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“Girl Education Today for Women Empowerment Tomorrow”: Emphasizes Senator Dr. Rasha Kelej on ...
Business Ghana
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Merck Foundation (www.Merck-Foundation.com), the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany together with First Ladies of Africa who are also their Ambassadors, Ministries of Health, Education, Communication & Gender, mark ‘International Women’s Day...
National Gender Inclusion Policy for Higher Education Sector validated
The Point
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The event marks the Ministry’s first-ever National Gender Inclusion Policy for the increased enrolment and participation of the female gender in Tertiary and Higher Education. It brought together key stakeholders and accorded participants the...
New index reveals countries in the ‘red zone’ of climate vulnerability - including two in Europe
Euronews
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June 26, 2025
By Euronews Green Published on 26/06/2025 - 17:59 GMT+2 A new index has identified the countries most vulnerable to climate shocks. More than two billion people live in ‘red zone’ nations, where the risk of a major hazard or disaster is high...
From Cape To Cairo
Africa is a country
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On a warm April afternoon in 2024, Keith Boyd, 57, strolled through Cairo’s Zamalek district with the South African and Egyptian flags knotted across his shoulders. The late sun cast a dull gold sheen over the Nile as curious onlookers and...
FG commits N200bn to agricultural intervention, recapitalises BoA with N1.5trn
The Cable
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June 22, 2025
The federal government has committed N200 billion to agricultural interventions and recapitalised the Bank of Agriculture (BoA) with N1.5 trillion to empower farmers across the country. Abubakar Kyari, minister of agriculture and food security,...
Zinox chair urges entrepreneurs to build wealth
Punch
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June 25, 2025
Chairman of Zinox Group, Leo Stan Ekeh, has urged young Nigerian entrepreneurs to focus on building lasting systems that drive national development rather than chasing quick wealth. Ekeh gave this advice while addressing a gathering of young...
Strategic Benefits Of Wa Airport Goldstar Air Will Unleash To Transform The Upper West Region Into An Agrarian City
News Ghana
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June 23, 2025
International airline Goldstar Air, a private Ghanaian and United States registered company with an issued Air Carrier Licence (ACL/N-SCH No. 0239) from the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority to operate passenger and cargo flights across West Africa...
Kabada residents grateful to gov’t for world-class road project
The Point
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The locals made these remarks recently during a visit to the area by the minister for Transport, Works and Infrastructure, Ebrima Sillah as part of his ongoing inspection tour of road projects across the country. On visit to the Kabada region now...
FirstBank wins Gold for Best Corporate University in Social & Climate Change Impact
Nairametrics
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June 27, 2025
FirstBank, the West African premier bank and financial inclusion services provider, is thrilled to announce that its Corporate University, FirstAcademy, has been awarded the Gold Award for Best Corporate University in Social & Climate Change at...
Challenge of Sustaining On-time Performance
This Day
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June 27, 2025
Chinedu Eze Flight delay and cancellation have been a problem associated with Air Peace over the years that it seemed as if it is the only airline that fails to keep to its take off time. In order to address frequent flight cancellation, the...
World Richest Man
The Times of India
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Surpassing the modern-day billionaires like Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos, Mansa Musa, the 14th-century king of the Mali Empire, is often regarded as the richest person in history. With an estimated fortune of $131bn (£99bn), he is the wealthiest man...
Two European countries in ‘red zone’ of climate finance vulnerability
Euronews
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By Euronews Green Published on 26/06/2025 - 15:41 GMT+2 A new index has identified the countries most vulnerable to climate shocks. More than two billion people live in ‘red zone’ nations, where the risk of a major hazard or disaster is high...
FG distributes free fertilisers amid N200bn agric investments
Punch
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June 23, 2025
The Federal Government has invested over N200bn in the agricultural sector as part of its efforts to boost food production and ensure national food security. The Minister of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, Abubakar Kyari, in...
Nigeria Invested Trillions of Dollars in Agriculture to Lead West Africa’s Food Revolution
The News Chronicle
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June 23, 2025
It is a leaping giant to get Nigeria to its role as West Africa’s agricultural economic behemoth that the federal government, in a dramatic turn of events, has requested that the Bank of Agriculture be recapitalized to the eye-popping figure of...
Trump wants to slash war crimes investigation funds, Reuters reports
The Kyiv Independent
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June 26, 2025
The White House has recommended terminating U.S. funding for multiple programs that investigate war crimes worldwide, including Russian war crimes in Ukraine, Reuters reported on June 26. Since U.S. President Donald Trump's inauguration in...
GGC Vows to Hold Cooperatives Accountable for Shortages
Foroyaa Newspaper
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June 25, 2025
By Assan Bah In a recent interview, Mr. Muhammed Njie, Managing Director of the National Food Processing and Marketing Cooperation (NFPMC), revealed significant developments regarding the current trade season for groundnuts. The NFPMC successfully...
2025 Freedom and Prosperity Indexes: How political freedom drives growth
Atlantic Council
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June 23, 2025
By Ignacio Campomanes, Nina Dannaoui-Johnson, Annie (Yu-Lin) Lee, and Joseph Lemoine Table of contents The dangerous authoritarian narrative A dangerous belief has taken root globally: that political freedom is not essential to prosperity and may...
Celebrating 25 Years of...
Capital Ethiopia
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June 23, 2025
As the African Union and European Union mark the 25th anniversary of their unique partnership, the relationship between the two continents stands at a pivotal moment. In this exclusive interview with Capital, Javier Niño Pérez, EU Ambassador to...
FG invests N200bn in agriculture, distributes free fertilisers
Punch
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June 22, 2025
The Federal Government has invested over N200 billion in the agricultural sector as part of its efforts to boost food production and ensure national food security. The Honourable Minister of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security,...
Food Security: FG invests over N200bn interventions – Minister
New National Star
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June 22, 2025
By David ADUGE-ANI The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Abubakar Kyari, has disclosed that the Federal Government has so far invested over N200 billion in agricultural interventions and distributed fertilisers worth N2.15 million...