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  • 1,364 W’African children recruited by terrorists, 14,000 schools shut – UN0

    The United Nations has decried the deepening humanitarian impact of terrorism in West Africa and the Sahel, revealing that 1,364 children were recruited by armed groups in 2024, while more than 14,000 schools were shut due to insecurity. UN Under Secretary-General and Special Representative of the Secretary-General for West Africa and the Sahel, Leonardo Simão,

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  • JUST IN: Ex-soldiers resume protest over unpaid benefits

    JUST IN: Ex-soldiers resume protest over unpaid benefits0

    A group of discharged Nigerian soldiers on Thursday resumed protests in Abuja, demanding the payment of their entitlements. The ex-soldiers called off their protest on August 4, after a meeting with officials of the Ministries of Defence and Finance, who assured them that their outstanding entitlements would be paid by August 10. The ex-servicemen, who

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  • Northern elders demand state of emergency over insecurity

    Northern elders demand state of emergency over insecurity0

    The Northern Elders Forum has urged President Bola Tinubu to declare a state of emergency in northern Nigeria, citing the worsening scale of insecurity and the government’s constitutional and international obligation to protect lives. In a communiqué signed by its spokesperson, Prof. Abubakar Jiddere, on Wednesday, the forum demanded, “a state of emergency in northern

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  • Nigeria turns to AI in fight against poverty

    Nigeria turns to AI in fight against poverty0

    ABUJA — Stakeholders have called for Nigeria to adopt Artificial Intelligence (AI) as a tool to tackle poverty, in line with the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 1, which seeks to end poverty in all its forms everywhere. The call was made in Abuja on Wednesday at the 4th Gilbert Onyemaelu Leadership and Diversity

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