COVID-19: World’s workers lost $3.5 trillion in wages – UN
The coronavirus pandemic is taking a heavier toll on jobs than previously feared, the UN said Wednesday, with hundreds of millions of jobs lost and workers suffering a “massive” drop…
PRESIDENT BUHARI’S SPEECH DELIVERED AT THE 75TH SESSION OF THE UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY
STATEMENT DELIVERED BY HIS EXCELLENCY, MUHAMMADU BUHARI PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA AT THE GENERAL DEBATE OF THE 75TH SESSION OF THE UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY, 22ND SEPTEMBER…
COVID-19: We have begun distribution of palliatives worth N10.9 bn to households, MSMEs– Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari says his administration has commenced the distribution of palliatives worth N10.9 billion to households and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises. He said this on Tuesday while delivering…
COVID-19: Misinformation fuelling vaccine hesitancy around the world- UN chief warns
United Nations (UN) Secretary-General António Guterres has drawn attention to what he called “vaccine hesitancy”, which he blamed on misinformation, warning of the rise in the mistrust of vaccines. The…
COVID-19 pandemic has further underscored the need for concerted efforts to bridge global technological gap – Bande
Outgoing President of the UN General Assembly (PGA), Amb. Tijani Muhammad-Bande, has highlighted some critical lessons from COVID-19. He told the News Agency of Nigeria in New York that the…
COVID-19 pandemic will widen gender poverty gap – U.N.
The coronavirus pandemic will widen the poverty gap between women and men, pushing 47 million more women and girls into impoverished lives by next year, and undoing progress made in…
UNGA defies COVID-19, passes 70 resolutions virtually
The United Nations General Assembly, UNGA, has passed no fewer than 70 decisions and resolutions since it went virtual in March over the COVID-19 pandemic. Amb. Tijani Muhammad-Bande, President of…
UN chief reiterates call for total ban on nuclear weapons testing
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has renewed his call for a total ban on nuclear weapons testing. This came in a message to mark this year’s International Day Against Nuclear Tests…
Insurgency: UN Sues for peace, says military intervention not enough to solve conflict
Amid the insurgency in the northeast and security challenges in other parts of the country, the United Nations, UN, has sued for peace. United Nations Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator…
States can restrict protests on public health grounds, within reason – U.N
Governments have the right to restrict protests on public health grounds, within reason, the U.N. Human Rights Committee said, as Black Lives Matter and other demonstrations clash with coronavirus outbreaks…