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Nigerian Wins  Commonwealth Sustainable Energy Transition Best Educator Award

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LAGOS DECEMBER 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria’s Michael Chiangi Gbagir has won the Commonwealth Sustainable Energy Transition’s Best Educator Award for his initiative ‘EcoPower Adventure’, which engages different communities through interactive learning activities, such as energy scavenger hunts. Statement signed by Commonwealth Senior Communication Officer Media and Public Affair, Snober Abbasi made available to NewsRangers  said  the Commonwealth […]

Nigeria To Be Appointed Deputy Chair Of Commonwealth Finance Ministers Group

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LAGOS APRIL 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Finance ministers from various Commonwealth countries have called for a systemic reform of the global financial architecture to enhance access to development financing for vulnerable countries. Statement signed by Senior Communications Officer Communications Division Commonwealth Secretariat, Snober Abbasi made available to NewsRangers said the ministers agreed for India to be the chair […]

Coronavirus Kills 8,800, Infected 218,000 In Commonwealth Countries

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  Coronavirus Kills 8,800, Infected 218,000 In Commonwealth Countries LAGOS MARCH 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The disease, caused by coronavirus known as COVID-19, has infected no fewer than 218,000 people and killed 8,800 in over 100 commonwealth countries. Commonwealth Assistant Secretary-General Nabeel Goheer said: “Coronavirus has rapidly spread across the world affecting people, livelihoods and nations. TheAssistant Secretary […]

Commonwealth Launches Scholarship For Member Countries Students

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LAGOS FEBRUARY 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Commonwealth Secretary-General has launched a new scholarship at the King Henry VIII College in Selangor, Malaysia. One of the first recipients was 16-year-old Scot Choo, the son of a pilot who died when Malaysian plane MH17 was shot down over Ukraine in 2014. Secretary-General Patricia Scotland officially presented Scot with his […]

Maldives Joins Commonwealth As 54th Family Member

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  LAGOS JANUARY 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Commonwealth has welcomed its 54th family member after Maldives’ application for re-admission was approved.   The small island nation officially re-joined the Commonwealth at 00:01 today,Saturday   This marks the end of a process that began 13 months ago, in December 2018, when President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih wrote to the Commonwealth Secretary-General expressing the country’s interest […]

Commonwealth, United Nations Sign New Agreement On Partnership

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LAGOS DECEMBER 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland and United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed have formally committed their organisations to work more closely together. The two leaders signed a Memorandum of Understanding today at the Commonwealth’s headquarters in Marlborough House, London. The document outlines how the two organisations will work together on pressing global issues […]

Peace Mission: Commonwealth On Joint Declaration Of Tripartite Visit To Cameroon

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LAGOS NOVEMBER 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, the Secretary-General of the International Organization of la Francophonie, Louise Mushikiwabo and the Secretary General of the Commonwealth, Patricia Scotland, undertook a tripartite visit to Yaoundé, Cameroon, from 26 to 28 November 2019, in order to exchange views with the national actors […]

Commonwealth Young Champion, Ayodeji Osowobi Emerged TIME Magazine 100 Leaders Of Tomorrow

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LAGOS NOVEMBER 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Time magazine has named Commonwealth Young Person of the Year Oluwaseun Ayodeji Osowobi among its 100 world rising stars who are shaping the future. Nigerian women’s rights activist Osowobi is one of 53 women on a list of 100 names Time has dubbed “the world’s most ascendant leaders” who are “rising stars […]

Commonwealth: Access To Justice For All Is Not Yet A Reality – But There Are Ways Forward

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By Patricia Scotland, Commonwealth Secretary-General LAGOS NOVEMBER 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Access to justice for everyone in all communities is an important right and requirement for building fair and peaceful societies – yet this objective has been achieved in few if any nations, and the consequences are damaging for social, economic and political progress and stability. Studies indicate […]

Commonwealth Assisted Nigeria To Recover $3bn Loot Within A Year-Scribe

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LAGOS MAY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Commonwealth Secretary-General, Patricia Scotland, has said Commonwealth assisted Nigeria in recovering around three billion dollars stolen from the treasury. She said the recoveries were done within one year. Scotland, according to a report by the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, said this on Tuesday in Abuja when she visited the Minister of […]

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