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STATEMENT FROM UNICEF NIGERIA REPRESENTATIVE PETER HAWKINS ON THE RELEASE OF ABDUCTED SCHOOLGIRLS IN NIGERIA

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African schoolgirl writing on blackboard - RELEASE OF ABDUCTED SCHOOLGIRLS IN NIGERIA

Peter Hawkins, UNICEF Nigeria Representative, has released a statement on the release of the abducted schoolgirls in Nigeria. They were abducted from the Government Girls Junior Secondary School in Jangebe…

Kenyan children using a laptop inside classroom, Kenya

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Teraco Data Environments, Africa’s largest data centre provider, is considering expanding to Nigeria and Kenya, CEO Jan Hnizdo tells The Africa Report. The company could create data centres of between…

Busy traffic and street market in Ikorodu district.

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Nigeria’s economy has been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. Following a sharp drop in oil prices and capital outflows, real GDP is estimated to have contracted by 3.2 percent…

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Nigeria will officially join the World Economic Forum’s Global Plastic Action Partnership (GPAP), a platform that works with governments, businesses and civil society to translate plastic pollution commitments into concrete…

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The World Bank Group have discussed a new five-year Country Partnership Framework from 2021 to 2024 and approved a $1.5-billion package to help build a resilient recovery post-COVID19. Nigeria is…

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An additional 6,000 children could die every day from preventable causes over the next six months as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to weaken health systems and disrupt routine services, UNICEF have claimed.…

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“Technology has played a dominant role in education throughout this pandemic that has exposed deep digital and gender divides.” said Stefania Giannini, UNESCO’s Assistant Director-General for Education. “Now is the time to…