A Nigerian soldier was killed and several injured in two attacks on the UN peacekeeping mission in Mali, UN officials said on Sunday. Gunmen attacked the UN troops in Timbuktu in the north of the country, where several groups of militants are active, according to Stephane Dujarric, spokesman for UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres. The peacekeeper, […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari and United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres will co-chair a Special Session of the UN to raise $50 billion to fund the inter-basin water transfer from Central Africa to Lake Chad. Guterres announced his decision to serve with Buhari in a letter sent through the President of the African Development Bank, ADB, Nigeria’s […]
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Gunmen killed at least eight Chadian UN peacekeepers in an attack Sunday, on one of their bases in northern Mali, multiple sources reported. The UN spokesman in Mali condemned what he described as a vile and cowardly attack and called for a “robust” response. “According to a new toll, still provisional, at least eight peacekeepers […]
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The Nigerian Army has said it is suspending the operations of the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund in the North-East theatre until further notice. The Theatre Command, Operation Lafiya Dole, which coordinates the Boko Haram anti-insurgency war in the North-East, stated this in a release by its spokesperson, Col Onyema Nwachukwu. It alleges that […]
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The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women), on Wednesday said Nigeria ranked 11 among the 20 countries in the world with highest prevalence of child marriage. Edward Kallon, UN Resident Coordinator in Nigeria, said this at the ongoing UN Women Conference 2018 in Lagos. The News Agency of […]
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Nikki Haley, United States Ambassador to the United Nations resigned from her position on Tuesday. President Donald Trump, who confirmed the resignation in a Press Conference at the White House, said Haley will leave her post at the end of the year. Trump also said the Ambassador had informed him of her decision to leave […]
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After its assessment, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has declared 12 states along the River Niger and Benue as worst affected by flood disaster this year while other states are being monitored. The Director General of NEMA, Engr. Mustapha Maihaja made the disclosure when his agency hosted the monthly meeting of the Forum of […]
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North Korea’s foreign minister told the United Nations on Saturday continued sanctions were deepening its mistrust in the United States. The country says there was no way the country would give up its nuclear weapons unilaterally under such circumstances. Ri Yong Ho told the world body’s annual General Assembly that North Korea had taken “significant […]
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The 73rd session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) opened on Wednesday with its President, Ms María Fernanda Espinosa, pledging to use her tenure to bring the world body closer to the people. Espinosa, in her inaugural keynote address to the 73rd session of the 193-member General Assembly, also pledged to use her tenure to […]
Continue ReadingKofi Annan, former secretary-general of the United Nations, has passed away at age of 80. Annan, the seventh secretary-general of the UN, died on Saturday after a brief illness. World leaders such as Theresa May, Emmanuel Macron and notable persons have been paying tribute to the Nobel peace laureate. Ghanian president, Nana Akufo-Addo, described Annan […]
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