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December 3: International Day Of Persons With Disabilities

  Globally, one billion people or 15% of the entire global population are confronted with some form of disability. Prevalent in countries that are still developing, an estimated one-fifth or between 110 million and 190 million people of the world’s

December 1: World AIDS Day

  On December 1 of every year, the world in a bid to show support for people living with HIV and to remember people who passed on due to AIDS-related illnesses commemorates the World AIDS Day. It is a day

Okonjo-Iweala Wins 2020 International Service Award Of The World Affairs Councils Of America

  While Nigerians await the decision of the World Trade Organization on who is to become its next Director-General, foremost Nigerian economist and development expert, Ngozi Okonjo Iweala, who is in pole position to head the organization had some good

US Election: Esther Agbaje And Nnamdi Chukwuocha Also Win Big

  After Oye Owolewa made the rounds as the first Nigerian to be elected into the Congress of the United States, two Nigerians followed suit as they, Esther Agbaje and Nnamdi Chukwuocha, emerged as members of state House of Representatives

Oye Owolewa Makes History As First Nigerian Elected Into The US Congress

  As vote counting continues in the US elections that have seen the largest voters turnout in the country’s history, Nigerians have something positive from the election to take home after Oye Owolewa, a Nigerian-American, made history as the first

ICC Commences Investigation Into Lekki Toll Gate Shooting

  Following calls from Nigerians and various human right bodies for an investigation into the Lekki Toll Gate shooting, #LekkiMassacre of unarmed protesters by Nigerian soldiers on the orders of the government on Tuesday, October 20, 2020, the International Criminal

Integration Management And Our Lack Of Collective Intelligence

Africa has one of the strongest, most prolific and intelligent men who produce an unintelligent result when in a group or institution. So Obama in 2009 while on a presidential visit to Ghana reminded us all “Africa does not need

International Day For The Eradication Of Poverty

  In 2015, 736 million people lived below the international poverty line of surviving on less than $1.90 per day. Three years later (2018), nearly 8% of workers in the globe and their families lived below the US $1.90 daily

International Day Of The Girl Child

  Globally, 1 in 4 girls that are between 15-19 years of age is neither employed, receiving education or training. This figure can only be compared to 1 in 10 boys of the same age. Projections suggest that by 2021,

World Teachers’ Day 2020

  The World Teachers’ Day is held annually on October 5 to commemorate the anniversary of the 1966 ILO/UNESCO Recommendation concerning the Status of Teachers. Since its first celebration on October 5, 1994, the World Teachers’ Day has continued to

World Tourism Day 2020

The World Tourism Day is celebrated on September 27th every year to raise awareness globally on the importance of tourism in worth, value and cultural input. Tourism is not only economically beneficial to countries but is a very effective tool

Yemi Alade Becomes UNDP Goodwill Ambassador

  Top Nigerian songstress, Yemi Alade has as of Wednesday become a United Nations Development Programme goodwill ambassador. The announcement was made via the UNDP official website and was followed by an acknowledgement from the music star herself and a

Here Are Five Countries Offering Second Passport By Investment In Real Estate Or Donation To National Development Funds

  St Kitts And Nevis The two-island nation of St. Kitts and Nevis’s CIP is the oldest, launched in 1984, and the base for all other such programs. It offers two paths to a second passport, through a charitable donation

Dual Citizenship By Investment

  Citizenship by investment programme helps you acquire a second passport for you and your loved ones. What Citizenship Programs Do We Offer? Furalle Limited offers to you the Caribbeans Second Citizenship and helps you become a Global Citizen in

International Day Of Peace

  Annually, the International Day of Peace is usually observed on September 21. Established by the United Nations General Assembly in 1981, the General Assembly, two decades later (2001) would unanimously agree to observe September 21 as a period of

September 15: International Day Of Democracy

  Globally, the International Day of Democracy is a unique platform for the review of the state of democracy in all parts of the world. Without a doubt, democracy which entails freedom within the confines of the law is only

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