•Tinubu A report released by Amnesty International, AI, yesterday, raised global concern on the state of human rights in Nigeria and other countries. The report tagged ‘The State of the World’s Human Rights: April 2024’ basically focused on sanctions against the media and criminal charges against journalists for alleged defamation; Defence and...
UN chief, Antonio Guterres The UN yesterday highlighted the need to defend women’s rights which were under threat, citing a reversal in hard-won progress, increasing violence against women and a growing digital gender divide. UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, said this at the opening of the 68th session of the Commission on the Status of...
•Global warming Last month was the warmest February on record globally, the ninth straight month of historic high temperatures across the planet as climate change steers the world into “uncharted territory”, Europe’s climate monitor said today. The last year has seen an onslaught of storms, crop-withering drought and devastating fires, as huma...
•Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala The World Trade Organisation, yesterday, charged Nigeria and other African countries to improve the quality of their shea exports, as a lot of the commodities do not meet the sanitary and phytosanitary measures required for export. It also pointed out that despite the clear benefits and advantages in the production of shea...
An estimated $2 trillion are lost by the global economy due to tobacco use, Labram Musah, Executive Director, Vision for Alternative Development (VALD), a Ghana based Non Governmental Organization (NGO), has disclosed. Musah gave the hint during his presentation entitled: ‘SDGs as a Vital Data Source for Tobacco Control’ at a recent virtual tr...
The global evangelisation effort gains momentum this December as the renowned internationally acclaimed evangelist and Bible scholar, Pastor (Dr.) William F. Kumuyi brings his global gospel campaign to Lagos. The crusade, which is coming under the auspices of the Global Crusade with Kumuyi (GCK), is scheduled to be held from Thursday, December...