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Entertainment Lifestyle 

Nigerian rapper Falz wants government to reopen cinemas

Village Reporter,
Popular Nigerian rapper, Folarin Falana, popularly known as Falz, has enjoined the federal government to reopen cinemas, restaurants and clubs as their continued closure is stifling the showbiz sector. Recall that with the outbreak of the coronavirus, government shutdown cinemas, clubs and airports so as to curtail the spread of the virus. However, the musician took to his Twitter account… Read More
Development Health Advice 

WHO chief warns against COVID-19 ‘vaccine nationalism’, urges support for fair access

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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Tuesday said he has written to WHO Member States, urging them to join the COVAX Global Vaccines Facility, a mechanism aimed at guaranteeing fair access for all countries, rich or poor, to effective immunization. “Solidarity is needed to provide a joint solution to the #COVID19 pandemic.The COVAX ? Vaccines Facility is the critical mechanism for joint… Read More
Development Health Advice 

Death Valley temperature likely highest since 1931: UN weather agency

Global Author
“The weather station at Furnace Creek in Death Valley, California, reported a temperature of 54.4C, which is 130F, on Sunday 16 August,” said Clare Nullis, WMO spokesperson. “If validated, it would be the highest temperature on Earth since 1931, and the third-hottest temperature ever recorded on the planet.” Experts on the case Speaking in Geneva, Ms. Nullis told journalists that… Read More
Human Rights 

PROFILE: Taking a lead against genocide, ‘no society is immune’ warns Adama Dieng

Village Reporter
While serving in the role he’s helped strengthen the rule of law, fight impunity, and built up the capacity of judicial and democratic institutions around the globe.  Sounding the alarm  The mandate of the Special Adviser on Prevention of Genocide was established in 2004 to not only sound the alarm over situations that might lead to genocide but also leverage… Read More
Entertainment Lifestyle 

Agba preps Social Protection Policy for inclusion in MTNDPs and Nigeria’s Agenda 2050… By Sufuyan Ojeifo

Village Reporter,
Minister of State, Budget & National Planning, Clem Agba Flowing from the Federal Government’s prioritization of social protection intervention as a key anti-poverty reduction programme, it has partnered the World Bank to design the National Social Safety Net Project (NASSP) aimed at dedicating national resources to improve citizens’ lives and strengthen the role of social protection in more equitable resource… Read More
Entertainment Lifestyle 

Agba preps Social Protection Policy for inclusion in MTNDPs and Nigeria’s Agenda 2050… By Sufuyan Ojeifo

Village Reporter,
Minister of State, Budget & National Planning, Clem Agba Flowing from the Federal Government’s prioritization of social protection intervention as a key anti-poverty reduction programme, it has partnered the World Bank to design the National Social Safety Net Project (NASSP) aimed at dedicating national resources to improve citizens’ lives and strengthen the role of social protection in more equitable resource… Read More
Human Rights 

Coronavirus ‘starkly’ exposes vulnerability of persons with disabilities

Village Reporter
In the first online session for the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, Ibrahim Salama, head of the Human Rights Treaties Branch in the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) lauded the treaty body, which, despite significant challenges posed by the virus, have done “extraordinary work” to implement their mandate. Speaking on behalf of the… Read More
Entertainment Lifestyle 

Story of homebound pregnant Nigerian maid in Iraq, by Ajibola Abayomi

Village Reporter,
Like many Nigerian youths seeking to eke a living, Chika Adaneze Nwoadu, an Oguta, Imo State born 23-year-old lady, eventually made her way to Baghdad, the capital of Iraq, on March 15, 2020, with passport number A10438900. She arrived on that fateful day in the company of 14 other ladies on the same mission after meeting all the required conditions… Read More
Entertainment Lifestyle 

Mr. Eazi, Nigerian music sensation, makes Glo-powered African Voices

Village Reporter,
Nigerian songwriter and music entrepreneur, Oluwatosin Ajibade, popularly known by the stage name, Mr Eazi, will this week grace African Voices Changemakers, a personality magazine programme of the Cable News Network, sponsored by telecommunications service giant, Globacom. Born July 19, 1991 in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, the 29-year-old read Mechanical Engineering at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi,… Read More
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