Tag: #UNESCO
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FRESH OUTRAGE AS U.S., GLOBAL BODIES FAULT NIGERIA OVER RISING SCHOOL ABDUCTIONS
Nigeria faces sharp international criticism following mass kidnappings of schoolchildren in Niger and Kebbi states, with U.S. lawmakers and global organisations warning the country risks normalising a tragedy that should never be accepted. On November 21, 2025, armed men raided St. Mary’s Catholic School in Papiri, Niger State, abducting over 300 students and 12 teachers.…
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UNESCO URGES NIGERIAN STATES TO PROMOTE GREEN LIVELIHOODS FOR BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION
Dr. Jean-Paul Abiaga, UNESCO Representative to Nigeria, has called on state governments managing Nigeria’s biosphere reserves to boost biodiversity conservation by encouraging green and sustainable livelihoods. Speaking at a biodiversity business training in communities around the Omo Biosphere Reserve in Ogun State, Abiaga emphasized conservation as central to UNESCO’s mandate to protect biodiversity while supporting…
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NIGERIA TO BE REPRESENTED AT GLOBAL MINING ENGINEERING FORUM IN RUSSIA BY NSE PRESIDENT
Mrs. Margaret Oguntala, President of the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE), is set to represent Nigeria at the upcoming global roundtable on future competencies in mining engineering, scheduled for October 31 in Russia. The high-level forum, organized by the International Centre of Competence in Mining Engineering Education under the auspices of UNESCO and the National…
