With food insecurity tightening its grip on Nigeria, stakeholders in the agricultural sector have urged that the nation must not allow recent gains in agribusiness to slip away. This charge came as the Netherlands-funded 2SCALE initiative formally...
Global investment in school meals has more than doubled in recent years, rising from $43 billion in 2020 to $84 billion in 2024, according to the World Food Programme (WFP). Africa is at the forefront of this expansion, with 20 million additional...
Who owns the media, and for what purpose? That question has once again taken centre stage in Nigeria’s democracy, as concerns grow about how business interests, profit pressures, and ownership structures shape the news citizens consume. Speaking on...
Nepal’s Gen Z protesters have achieved what once seemed unthinkable – toppling a sitting government in less than 48 hours. But the extraordinary victory has come at a staggering cost, with dozens of lives lost, billions in economic damage, and a...
For the first time in recorded history, there are now more children in the world who are obese than those who are underweight, according to a major study by UNICEF. The report, which analysed data from more than 190 countries, reveals a shift in...
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), in partnership with the International Labour Organization (ILO) and with funding support from the European Union (EU), has launched the Supporting Sustainable Social Protection Systems in Nigeria (SUSI)...
Africa’s leaders have issued a stark warning: without serious funding, the continent will struggle to live above the devastating impacts of climate change. Meeting in Addis Ababa for the second Africa Climate Summit (ACS2), the African Union (AU)...
Australia is facing a future of more frequent, extreme, and overlapping climate disasters that will strain industries, services, and infrastructure nationwide. This is according to a landmark government risk assessment released on Monday. The wide...
Simone Gbagbo has never been a stranger to controversy, and now she is back in the spotlight with the most audacious move of her career, running for the presidency of Ivory Coast. At 76, the former first lady, once described as the “iron lady” of...
The global games industry, once awash with record-breaking revenues and player engagement, now finds itself in a tighter, leaner environment. Development costs have soared, mass layoffs have hit both indie and major studios, and the audience’s...
