The Bank of Agriculture (BoA) has raised concerns that Nigeria's deepening energy poverty is undermining food security, agricultural productivity and rural livelihoods, warning that millions of Nigerians and thousands of farming communities remain without reliable electricity. The warning was issued during a capacity-building workshop on the Clean Energy Access Framework (CEAF) for BoA staff in …
By Esther Ososanya The United Nations has sounded the alarm over Yemen’s deepening humanitarian crisis, warning that nearly half of all children under five are suffering from acute malnutrition. The stark message came during a UN Security Council briefing on Tuesday, where officials called for urgent global intervention to curb the worsening food insecurity, displacement, …
By Rafiyat Sadiq Survivor of Yelewata in Guma Local Government Area of Benue State, Joseph Kwagh, has narrated the horrifying experience of losing eight members of his immediate family in a recent deadly attack allegedly carried out by suspected herdsmen. In an interview with News Central TV, Kwagh said the attackers killed his father, stepmother, …
