WESLEY SCHOOL I EMERGES WINNER OF LASODA 2026 INTERACTIVE QUIZ. (PHOTOS). #PRESS RELEASE.

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 WESLEY SCHOOL I EMERGES WINNER OF LASODA 2026 INTERACTIVE QUIZ Wesley School I for the Hearing Impaired, Surulere, has emerged as the winner of the 2026 Interactive Quiz Competition organised by the Lagos State Office for Disability Affairs (LASODA) to promote inclusive education, encourage healthy competition and showcase the intellectual abilities of pupils with disabilities in Lagos State. The competition, held on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, at Lagos State Special School Igbobi, brought together pupils from special and inclusive schools to demonstrate their knowledge, build confidence and learn from one another. In her welcome address, the General Manager of LASODA, Mrs Adenike Oyetunde-Lawal, represented by the Director of the Medical, Rehabilitation, Mobility Aids and Appliances, Mr Folorunsho Viavonu, said, “Education is a fundamental right of every child, regardless of disability. However, providing access to education is not enough; we must also ensure that every child is a...

UN AGENCY SAYS 13.7 MILLION PEOPLE FACE SEVERE HUNGER DUE TO GLOBAL AID CUTS. (PHOTO).


 UN agency says 13.7 million people face severe hunger due to global aid cuts


Almost 14 million people in Afghanistan, Democratic Republic of Congo, Haiti, Somalia, South Sudan and Sudan risk severe hunger due to cuts in global humanitarian aid, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warned, Reuters reported.


The WFP's biggest donor, the United States, has slashed its foreign aid under President Donald Trump, and other major nations have also made or announced cuts in development and humanitarian assistance.


"WFP's funding has never been more challenged. The agency expects to receive 40% less funding for 2025, resulting in a projected budget of $6.4 billion, down from $10 billion in 2024," the Rome-based agency said.


A WFP report, titled "A Lifeline at Risk", warned that cuts to its food assistance could push 13.7 million people from "crisis" to "emergency" levels of hunger, one step away from famine in a five-level international hunger scale.


"The gap between what WFP needs to do and what we can afford to do has never been larger. We are at risk of losing decades of progress in the fight against hunger," WFP executive director Cindy McCain said.


"It's not just the countries engulfed in major emergencies. Even hard-won gains in the Sahel region, where 500,000 people have been lifted out of aid dependence, could experience severe setbacks without help, and we want to prevent that," she added.

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