BENIN – The Edo State Mercy Committee has disbursed the sum of N400 Million to assist over 624 indigent persons in the state between 2020 and 2024. Disclosing this at a press conference in Benin on Tuesday, Igbogo Ebamiyo Peter, Secretary of the committee, said the setting up of the Mercy Committee by Gov. Godwin […]
Nutrition experts have raised the alarm that the lack of access to healthy diet by millions of Nigerians will put children under five at risk of poor brain development, weak learning, low immunity, increased infections and, may increase infant mortality. They noted that inadequate nutrition among children under five increases their risk of death, stressing
The world economy faces a sobering reality. The global growth rate—stripped of cyclical ups and downs—has slowed steadily since the 2008-09 global financial crisis. Without policy intervention and leveraging emerging technologies, the stronger growth rates of the past are unlikely to return. Faced with several headwinds, future growth prospects have also soured. Global growth will […]