In a move that signals deeper inter-agency collaboration, the Government Enterprise and Empowerment Programme (GEEP) has opened a new chapter of partnership with the Nigerian Agricultural Insurance Corporation (NAIC) and the Nigerian Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF). At a strategic…
Dangote Accuses PENGASSAN of Industrial Sabotage
The management of Dangote Petroleum Refinery has berated the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN), accusing the union of decades-long sabotage of Nigeria’s oil and gas sector and serving the interests of its leaders rather than…
UNICEF Aid Trucks Robbed at Gunpoint in Gaza City
© UNICEF/Eyad El Baba Children who are not getting enough to eat attend a nutrition clinic in Deir al Balah, in Gaza. Humanitarian aid in Gaza must be protected, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Friday, following the…
Afghanistan Quake: Rescuers Dodge Dangers, Women and Girls Face Disaster, Warns UN
UNOCHA/Ahmad Khalid Khaliqi People who lost their homes in the earthquake which struck eastern Afghanistan are temporarily living in tents. Women and girls still reeling from Afghanistan’s deadly earthquake face even greater suffering rebuilding their lives and livelihoods –…
International Atomic Agency Launches New Showcase Centre
New Visitor Centre To Showcase the Power of Nuclear Science for Peace and Development The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) today opened the doors to its newly created Visitors Centre located in its laboratory facility in Seibersdorf, Austria, a…
The Descent into ‘a Massive Famine’ in Gaza has begun, Relief Agencies Warn
© WHO: A seven-year-old patient with severe acute malnutrition and dehydration was transferred to a field hospital in southern Gaza in April amid a looming famine in the north. Amid reports of increased Israeli military operations across Gaza City…
The People of Haiti are in a Perfect Storm of Suffering,’ Warns UN Chief
© IOM/Antoine Lemonnier: A mother and her child, displaced by gang violence, sleep on the bare floor of a school in Haiti. State authority is crumbling across Haiti while gang violence engulfs the capital Port-au-Prince and beyond, “paralysing daily…
South East Nigeria Faces Rising Insecurity: FENRAD Amplifies Campaign for Peace and Human Rights
The latest Amnesty International report has once again drawn global attention to the worsening insecurity in South East Nigeria, where escalating violence and rights violations are taking a heavy toll on communities. The report highlights widespread extrajudicial killings, unlawful detentions,…
President Tinubu Extends Tenure of Bashir Adeniyi, Comptroller-General of Customs,
The Presidency has announced that the tenure of the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Mr. Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, MFR, which is due to expire on August 31, 2025, has been extended by one year. According to a statement by…
Countries Are Legally Obligated to Curb Emissions, Protect Climate — World Court
© ICJ-CIJ/Frank van Beek Climate activists voice their opinion outside the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague. The International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, Netherlands, issued its advisory opinion on the obligations of States in…
