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COVID-19 orphaned 4,000 Nigerian children in 16 months – World Bank The Punch
Between March 2020 and July 2021, an estimated 4,000 children in Nigeria were orphaned as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a statistical report released on Tuesday by World Bank experts at the Imperial College of London.
The report also revealed that over 4,100 Nigerian children lost one or both primary caregivers in the same timeframe, while 4,300 lost one or both primary and secondary caregivers.
The World Banks’s Lead Economist, Laura Rawlings, and the Senior Technical Advisor, CDC COVID-19 International Task Force, Susan Hillis, in a different report published on the bank’s blog on Tuesday, stated that for every two people, who died of COVID-19, one child was left orphaned, which brought the global toll of orphaned children to two million at the end of June 2021.
Nigeria records N3.9tn agric trade deficit in four years The Punch
Published 18 July 2021
Nigeria’s imports of agricultural goods between January 2017 and March 2021 surpassed its exports in the period by N3.9tn.
The total value of trade in agricultural goods in the period under review was N6.2tn, comprising N5.04tn exports and while imports constituted N1.14tn, leading to a trade deficit of N3.9tn within the review period.
The total value of trade in agricultural goods in the period under review was N6.2tn, comprising N5.04tn imports and N1.14tn exports, with a trade deficit of N3.9tn.
AfDB unveils 10,000MW solar-powered plan for 250 million Africans The Punch
Published 25 June 2021
The President of the African Development Bank Group, Dr Akinwumi Adesina, said the bank was working on a Desert-to-Power Initiative, which would lead to the development of 10,000MW of solar power in the Sahel of Africa, providing electricity to 250 million people.
He said this while giving his opening remarks at the Knowledge Event 1 of the bank’s 2021 Annual Meeting, a three-day virtual event that started on Wednesday.
The theme of the Thursday event was ‘Climate Change and Green Growth’.
Adesina said Africa needed massive support to adapt to climate change, which has had devastating effects on the continent, adding that Africa should focus on climate resilience and green recovery.
Border corruption: Security agents, smugglers worsen subsidy crisis, flout Buhari’s order The Punch
Amarachi Orjiude, Stephen Angbulu, Olaide Oyelude, Tunde Oyekola, Adeniyi Olugbemi, Justin Tyopuusu, Dogara Bitrus, Olufemi Olaniyi, Hindi Livinus and Daud Olatunji
Published 29 June 2021
Nigerian businessmen, security agents smuggle petrol for Cameroonian rebels, says source
Smuggling done by residents – Customs
Troops can’t engage in such criminal activity – Army
Facts have emerged about how security agents and border communities aid smuggling of petroleum products, thus worsening the fuel subsidy crisis in the country.
Our correspondents, who visited border communities in Ogun, Adamawa, Katsina, Sokoto, Borno, Taraba and Kwara states, observed how security agents turned a blind eye to petroleum products smugglers after receiving bribes from them.