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World Food Programme commits to fight hunger in Nigeria


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The World Food Programme, WFP, has pledged to support President Tinubu’s Zero Hunger Programme under the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation. Country Director of WFP, David Stevesson, made this known when he…

WFP Needs US$129 million for its Continuous Efforts in Nigeria


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By Ene Okwanihe, Abuja The World Food Programme says it is in urgent need of net funding of One hundred and twenty-nine million US Dollars (US$129 million) to support its life-saving and life-changing operations in Nigeria over the next…

UN suspends evacuation flights from northern Mozambique


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The UN agency World Food Programme said it has suspended evacuation flights from northern Mozambique over security concerns, a day after French Energy giant Total shut its operations in the area. Deadly attacks in the town of…

DRC blames Hutu rebels for murder of Italian envoy


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The Democratic Republic of Congo’s government has said that Italian Ambassador to Kinshasa, Luca Attanasio, was killed by Rwandan Hutu rebels. The Italian envoy was killed on Monday in an ambush near Goma, in the province of North Kivu.…

Nigeria, Switzerland to support vulnerable people through the WFP


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Ene Okwanihe, Abuja The World Food Programme in collaboration with the Nigerian government and the Swiss government has provided support in the form of cash and food items for vulnerable Nigerians and small businesses affected by