
HappeningNow: 3 days after Kagara students kidnap, bandits attack another community in Niger

Six Governors of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum have arrived Niger State to meet with Governor Abubakar Bello. Chairman of the Forum and Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi is among those visiting the state. Other members of the forum that have arrived are Governors Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq (Kwara), Abdullahi Sule (Nasarawa), Simon Lalong (Plateau), Aminu Tambuwal … Continue reading Niger Security: Fayemi, Four Other Governors Visit Bello Read Full Story
Mr. Wamkele Mene, Secretary General of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), described the AfCFTA as an engine for Africa’s recovery from the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. He said this would help restore the effects of the pandemic on the continent’s industry growth and development agenda. Mene made the claim during a courtesy visit to the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) on Friday in Lagos. He said the continent’s ability to trade goods and services, including the airline industry, tourism and other components, was critical to its recovery. Mene said Africa, before the start of the pandemic, was an important market with a growth rate of 3.4% per year, and the producer of six of the world’s ten fastest growing economies. “With COVID-19, we went from that to a contraction of a magnitude that we haven’t had in about 30 years. “But with the objectives of […]
AfCFTA, key driver of Africa’s economic recovery after COVID-19 – SG - NNN.
Niger, one of the most active migrant transit countries in the Sahel region, faces multiple emergencies. COVID-19, continuing security threats and generations of deep-seated poverty have contributed to a growing humanitarian crisis, with more than half a million internally displaced persons (IDPs) and their host communities in need of essential services. Another 135,000 vulnerable migrants also need assistance in Niger in 2021. In order to provide much-needed assistance, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) today requests $ 121 million to provide essential support to migrants, internally displaced persons (IDPs) and host communities in 2021. The continuous returns of migrants from Algeria, as well as migratory movements through Niger, to and from Algeria and Libya, leave migrants without shelter, food, water and healthcare. In addition to these essential humanitarian interventions, IOM is equally committed to promoting stability and social cohesion among host communities, internally displaced persons and migrants. Despite the official […]
Appeals from the International Organization for Migration (IOM) to help save the lives of more than half a million displaced and vulnerable migrants in Niger - NNN.
© Omokoshaban
Be the first to comment