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Worried that the rising level of insecurity might result in ethnoreligious war, famine and related crises, the Senate has scheduled another marathon debate to address various security challenges.

OPINION Congratulations to Secretary Tom Vilsack for being unanimously supported by the Senate Agriculture Committee, with his nomination now moving to the Senate floor. Vilsack has the experience needed to

​Sunday Aborisade Worried by the rising insecurity across the country, some senators have insisted that the establishment of a state police system...

Tunde Ajaja and Abiodun Nejo The Governor of Ekiti State, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has said the efforts of the All Progressives Congress-led Federal Gove...

Ruby Portillo Housing is so expensive in Santa Cruz County that the possibility of homelessness is a genuine fear for me and some of my fellow students at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Without accurate cost of living estimates and sufficient financial aid, I face the risk of dropping out of school due to the lack of affordable housing. As a student at UC Santa Cruz, I’ve often struggled to afford basic needs, such as housing, because of the overwhelming amount of fi...

Food insecurity February 2, 2021 This refers to the editorial ‘Covid aftermath’ (Feb 1). The recent Gallup survey has highlighted the heartbreaking figures about the hunger crisis in Pakistan. The recent survey by the Pakistan Bureau of Statists (PBS) has also showed that around 40 percent of citizens are facing food insecurity due to the economic fallout fuelled by the novel coronavirus. Even though the PTI-led government has already introduced the Ehsaas programme for the needy, more st...

Punch Newspapers Sections Bola Bamigbola, Osogbo THE Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, on Sunday visited Osun State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola, to confer with him on emerging national issues. The meeting which was held at Osun Government House, Oke Fia, Osogbo, in the afternoon was closed to the media. A statement that accompanied some pictures of Oba Adeyemi and his host, shared on the social media platform of the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Ismail Omipidan, read, “The Alaafin...

Punch Newspapers Sections Okechukwu Nnodim, Abuja The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, on Thursday said the Federal Government was resuscitating and making airstrips functional across the country to combat insecurity and boost commercial activities. He stated this when a delegation sent by Emir of Hadejia and led by a former Deputy Governor of Jigawa State, Ibrahim Hassan, visited the minister in Abuja. Speaking specifically on Hadejia airstrip, Sirika said many reasons had pushed for the re...

The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA), yesterday, expressed disappointment at Southeast governors’ abdication of responsibilities to defend their states

Message : Required fields Massive locust swarms have been causing crop failures and food insecurity in Somalia since 2019. In July 2020, Deutsche Bank, Deutsche Bank Stiftung and Deutsche Bank Afrika Stiftung joined forces to mount a fundraising campaign to support the German Red Cross (DRK) with relief initiatives in Somalia. Around 65,000 euros have been raised thanks to donations from Deutsche Bank Stiftung, Deutsche Bank Afrika Stiftung, Deutsche Bank, its employees and a number of ot...