Tag: Africa

  • Nigeria To Cut 32% Of Emissions By 2030

    Nigeria To Cut 32% Of Emissions By 2030

    Nigeria is agreeing to reduce gas emission as part of its commitments to the Paris Agreement at the U.S.-led climate summit. Speaking virtually to the White House from Abuja, President Muhammadu Buhari said since 2016, Nigeria had undertaken “major environmentally sound and climate-friendly programs.” He revealed institutional frameworks have been set in place to cut…

  • Nigeria Plans $50bn Intra-Africa Exports

    Nigeria Plans $50bn Intra-Africa Exports

    As part of an effort to boost the African economy, the National Action Committee on African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement has disclosed plans to grow its intra-Africa export trade volume to $50billion by 2035. The Senior Special Assistant to the President and Secretary, National Action Committee on AfCTA, Francis Anatogu, made this disclosure stated…

  • COVID-19: Still A Threat To Global Reduction In Child Abuse

    COVID-19: Still A Threat To Global Reduction In Child Abuse

    32% of the labour workforce in Africa are children under the age of 18. Children from age 5 to 17 that are exposed to any physical or economic task that hinders their education and health are considered child labourers. Economic hardship is a major factor that drives poor families to expose their young ones as…