UK Envoy names six areas to partner with Nigeria; awaits Tinubu’s cabinet
British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Richard Montgomery (l) when he paid a courtesy visit to the Managing Director of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Buki Ponle (r) in…
Sudan factions agree to 72-hour ceasefire as foreigners are evacuated
April 25, 2023 Sudan’s warring factions agreed to a 72-hour ceasefire starting on Tuesday, while Western, Arab and Asian nations raced to extract their citizens from the country. The Sudan…
78m children not in school globally – UN chief
Feb. 17, 2023 UN Secretary-General António Guterres says 78 million girls and boys around the world “don’t go to school at all” because of conflicts, climate disasters and displacements. According…
UN says 45 m people in 37 countries risk starvation in 2023
December 2, 2022 …Appeals for $51bn to help 230m people in desperate need The United Nations says it will need 51.5 billion dollars to help 230 million of the world’s…
UN says WMO’s report ‘a chronicle of climate chaos’- Guterres
November 7, 2022 The United Nations (UN) Secretary-General, António Guterres has described the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) report as a “chronicle of climate chaos” which details the catastrophic speed of…
98m children, youths still out of school in Sub-Sahara Africa -UNESCO
September 2, 2022 …Quality education for all by 2030 risks not being achieved UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) says new data shows that 98 million children and youth…
WYD: Let’s join hands across generations for a just, inclusive world for all people – UN Secretary-General
August 12, 2022 The UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called for cooperation across generations to break down barriers, and work as one to achieve a more equitable, just and inclusive…
TERRORISM: WE’RE GLAD THE WORLD HAS NOT FORGOTTEN US – BUHARI TELLS UN SCRIBE
May 5, 2022 …As UN calls for an additional $351m for humanitarian response plan for Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari Wednesday in Abuja said Nigeria remains grateful to the United Nations…
Gunmen Reportedly Attack Community in Chibok as UN Secretary General Visits Borno
May 4, 2022 Gunmen have reportedly attacked Kautikari, a local ward in Chibok local government of Borno State. Local officials in Chibok, who spoke to the press in anonymity, confirmed…
2023 ELECTIONS: BUHARI CAUTIONS AGAINST RIGGING, VOWS TO PROTECT VOTES OF NIGERIANS
April 29, 2022 President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Abuja advised those planning to rig the 2023 general elections to perish the thought, vowing to use every legitimate means to…