UNICEF: One in four children worldwide live in severe food poverty/in /by
In a new report, it warns that millions of children are unable to access and consume a nutritious and diverse diet to sustain optimal growth and development in early childhood and beyond.
Dozens remain trapped after a gold mine collapses in northcentral Nigeria/in /by
First responders “had to run for their lives as the mine kept falling inside,”
Nigeria: No N5.4trn Fuel Subsidy Provision in 2024 – Presidency to Atiku/in /by
[Vanguard] ....Tinubu's through fuel subsidy, diverting public funds using secret payments - Atiku
Nigeria: Shell’s All On Calls for Policy Reforms to Boost Off-Grid Energy/in /by
[Leadership] In a significant move to address Nigeria's energy challenges, Shell Impact Investment Company, All On, has released a pivotal report advocating for comprehensive policy reforms to enhance the off-grid energy sector.
Nigeria: N5.4trn Fuel Subsidy – Posterity Won’t Be Kind to You for Oversight Failure, Atiku Tells NASS/in /by
[Leadership] The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate in 2023, Atiku Abubakar, has told federal lawmakers that posterity will not be kind to them if they keep looking away from what he alleged is the "daylight robbery" surrounding the fuel subsidy regime of the Bola Tinubu-led administration.
UN: Somalia elected to Security Council after more than 50 years/in /by
Somalia gets seat at the United Nations Security Council. Denmark, Greece, Pakistan and Panama also got seats on the U.N. Security Council in a secret ballot in the General Assembly.
ANC leans towards unity government as uneasiness gains grassroots supporters/in /by
South Africa's first party is favouring a unity government over a direct coalition, party officials said Thursday (Jun. 6). Any unity government plan would still have to be taken to those other parties, some of whom are more opposed to each other than ANC.
Nigeria: Edo Community Protests Over Alleged Maltreatment By Oil Company/in /by
[This Day] Residents of Evbohenoba Community in Orhionmwon Local Government Area of Edo State have protested the alleged ill treatment being meted out to them by Summit Oil International and Duport Midstream Company.
South Africa: South Africa’s Largest Oil Refinery Sold for a Few Cents – Will BP and Shell Be Held Accountable for Environmental Damage?/in /by
[The Conversation Africa] The sale of the South African Petroleum Refinery (Sapref), jointly owned by multinational energy companies BP and Shell, to the state-owned Central Energy Fund for R1 (five US cents) raises questions about whether the company is evading its social and environmental liabilities.
Bangui announces temporary requisition of country’s fuel distributor Tamoil/in /by
For more than a month, CAR has faced a fuel shortage, with Bangui being the hardest hit. Long lines of cars and motorcycles queue at service stations, hoping to get fuel. While most stations are closed, a few struggle to stay open, working tirelessly to serve customers.