The United Nations’ human rights office in Uganda will close this weekend after the East African country decided not to renew an agreement allowing it to operate, the U.N.’s top human rights official said Friday. The closure comes amid concern over human rights violations including extrajudicial killings in Uganda and a new law that prescribes the death penalty for some Read More
The United Nations (UN), Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, has appointed the president of the African Development Bank (AFDB), Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, alongside 21 other esteemed leaders, to spearhead the battle against malnutrition. As part of the Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement Lead Group. Dr. Adesina was appointed alongside two fellow Nigerians, Mansur Muhtar, Vice President of the Islamic Development Bank, and Read More
The United Nations (UN) has called on state governments in Nigeria to key into Action Plan for promoting peace and security for women and by extension, the global community. The call was made Thursday in Abuja by Programme Specialist, UN Women, Mr Peter Mancha, at a one-day consultative engagement organised for women and mediators in Plateau and Kaduna states by Read More
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has stated that it was collaborating with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct free, fair and credible elections in 2023. UNDP Team Lead, Governance, Peace and Security, Matthew Alao, disclosed this at the opening of a two-day training organised by the UN body in Port Harcourt Friday. Alao said UNDP collaborated with Read More
The strength of a nation emanates from its military setting, discipline, coordination, cooperation and spiritedness. This assures the citizenry the promise of security against external aggression and invasion by any invading force. A nation with a weak military, uncoordinated and undisciplined, such nation cannot guarantee the security of its own people nor come to the aid of other nations when Read More
August 9 every year is observed by the United Nations as the International Day of World’s Indigenous Peoples. The Day is observed to celebrate the achievements of indigenous peoples around the world and highlight their struggles, as well as what governments, and societies can do to address the plights of these marginalized peoples. For Nigeria, the commemoration of the 2022 Read More
The Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) has urged the United Nations to desist from “unwarranted interferences in Nigeria’s internal legal processes” and demanding for the unconditional release of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, from detention. Speaking during a press conference Friday in Abuja, CNG’s spokesperson, Abdul-Azeez Suleiman, said by demanding for Kanu’s release Read More
Monday last week was World Population Day. On that auspicious day, the United Nations (UN), released the 2022 World Population Proposals. The proposals were predicated on a report prepared by the Population Division of the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs. The report projected that global population will reach the 8 billion mark by 2050 and that India will Read More
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres is due to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow later on Tuesday but expectations from the meeting are said to be low after several failed diplomatic efforts so far. The talks between Putin and Guterres are expected to focus on the besieged city of Mariupol where, despite declaring a victory, Russian forces have failed Read More
Over 150,000 students from various schools in the South-east have benefited from a five-day leadership training organised by Nigeria International Model United Nations (NIMUN), in Enugu. The benefiting schools are Graceland College, Enugu, Dority International schools, Aba, Adventist Technical High School, Ana, Adventist secondary technical college, Basic Foundation School Aba and St Bridget College, Aba. The executive director, Nigeria International Read More
Our dear country Nigeria is undoubtedly one nation that has perennial occupied a back seat in the campaign to harness the numerous potentials inherent in the women folks for national renaissance, rebirth and reconciliation, yet we kick and score own-goals at every opportunity at our disposal to reverse the long walk in wrong path. United Nations statistics show that 70 Read More
UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, recently hailed the net-zero plan on climate change and urged private investors, businesses, cities, states and regions, to do more to cut harmful greenhouse gas emissions. Guterres’s comments came as he unveiled a plan to develop stronger standards for “net-zero” pledges by partners below the national government level, in the fight against climate change. “Despite growing Read More
Participants at the 66 session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (UN CSW 66) have called for improved resource and technical support to address the needs of persons with disabilities across the world. The participants, who made the call at the UN CSW 66 stated that gender, disability and age are key drivers of inequity and Read More
The federal government has disclosed that it was seeking the assistance of United Nations (UN) in the areas of technical and infrastructural capacity in its drive to transit to electric vehicles to ensure safe and clean environment. The Secretary to the Government of Federation (SGF), Mr. Boss Mustapha, made the disclosure Friday during a courtesy visit by the UN Secretary Read More
President Muhammadu Buhari has felicitated with the UN Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed, on her re-appointment for a second term, assuring her of the prayers and support of Nigerians, especially the Federal Executive Council, where she served for some years. The President also expressed appreciation to the UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, for the confidence reposed on the former Minister of the Read More
United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, said infectious diseases remain a danger to every country, pushing health systems to the brink and upending daily life for all of humanity. Guterres, in his message to mark the International Day of Epidemic Preparedness, said COVID-19 continued to demonstrate how quickly an infectious disease can sweep across the world. The International Day of Epidemic Read More
The United Nations African Convention on Disabled and physically challenged people (UNACDCP) has commended the National Ear Care Center (NECC) Kaduna for embarking on reforms which has turned around the fortunes of the center. Speaking at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) which held in Nairobi Kenya, host, Dr Mutavi Evans Mutavi, the organisations Charge d ‘affairs in Kenya said NECC Read More
Prices of bread in Enugu state may rise by 200 per cent before the end of the year, a survey by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) has revealed, indicating a hard time for Nigerians. Already, price of bread has doubled since August through to October 2021, forcing the product out of reach of many families and lovers of bread. Read More
Governorship Candidate of the Accord Party in the November 6 election in Anambra state, Dr. Godwin Maduka, has dismissed rumours that he was about to collapse his structure into the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA). Dr. Maduka rather vowed to inflict crushing defeat on the APGA candidate, Prof. Charles Soludo and other contestants in the election. The governorship hopeful spoke Read More
The appeal committee sent by the national headquarters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to Bauchi state to listen to the complaints of aggrieved members has stated that lawyers are not allowed to be involved during sittings with the committee. Chairman of the committee Alhaji Mohammed Mabo Kassim stated this Monday while addressing newsmen on the commencement of the committee’s Read More
A group, Association of Public Procurement Practitioners of Nigeria, has said it will partner the anti-corruption agencies and other institutions to boost the fight against corruption in the public sector. The association disclosed that it is poised to sanitise the procurement process by strict enforcement of the procurement Act of 2007 by promoting due process, accountability, transparency and value for Read More
Unidentified gunmen at about 12 midnight Sunday invaded Ohaukwu Police Division at 135, Ezzamgbo, Ohaukwu local government area, Ebonyi state and set the station ablaze. The gunmen were also said to have killed a police Sergeant and burnt vehicles at the station. Confirming the incident,the state Police Public Spokesperson, DSP. Loveth Odah, said policemen on duty repelled the attack but regretted that Read More
Director General of the Progressive Governors Forum (PGF) Salihu Moh Lukman, has called for a new orientation in the management of political parties to address issues of membership recruitment and management, party funding and administration. Lukman, who is a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) said unless these issues are addressed Nigerians will continue to experience all the familiar Read More
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