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WHY TAKE THE RISK WHEN PREVENTION IS SIMPLE

 I had an experience this evening which is  worth sharing. Boarded a bus home today just to observe how people are keeping to the safety guidelines and precautions stipulated by the government and health experts to curb COVID-19. To my dismay, I noticed I was the only one wearing a nose mask properly,one other man and a lady who had theirs only hung it on the face. The most frightening observation was a mother and her two children in the bus with no form of protection. But just imagine this,only three people with nose mask in a full bus. This only make we wonder if these people are actually aware that Corona Virus is in town or they are just unperturbed about the increasing figures by the day. The bus was full to capacity with a few people standing, yet I am the only one wearing a mask properly. Indeed there is a lot  of work to be done in the fight against this Virus. More sensitization is needed especially for public bus commuters. The risk of joining a public bus with ...
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NEW REPORT REVEALS BLUEPRINT TO CUT AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES DISPUTES, AS CONFLICTS RISE DUE TO CLIMATE CHANGE

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  New report proposes plan to reduce conflicts between farmers and herders in Nigeria Over 4,000 thought to have died from disputes with $13 billion cost to economy as conflicts rise due to climate crisis Search for Common Ground’s new report reveals means of de-escalating tensions, including sharing of traditional cultures. The world’s largest dedicated peacebuilding organisation, Search for Common Ground, has conducted new research to understand how to prevent conflicts between farmers and herders in Nigeria over scarce resources. The researchers spoke to community members, farmers and herders in Adamawa and Taraba states in the north-east of Nigeria where significant reductions in crop yields have been reported as a result of these conflicts. It is also estimated in the report that farmer-herder disputes have claimed over 4,000 lives between 2018 and 2021, as well as costing the national economy more than $13 billion a year, nearly three times as much as the country spends impor...
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