Tag: UNESCO
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68 journalists killed in 2024 – UNESCO report
The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) says for the second consecutive year, conflict zones have proven dangerous for journalists and media workers, with 2024 seeing at least 68 deaths in the line of duty.
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‘Spirits’ attract us to Osun Osogbo festival – Foreign tourists
Some of the foreign tourists, who attended the Osun Osogbo Festival, have said, beyond tourism, they are attracted to the annual event because of its cultural and spiritual values.
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FG to list Ojude Oba as UNESCO approved festival
The Federal Government says it has plans to list the annual Ojude Oba Festival as one of the festivals backed by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO).
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NCCE, UNESCO train 100 teachers on family life and emerging health issues
The National Commission for Colleges of Education, NCCE, in collaboration with United Nations Educational, Science and Cultural Organisation, UNESCO, is training 100 teachers from the Northern and Southern part of the country on Family Life and Emerging Health Issues.
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U.S. to rejoin UNESCO after 12 years
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) on Monday announced that the United States has decided to rejoin the organisation in July.
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Recreating the Holocaust in their own image – By Owei Lakemfa
The month of January 2023 has been one of the bloodiest in the Palestine with at least 35 killed in various Israeli raids. Uncharacteristically, some Israelis were also killed. This happened when a lone Palestinian, armed with a handgun killed seven Israelis in East Jerusalem, the traditional home of the Palestinians.
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TheNewsGuru launches ASUU-Edu desk
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG), poised to become a leading voice in delivering incisive and succinct reports on education in Nigeria, has launched an education desk.
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President Buhari pledges support as Nigeria hosts major cultural, tourism, literacy events
President Muhammadu Buhari has pledged full support for three major international events scheduled to hold in Nigeria in October and November. According to him, these events are opportunities to showcase the nation’s rich heritage in culture, arts, tourism and entertainment as well as advancements in media freedom.
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INVESTIGATION: Nigeria’s school feeding programme derails as out-of-school children increase
Nigeria’s Home-Grown School Feeding Programme (HGSFP) introduced by the Federal Government in 2016, began in seven pilot states – Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu, Oyo, Osun, Ogun and Zamfara – but has now spread across 35 states, including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Over nine million pupils in 54, 619 public primary schools are said to be…
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Word Press Freedom Day: Adhere strictly to journalism ethics – AMDF urges journalists
The Africa Media Development Foundation (AMDF), has called on journalists to adhere strictly to the code of journalism ethics each time they write their stories. Mr Iliya Kure, the Executive Director, AMDF, made this known in a statement issued to mark the 2022 World Press Freedom Day (WPFD) on Tuesday in Kaduna. Kure said: “The…