Kenya ranks 94th among 121 countries according to the latest Global Hunger Index Report. This puts Kenya among the hungriest countries in the world. The number of Kenyans facing starvation has risen from 4.2 million to 6 million. However, this is not the first time Kenyans are dying of hunger associated with drought and the […]
The inequalities faced by women in the real world are also prevalent online. On International Women’s Day, celebrated on 8 March, the UN is raising awareness of these disparities, and putting forward a vision of fairer digital future for all. Despite the increasing digitalization of everyone’s daily lives, the digital gender gap has grown; globally […]
The Central Bank of Nigeria Act 2007 stipulates that the Bank shall have powers to print, redesign, destroy, and re-distribute currencies. Specifically, Section 20(3) of the CBN Act stipulates that: “Notwithstanding subsections (1) & (2) of this Section, the bank shall have power, if directed to do so by the President and after giving reasonable […]
James Emejo writes that the CBN’s cashless policy bolstered by the recent redesigning of the Naira may have come to stay, ushering in a new dawn for electronic payment in the country. With the 2023 general elections gradually winding down, many Nigerians are optimistic that the cashless initiative introduced by the Central Bank of Nigeria […]
The Kaduna State Elections Monitoring Committee has asked the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) and the Jamatul Nasil Islam (JNI) to issue a joint statement appealing to religious leaders to henceforth stop using places of worship as avenues for campaigns and endorsing candidates. During a meeting held at the Kaduna State Peace Commission,the decision was […]
New York — The following opinion piece is part of series to mark International Women’s Day, March 8. On International Women’s Day, let us remind ourselves of the power of education. We have all benefited from an education that less than a century ago was not a given for a girl and which still remains […]
A scandal from the last regime forced the president to fire senior officials, suspend his VP and risk breaking the ruling coalition. The arrest of Malawi’s Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Director General, Martha Chizuma, last December, following a criminal defamation complaint from Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Steven Kayuni, reveals how delicate and fragmented government systems […]
The presidential and National Assembly elections have come and gone and attention has now turned to the gubernatorial and state assembly elections. However, as expected, the social media space was filled with misinformation and falsehoods from politicians and their supporters aimed at misleading the voting public to garner votes. Daily Trust compiled and fact-checked some […]
Confused about what the theme for this year’s International Women’s Day (IWD) is actually about? Hear from Alice Ridge, IWDA’s Senior Research, Policy & Advocacy Advisor on why we won’t be #EmbracingEquity this year and what IWD is truly about. International Women’s Day – a time for big corporations to bake cupcakes, take selfies, and […]
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) yesterday declared that the number of adolescent girls and women aged 15 to 49 years, who were undernourished has soared from 5.6 million in 2018 to 7.3 million in 2021 in Nigeria. It placed Nigeria among the 12 hardest hit countries by the global food and nutrition crisis. According […]
Mr Matawalle is fighting his most intense political battle as he seeks a second term. Between 2010 and 2019 when he was in the opposition, Bello Matawalle derived pleasure in challenging the ruling party in Zamfara State. He was vocal and intimidating that his antics took him above the reach of his most ardent rival, […]
Following the global appreciation of Afrobeats, Mohombi, who won Grammys in 2016 and 2018, recently visited Nigeria to record a new album and collaborate with indigenous artistes. Mohombi Moupondo is a Congolese-Swedish musician, singer, composer, dancer, and a two-time Grammy award winner. Mohombi’s won his first grammy for Best Latin Album in 2016 for his […]
Anglican bishops in Southern Africa have resolved to craft special prayers for couples in same-sex relationships, Archbishop Thabo Makgoba of Cape Town announced today (Monday). Releasing statements by the church’s Synod of Bishops, Archbishop Makgoba said the bishops had agreed at a meeting last week to prepare formal prayers suitable for providing pastoral care to […]
With International Women’s Day taking place on Wednesday 8 March, access to power, inclusivity and effective participation for women in the implementation of the Revitalised peace agreement remain a challenge. Speaking during a workshop convened by the Reconstituted Joint Monitoring & Evaluation Commission (RJMEC) in collaboration with the Ceasefire and Transitional Security Arrangements Monitoring and […]
Following the arrest of a 26-year-old Nevas Chimphanje for allegedly vandalising Electricity Supply Corporation (ESCOM) overhead power transmission line in Dzalanyama Forest in Lilongwe last week worth K9.8 million, the public attributed the rampant vandalism of government infrastructure is due to unlicensed scrap metal dealers. Soon after the incident on Friday, ESCOM management issued a […]
The Russian Government has invested 20,000 metric tons of fertilizer to Malawi which is part of the Russian Federation commitment made in 2022 to help least developed countries with agriproducts and agricultural expertise to boost food security. Russian ambassador to Zimbabwe and Malawi, Nikolai Krasilnikov said: “There is a global crisis of rising food costs […]
THE Government has rolled out the second phase of engaging citizens in South Africa as part of finalising the process of a smooth return of Zimbabwe Exemption Permit (ZEP) holders. The Zimbabwe Embassy will be conducting an outreach programme across South Africa to engage citizens. On Monday, the embassy released a two-week schedule during which […]
There may be more upsets in the gubernatorial and state assembly elections on Saturday based on the surprises of the 25th February elections. The 25 February presidential and federal legislative elections left some stunning upsets in their wake as many commentators did not foresee the results in their forecasts and analyses. There may be more […]