ASHENEWS reports that the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has criticized the volume of climate finance flows globally.
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ASHENEWS reports that the global roadmap released by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) says that an estimated 590.3 million will suffer hunger by 2030.
Agriculturally, Kano has been a lucky state. Four decades ago, a non-nonsense and visionary Governor, Police commissioner Audu Bako of blessed memory, built a multi-million Naira Tiga dam with a capacity of 1.9 billion cubic meters of water through direct labor. Then, it was the biggest dam in Nigeria. The dam was built to irrigate 64,000 hectares of land and supply water to several communities. In addition to the Tiga Dam, Audu Bako equally built the Thomas Dambatta and Minjibir dams, irrigation schemes, and the Kafin Chiri dam. A decade later, under the democratic dispensation, another visionary governor, the charismatic Abubakar Rimi, emerged with an unsatiable appetite for developing agriculture and rural development. He built over ten dams across Kano State, and four of such dams are located along Dayi – Gwarzo – Kano Road, which is evidence of his excellent stewardship. Still, in the early 1990s, when some states with privileged information of Sasakawa Global 2000 (SG 2000) entry into Nigeria were foot-dragging to host SG 2000, Kano state went the extra mile and courted to accommodate and partner with it. That made Kano state the first beneficiary of SG 2000 interventions in Nigeria.
The Lagos State indigenous and socio-cultural organisation, De Renaissance Patriots, says its project, not only of reclamation but also rebirth of the state starts now.
There was an era when Africa and Western pop music were closely linked. Western entertainers spearheaded a number of internationally renowned events to raise awareness about the plight of starving Africans and generate funds for famine relief.
In Nigeria, Ghana, the Democratic Republic of Congo and many other territories, these regional and ethnic differences will define their politics and influence political instability from the 1960s to the 80s. In the case of the DRC, this is still playing out negatively.
ASHENEWS reports that the Niger State governor, Mohammed Umaru Bago has entered into a tripartite agreement with an energy consulting group, the Energy Commission of Nigeria, and the Global Wind Energy Council on wind energy development in Niger State.
ASHENEWS reports that the European Union is set to get legislation on the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI).
ASHENEWS reports that the Catholic Diocese of Minna has advocated for the provision of psycho-social support to victims of banditry in the state.
ASHENEWS reports that the People’s Democratic Party in Sokoto State has accused the present administration in the state led by Ahmed Aliyu of awarding inflated contracts.