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International Day Of Clean Air For Blue Skies

Air pollution poses great threat to human health and it’s attributed to be one of the greatest environmental health risk to man. However, it is also an avoidable causes of death and diseases in the world. In 2016, activities relating

September 5: International Day of Charity

  Just like volunteerism and philanthropy, charity creates a genuine platform for socialization and inclusiveness in societies around the globe. In times of humanitarian crises, charity works have the capacity to alleviating the pains and sufferings of people and make

August 29: International Day Against Nuclear Tests

  Since the advent of tests of nuclear weapons on July 16, 1945, about 2,000 nuclear tests have been carried out with little consideration as regards its effect on the existence of human beings. Nuclear weapons which are highly powerful

8th September: International Literacy Day 2020

  Literacy Teaching and Learning in the COVID-19 Crisis and Beyond Since the declaration of September 8 as the date for the annual celebration of the International Literacy Day by the United Nations Educational, Scientific Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) on October

June 20th: World Refugee Day

  In every sixty seconds, 20 people around the globe abandon whatever they are doing to escape war, persecution, or terror. Presently, the world is experiencing the highest level of displacement on record. In 2018, an unprecedented 70.8 million people

WTO DG: Benin Republic Withdraws Nomination For Eloi Laourou To Support Ngozi Okonjo Iweala

Dr. Ngozi Okonjo Iweala’s bid to become the next Director-General of the World Trade Organization, received a huge boost as the government of the Republic of Benin withdrew their nomination for Eloi Laourou in support of her close-door neighbours, Nigeria.

World Blood Donor Day 2020

Thanks to modern civilisation, blood transfusions have become a regular medical practice that saves thousands of lives, which would have been lost if there were no access to safe blood. Every day, blood donations go a long way in supporting

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Gets Buhari’s Nomination For WTO Director-General Position

  President Muhammadu Buhari has endorsed the bid of Nigerian economist and development expert, Dr Ngozi Okonjo Iweala, towards becoming the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). Information regarding the nomination of the former Nigerian finance minister by the

Nigeria Set To Cede 24 LGA To The Creation Of The (UNO) State Of Cameroon

The Federal Republic of Nigeria is set to lose at least 24 local councils by July 10, 2020, to a new country to be referred to as the United Nations Organisation (UNO) State of Cameroon. Nigeria will have to let

5th June: World Environment Day

One of the primary responsibilities given to man in the beginning, according to the Bible book of Genesis, was to care for the environment. As humans evolved and multiplied, the strain of our presence was felt by the earth. That

World Book and Copyright Day 2020

In a time that has seen most of the schools and educational institutions around the world closed, and human beings forced to stay indoors because of the corona virus outbreak, the world can leverage on the power and opportunity presented

Today Is World Health Day

The role of health workers globally cannot be under-estimated. If you doubted the relevance of health workers in the past, Covid-19 must have served as an eye-opener to their importance and crucial role throughout the globe. Today, April 7, 2020

World Tuberculosis Day: Tuberculosis Food Guide

Tuberculosis is a communicable disease that is caused by the bacteria, Mycobacterium tuberculosis. It is an airborne disease that usually affects the lungs. Thus, the bacteria that causes the disease is catapulted into the air in tiny droplets through coughs

International Day For The Elimination of Racial Discrimination

The world is a beautiful place, filled with different people with different faces, and different names. There are numerous races on this earth, Europeans, Africans, Asians, Hispanic, Jewish, and a lot more. Mindless of the racial group or ethnic affiliation

Connect Nigeria Celebrates International Women’s Day

The 8th of March of every year has been observed as International Women’s Day since 1977, when it was declared by the United Nations. However, Nigeria’s number one online information portal, Connect Nigeria, celebrated this year’s International Women’s Day on

The Significance Of An International Women’s Day

In the midst of indications that the world is gradually moving away from long-held beliefs about the suppression of women, it became necessary to set aside one other day during the year for women across the world. The world is

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