Nigeria has paid its regular UN dues for 2018, making it the 74th out of the 193 Member States of the global international organisation to fulfill its financial obligations. The Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General Stephane Dujarric said in New York that Nigeria paid its annual dues in full. Ms Dujarric said: “Nigeria has paid […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has assured the UN of his commitment to a credible, free and fair elections in 2019. Mr Buhari gave the assurance when the UN Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed, met him in Abuja, according to a note by the UN issued from New York. “On preparations for the 2019 elections and expected support […]
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The lawmaker representing Kogi West Senatorial District, Dino Melaye, has petitioned the Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, the United Nations and other global bodies over what he described as a threat to his life. In the separate petitions, copies of which were obtained by our correspondent on Sunday, Melaye alleged that there was a plan […]
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The planet earth will soon witness a decline in water supply if the report by the United Nations (UN) is anything to go by. The UN after release of the 2018 edition of World Water Development Report, warned that the water shortage is imminent as the global population expands and the planet warms. It expressed concern […]
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The UN Women has recognised the Aba women’s riot of 1929 as a noteworthy women-led demonstration, which ignited the revolution in the defence of women’s rights in Nigeria. “Incensed by their social standing under colonial rule, the Igbo women send palm leaves, similar to today’s Facebook invite , to their fellow sisters across Southeastern Nigeria. […]
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Following the deafening silence of the Nigerian government on the details the attack on Rann community and the casualty thereof, the United Nations (UN) has confirmed that at least eight Nigerian security personnel were killed in the attack. The UN in a statement by Stéphane Dujarric, spokesman for Secretary-General António Guterres, also confirmed the withdrawal of […]
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Four soldiers, four mobile policemen, and at least three humanitarian workers have been killed in an attack on troops of the 3 Battalion of the Nigerian Army Nigerian troops by a large number of Boko Haram terrorists. Six soldiers and four humanitarian workers from the IOM, ICRC, and MSF were also injured. The terrorists, according […]
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Four UN aid workers, all Nigerians, have been killed in a night attack by Boko Haram insurgents at Rann community in Kala Balge Local Government of Borno. A female aid worker was also missing while one other sustained injuries in the attack on Thursday. Samantha Newport, Head of Communications, UNICEF Office for Coordination of Humanitarian […]
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The UN says violence, displacement and hunger will drive record humanitarian needs in 2018, with nearly 136 million people worldwide in need of aid. The UN’s Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said protracted conflicts in Syria, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Yemen, the Rohingya exodus from Myanmar and natural disasters exacerbated […]
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UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called for one billion dollars donor contributions to the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to fund life-saving works in Nigeria and other countries. Mr. Guterres said at a pledging conference in New York that over the past 12 years, CERF has been at the forefront of humanitarian response. CERF is […]
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