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Covid-19: New report indicates 25 countries set to face hunger
If the outcome of a new report released recently is anything to go by, the Covid-19 pandemic is set to cause a huge case of hunger…
WFP undertakes record of humanitarian response, appeals for $4.9 billion
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) on Monday said it is undertaking the biggest humanitarian response in its history…
Food poisoning, how safe is our daily bread?
In 2018, the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) raised alarm that beans retailers use ‘Sniper’, a…
UN raises alarm over food insecurity in the northeast
The United Nations said it would require over $182 million urgently to sustain lifesaving aid for millions of people in Nigeria…
COVID-19: Africa must prioritise testing – WHO
World Health Organisation (WHO), has expressed concern over what it describes as a silent epidemic in Africa and urged the…
Prince Charles tests positive for COVID-19, wife negative
The heir to the British throne, Prince Charles, has tested positive for coronavirus, his household said.
The 71 year old prince…
US-led coalition attacks Iranian military sites in Syria
An anti-Daesh coalition led by the United States has struck military sites in eastern Syria belonging to the Iranian army.
The…
Nigeria to chair UN peacekeeping committee again
The Charge d’Affaires, Permanent Mission of Nigeria to the United Nations, Ambassador Samson Itegboje, has been elected to chair…
BREAKING: We shot down the Ukrainian plane, Iran confesses
Iran has acknowledged that it "unintentionally" shot down a Ukrainian International Airlines passenger jet early Wednesday,…
Iran ‘aiming to miss’ when it hit US bases – Pentagon
Pentagon officials have claimed that Iran aimed to miss when it fired 22 missiles at US forces in Iraq on Wednesday night.
A US…