YEMEN FIGHTING PUSHES NEARLY 3,000 TO DJIBOUTI IN LESS THAN A WEEK- UN. (PHOTO).

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Yemen fighting pushes nearly 3,000 to Djibouti in less than a week: UN    Nearly 3,000 people have fled Yemen for Djibouti in less than a week as escalating violence drives growing displacement within the country and across its borders, the UN refugee agency said Friday. “Refugees continue to arrive by boat through Obock, Khor Angar, Moulhoule and Godoria after difficult journeys in small vessels,” UNHCR representative in Djibouti Sandrine Desamours told reporters in Geneva, Anadolu Agency reported. More than half of those crossing the Bab el-Mandeb Strait are women and children, while some families have been displaced for a second time after previously fleeing Yemen during the 2015 crisis and later returning. UNHCR is preparing for at least 10,000 new arrivals but warned that capacity is rapidly diminishing. Markazi refugee village, designed for 5,000 people, was already hosting more than 2,700 Yemenis and 1,500 Eritreans. More than 100,000 people have also been displaced ins...

LAGOS STATE HAS EMERGED THE OVERALL BEST AT THE 27TH EDITION OF THE NATIONAL JUNIOR ENGINEERS, TECHNICIANS AND SCIENTISTS, JETS COMPETITION IN ABUJA. (PHOTO).


 Lagos State has emerged the overall best  at the 27th Edition of the National Junior Engineers, Technicians and Scientists, JETS competition in Abuja.


Two hundred students from twenty states participated in this year's competition with the theme “Integrated technologies for sustainable food production and security".


The students showcased their innovations which included an automatic fire detector, an online election application to enable voting from the Diaspora, drone and a technology designed to mitigate farmers and herders clashes in the country.


At the closing ceremony, the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education, Dr. Nasir Sani-Gwarzo described technology and innovation as drivers for socio-economic growth and sustainability.


Dr. Sani-Gwarzo represented by the Director, Technology and Science Education in the Ministry, Dr. Muyibat Olodo encouraged the students to continue to utilize their inherent talents for national development.

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