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At least 14 million children face hunger and a heightened risk of malnutrition or death this year, UNICEF warned Wednesday, as major international donors like the United States slash aid budgets. The United Nations children’s agency urged governments and philanthropic institutions to contribute to its Child Nutrition Fund to head off a wave of starvation.…
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With a few taps on his phone, Dandam Nangor knows exactly what temperature his greenhouse is at, when to water his crops and even the pH of the soil. Backed by artificial intelligence, it’s all designed to make growing his peppers easier — and perhaps usher in a sort of agriculture 2.0 in Nigeria, where…
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Charles Kibaki Muchiri traced the water trickling across the surface of the Lewis Glacier with his fingers, illustrating how quickly climate change is melting the huge ice blocks off of Africa’s second-highest mountain. For nearly 25 years, the affable 50-year-old guide has been taking hikers to the peaks of Mount Kenya, nearly 5,000 metres (16,400…
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The Owerri Archdiocesan Catholic Secretariat has confirmed the release of Rev. Fr. John Ubaechu, the kidnapped Parish Priest of the Holy Family Catholic Church, Izombe. A statement by Rev. Fr. Patrick Mbara, the Archdiocesan Chancellor/Secretary early Thursday morning, disclosed that Ubaechu was released on Wednesday, March 26, 2025. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls…
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The Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, has charged Nigerian politicians to always be truthful to the electorate during and after electioneering campaigns. The monarch urged them, especially public office seekers, to always endeavour to know the people they intend to govern and understand their plights. Sulu-Gambari gave the charge on Wednesday while receiving a…
