Climate adaptation funding gap 50% higher than estimated – UNÂ
November 2, 2023 Rich country promises of help for poorer ones to adapt to climate change have slowed despite more frequent extreme weather, with a shortfall now 50% bigger than…
FG receives 108 Nigerian migrants stranded in Niger
Oct. 24, 2023 The Federal Government has received 108 irregular Nigerians migrants stranded in Niger Republic. This is contained in a statement by Mr Alexander Oturu, Southwest Zonal Coordinator, National…
78th UNGA: President Tinubu and his Defining Moment
By Tunde Rahman The just-ended 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly was President Bola Tinubu’s first outing at that important gathering of global leaders and on…
After U.N. meeting, countries brace for COP28 fossil fuel fight
September 25, 2023 With two months left until the U.N.’s COP28 summit, countries are far from bridging the gap between those demanding a deal to phase out planet-warming fossil fuels…
WHO appeals for $160m to respond to cholera in Nigeria, 6 other countries
Sept. 25, 2023 The World Health Organisation (WHO) has appealed for 160.4 million dollars to respond to cholera through the global strategic preparedness, readiness and response plan in Nigeria and…
No ‘sea of death’: Pope calls for pan-European action on migration
September 23, 2023 Pope Francis on Saturday condemned “belligerent nationalisms” and called for a pan-European response to migration to stop the Mediterranean, where thousands have drowned, from becoming “the graveyard…
Unfair treatment, outright exploitation from abroad exact heavy toll on Africa’s ability to progress – Tinubu tells UN Assembly
Sept. 20, 2023 Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday says broken promises, unfair treatment and outright exploitation from abroad have exacted a heavy toll on Africa’s ability to progress. Tinubu…
Slavery: Countries should mull financial reparations despite complex legal claims – UN
Sept. 19, 2023 The United Nations said on Tuesday countries could consider financial reparations among the measures to compensate for the enslavement of people of African descent, though legal claims…
UN lists benefits of G20 resolution admitting AU as permanent member
The United Nations has lauded the adoption of the G20 New Delhi Leaders’ Declaration to admit the Africa Union (AU) as a permanent member of the G20. The African Union,…
UN rights chief says Niger president treason case has ‘no legal basis’
August 18, 2023 The UN human rights head said on Friday that there was no legal foundation for Niger’s military junta to prosecute deposed president Mohamed Bazoum for high treason,…