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Nigerian Parents And Children Among Least Supportive Globally Of Under-16s Social Media Ban
Family First unveils preliminary findings from world’s first global intergenerational study of a social media ban for under-16s in 15 countries Just 39% of Nigerian parents back a social media ban for under-16s, the second lowest globally. Support is highest in Malaysia (77%) and India (75%), and lowest in Japan (38%) Data reveals a similar result among children: 36% of Nigerian children support a ban – only a 3-point gap compared to parents, the smallest gap globally.
Open Society Announces Fellowships For Four Public Intellectuals In Nigeria
The Open Society Fellowship will support critical thinkers in seven cities across Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East NEW YORK, July 15, 2025 — The Open Society Foundations today announced the names of four Nigerian intellectuals who were selected for the USD 120,000 Open Society Fellowship for the Global South. They are part of a group of thirty-one public intellectuals from seven cities in the Global South, who will serve as Open Society Fellows in 2025-26.
Improving road safety in India
India has a poor record on road safety, with recent research from the India State-Level Disease Burden Initiative showing that road injuries were the leading cause of death among males aged 15-39 and the second leading cause of death in this age group for both sexes combined.
lockdown | air pollution | covid-19 | coronavirus
But we have not been having average days for a while now. Lockdown has dramatically reduced the numbers of cars on the road, so it must have also reduced the air pollution we breathe in – or has it? I spoke to Dr Gary Fuller, air pollution scientist at King’s College London, to find out what happened to our air quality during those strange weeks since lockdown began on 25 March and up until measures were eased more recently in May.
Home working: measuring the sustainability benefits
Businesses should be measuring and reporting on these ‘triple bottom line’ benefits as part of their efforts to improve their sustainability performance. During the past few months, it is likely that your company has had some staff working from home. The initial move to enforced home working quite rightly centred on the health, safety and welfare aspects of staff working from home.
“We have powers to require businesses to stop work”: HSE
Pre-empting criticism from unions that HSE should step up and “directly intervene” to urge government to suspend non-essential work, she told Radio 4 Today early this morning: “We are one of the regulators…and we have powers.
Video captures construction work in full steam despite coronavirus
A video from this morning in east London captures the eerie contrast of soundless and deserted streets and the loud clang of construction work in full steam. For while coronavirus advice from government has forced many businesses to close - from hair salons and shops, to churches and cinemas – there’s been no clear guidance for construction sites. Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick said yesteday: “If you are working on site, you can continue to do so.
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