risks posed by drivers and motorists to themselves as well as pedestrians. Every year, this young nation has thousands of fatalities and casualties arising from a failure to adhere to traffic rules and regulations, be it over speeding coupled with reckless driving; driving […]

United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), Partners Bolster Government Efforts to Minimize Road Accidents in Juba and Beyond

Download logo Road safety is often neglected across South Sudan, despite severe risks posed by drivers and motorists to themselves as well as pedestrians. Every year, this young nation has thousands of fatalities and casualties arising from a failure to adhere to traffic rules and regulations, be it over speeding coupled with reckless driving; driving […]

Mother can embrace her children for the first time after life-changing surgery

A mother of three is able to hug her children with both arms for the first time after a charity gave her transformational surgery on severe burns she sustained as a child. Coumba, 31, from Senegal was just four when she injured herself while rescuing her little brother from an open fire but she has […]

1 in 3 children exposed to severe water scarcity – UNICEF

Download logo 1 in 3 children – or 739 million worldwide – already live in areas exposed to high or very high water scarcity, with climate change threatening to make this worse, according to a new UNICEF report. Further, the double burden of dwindling water availability and inadequate drinking water and sanitation services is compounding […]