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African Youth Games tool for unity, youth empowerment – Berraf

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The African Youth Games are positioned not merely as a sporting event but as a strategic catalyst for continental unity, youth empowerment, and social transformation. By serving as a direct qualification pathway to the 2026 Youth Olympic Games, they provide a critical platform for young African athletes to advance to the global stage. Angola’s historic hosting underscores the event’s role in showcasing continental capacity and modern infrastructure. Ultimately, the Games represent a deliberate investment in using sport as a tool for peace, development, and building bridges across

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Sightsavers urges more awareness on free treatment of lymphatic filariasis

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Sightsavers is leveraging media partnerships to combat lymphatic filariasis by addressing a critical barrier: low public awareness of free, available treatment. Fear and stigma prevent many from seeking care, despite proven medical interventions. Targeted communication in local languages is essential to drive community uptake of services and support the 2030 eradication goal. This strategy highlights that overcoming the disease requires not just medical resources, but also trusted information to change health-seeking behaviors.

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Judges task lawyers to secure Nigeria’s legal future

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Senior Nigerian judges have declared that the future of the legal profession hinges on a dual commitment: unwavering adherence to ethics and integrity, coupled with the mandatory adoption of digital tools like e-filing, AI, and virtual proceedings. They warn that technological competence is now an ethical imperative to avoid professional stagnation and to handle emerging trends like AI-generated evidence and cross-border services. Crucially, this digital transformation must be balanced with human judgment, clear ethical boundaries for AI, and a reinforced partnership between the bench and the

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Doctor advises regular screening for non-communicable diseases

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Nigeria faces a critical health transition, where lifestyle-driven Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs)—hypertension, diabetes, and heart disease—have now surpassed infectious diseases as the leading causes of death. This necessitates a dual strategy: continuous upskilling of healthcare professionals in managing this “deadly trio” and a public health imperative for widespread preventive screenings. The core actionable insight is that individuals must proactively monitor key biomarkers like blood pressure and sugar, as these systemic conditions silently damage multiple organs.

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Tinubu increases CCB budget from N3bn to N20bn 

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President Tinubu has approved a near seven-fold budget increase for Nigeria’s Code of Conduct Bureau, from ₦3 billion to nearly ₦20 billion, to fund a critical digital transformation. This investment directly targets the systemic failure of the outdated, paper-based asset declaration system, which was incapable of serving the nation’s 4.5 million public servants. The core initiative is a new online platform, launching in early 2026, designed to be a “game changer” by enabling remote declarations and

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CCB central to Nigeria’s anti-corruption fight – Bello

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The Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) asserts its central role as the intelligence hub of Nigeria’s anti-corruption fight, leveraging mandatory asset declarations to provide critical data to sister agencies like the EFCC and ICPC. This enhanced inter-agency collaboration is yielding tangible results, including improved international ratings and progress on cross-border asset recovery. To sustain this momentum, the CCB identifies strategic investments in skilled staffing, technology, and automation—particularly an online asset declaration system—as essential. Ultimately, the

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Namibia grants amnesty to overstayed foreigners

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Namibia is implementing a one-month amnesty program to address systemic immigration challenges, allowing overstayed foreign nationals to depart without fines or detention to alleviate overcrowded detention facilities and strained resources. While offering a clean exit, the program imposes future re-entry bans based on the duration of the overstay, balancing humanitarian relief with long-term immigration control. This initiative strategically converts an enforcement burden into a managed exodus, prioritizing operational efficiency. Non-participation will result in strict enforcement, making this a critical

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Corruption: We are investigating ministers, top govt officials – CCB

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Nigeria’s Code of Conduct Bureau is actively pursuing high-level corruption cases against former ministers and serving officials, using asset declaration as its core forensic tool to detect illicit wealth accumulation. The Bureau defends its discreet, evidence-based methodology to avoid media trials, asserting that its legal approach targets powerful figures despite public skepticism. Operational challenges like limited funding hinder broader effectiveness, but the agency highlights concrete progress through court orders and asset recoveries. This signals a strategic, if constrained, institutional effort to enforce accountability at the highest

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Why civil servants are barred from operating businesses, foreign accounts – CCB

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The Code of Conduct Bureau underscores that public service is a sacred trust, fundamentally incompatible with private business interests or foreign bank accounts, which create clear conflicts of commitment and are conduits for embezzled funds. It further identifies sophisticated corruption tactics, including the misuse of gifts, “loans,” and agents like family members to circumvent rules. A critical, unique insight is the post-service restriction on high-ranking officials working for foreign entities to protect state secrets. Ultimately, the framework aims to enforce absolute integrity

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