Friday 8th June 2024 : CITAD: Drought to Threaten Global Population by 2050
The 5th Estate News || Friday 8th June 2024 ?
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The organised labour, comprising the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC), has agreed to consider the offer of the federal government. This is following the suspension of the strike on Tuesday, June 4, for five days.
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The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) Executive Director, Dr Yunusa Zakari Ya’u has said that it has been observed that natural spaces worldwide are reaching a tipping point, and “without urgent action, droughts may affect over three-quarters of the world’s population by 2050.”
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A Federal High Court in Lagos issued an order on Wednesday, June 5, 2024, for the temporary forfeiture of property worth N11.14 billion, reportedly connected to the former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor, Godwin Emefiele.
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Life’s Beginning Foundation (LBF), a non- governmental foundation, is set to raise N50 million to support 10 families with assisted fertility options in an effort aimed at raising public consciousness about infertility.
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The Joint Initiative for Strategic Religious Action (JISRA) a non-governmental organization for the promotion of peace in volatile areas has trained journalists in Kaduna on sensitive conflict reporting.
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Speaking in Damaturu on Thursday, June 6, Abba Kyari, the executive director of the foundation, stated that child marriage is more prevalent in the North-West and North-East of Nigeria, with 48% of girls married by age 15 and 78% married by age 18.
A Non-Governmental Organization, One Million Tree Initiative, LG Electronics Inc, SMP Media Group, GSR 360 Ltd, CE Power Solutions, have collaborated on tree planting one million trees in Lagos.The exercise took place at Omole Housing Estate, phase 1 Ikeja.
The Kuduna State Primary Health Care Development Board (KDPHCDB), with support from Alive & Thrive and UNICEF, has oriented key stakeholders across the 23 LGAs on the forthcoming Maternal Newborn and Child Health (MNCH) week in the state.
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The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs has said that humanitarian partners will need $4.7bn to assist 20.9 million vulnerable people in parts of Nigeria, Chad, and five other African countries.
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The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund has advised Nigerian communities to exert pressure on governments to repair dilapidated structures or construct new ones in primary and secondary schools across the country.
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