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admin12 December 2024

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Good nutrition is essential for a child’s growth, yet its impact on learning is often overlooked. In many parts of Africa, including Nigeria, malnutrition and poor dietary habits are widespread, affecting millions of children. As research from countries like Japan and South Korea shows, proper nutrition significantly improves cognitive abilities, concentration, and academic performance. This […]

admin12 December 2024

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The Agro-Allied International Cargo Airport (EAICA) in Ado-Ekiti has received approval from the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) to commence non-scheduled flight operations starting December 15, 2024. The approval was outlined in a letter dated December 11, 2024, and addressed to Ekiti State Governor Biodun Oyebanji. The NCAA’s approval permits operations under Visual Flight Rules […]

admin12 December 2024

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The Australian state of Queensland has passed new laws subjecting children as young as 10 to the same penalties as adults for serious crimes, including murder, assault, and break-ins. The move has sparked intense debate, with supporters hailing it as a step toward justice and critics calling it a violation of children’s rights. Premier David […]

admin11 December 2024

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An 11-year-old girl from Sierra Leone has been rescued after spending three harrowing days clinging to inner tubes in the stormy waters of the Mediterranean. Rescuers from the non-governmental organization Compass Collective discovered the girl while en route to another emergency, drawn by her desperate calls for help. According to the girl’s account, she had […]

admin11 December 2024

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Tragedy was averted this morning, December 11, when a cargo airplane skidded off the runway at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja. The incident, which occurred around 10:15 a.m., prompted the temporary shutdown of the airport. The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) and the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) confirmed the incident in an […]

admin11 December 2024

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Nigeria’s national power grid has suffered yet another collapse, marking one of several outages recorded this year. The announcement was made via the official pages of the country’s power stations, with reports confirming the collapse occurred at around 2 p.m. today. Efforts to restore power began immediately after the incident, according to statements from officials. […]

admin11 December 2024

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A recent report from the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has highlighted the global crisis of unregistered children, revealing that over 200 million children under the age of five lack a birth certificate. This alarming figure includes 150 million children who are completely unregistered and 55 million whose births have been reported but are without […]

admin10 December 2024

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Sweden’s government is considering introducing age restrictions on social media platforms in an effort to prevent gangs from recruiting children to commit violent crimes such as murders and bombings. This proposal comes as the country grapples with a surge in gang-related violence, making Sweden the country with the highest rate of deadly shootings per capita […]

admin10 December 2024

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Google has introduced a groundbreaking quantum chip called “Willow”, claiming it can solve complex problems in just five minutes, problems that would take the world’s fastest supercomputers 10 septillion years to crack. This innovation marks a major leap in the rapidly advancing field of quantum computing, a technology that utilizes the strange properties of subatomic […]

admin10 December 2024

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A French court has found French-Cameroonian author Charles Onana guilty of downplaying the 1994 Rwandan genocide. The 60-year-old writer was fined €8,400 ($8,900; £7,000), while Damien Serieyx, his publishing director from Éditions du Toucan, was ordered to pay €5,000. Both men were also instructed to pay €11,000 in compensation to human rights groups that filed […]