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The United Nations has warned that the collapse of the Nova Kakhovka dam in southern Ukraine will have grave and far-reaching consequences for thousands of people. Ukrainian officials estimate about 42,000 people are at risk from the flooding in Russian and Ukrainian-controlled areas along the Dnipro River. Russia’s state media reports that at least seven […]
Minister Of Education, Adamu Adamu Says Nigeria’s illiteracy rate has dropped from 38 percent to 31percent. Represented by the Director, Basic Education Folake David, at the 2022 National Literacy Day celebration, identified continuous radio and television learning in post-covid-19 as responsible for the drop. Thirty-one percent of Nigerians, approximately 60 million are illiterates. This has […]
The Seventy-seventh General Assembly of the United Nations, opened on Tuesday with the Chairman of the African Union, Macky Sall demanding the deconstruction of narratives that confine Africa to the margins of decision-making. The Senegalese President who was the first African leader to speak at the gathering in New York lamented that it is time […]
The United Nations Human Rights Council has urged for global action including reparations to “make amends” for racism against people of African descent. The findings cite concerns in about 60 countries including the UK, Belgium, France, Canada, Brazil and Colombia. The study began after the murder of George Floyd, an unarmed black man, in US […]
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