Northern Laos’ Luang Prabang Province welcomed some 1,583,000 tourists in the first nine months of 2024, surpassing its target of 900,000 set for this year. Local news website Lao Pattana…
New rules banning loudspeakers and limiting tour group sizes to 25 people have come into force in Venice. The measures have been introduced to limit the impact of over-tourism on…
A distinguished Nigerian, Professor Obijiofor Aginam, has upped the ante of the country by leading the world at the United Nations. The Director General of the United Nations Education, Science,…
With World Poetry Day on March 21st, Providus Bank is once again taking the lead in promoting the art of poetry with its annual “Providus Bank Poetry Café” event. Held…
U.S. first lady Jill Biden attended a flag-raising ceremony at UNESCO in Paris on Tuesday, marking Washington’s official reentry into the U.N. agency after a controversial five-year hiatus. The Stars…
The Ghanaian capital Accra formally took over as the 2023 World Book Capital of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) from the Mexican city of Guadalajara on…
The Ghanaian capital Accra formally took over as the 2023 World Book Capital of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) from the Mexican city of Guadalajara on…
The baguette – a mix of wheat flour, water, yeast, salt and a pinch of savoir-faire, and as much a symbol of France as the Eiffel Tower – has gained UNESCO…
In spite of efforts by governments, many more Nigerian children are dropping out of school. Although the Federal Ministry of Education is picking holes in the 2021 figures of an…
The World Bank-UNESCO-UNICEF report has laid out the magnitude of the education crisis, stating that present generation of students now risk losing $17 trillion in lifetime earnings in present value,…