SDGs: Nigeria Needs $337bn For Implementation From 2019-2022 – UN Estimates
Nigeria would need not less than 337 billion dollars to implement the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) from 2019 to 2022, the UN Support Plan for the Sahel, has…
Migration: There’s Global Failure to Handle the Hidden Human Calamity That Continues Unabated in Libya -UN
Migrants and refugees are being subjected to “unimaginable horrors” from the moment they enter Libya and throughout their stay in that country, a UN report has stated. The report,…
Drug Abuse: UNODC Highlights Alarming Trends in Nigeria, West and Central Africa
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) says Nigeria, and West and Central Africa face “disruptive and destabilising” new trends regarding drug trafficking, drug use and…
Nigeria’s Depleting Fish Stocks May Pose a Threat to Regional Security
By: Ifesinachi Okafor-Yarwood Sometime in the next year or two, Nigeria will become the seventh country to reach a population of 200 million or more. It is…
UK Rallies International Support for Nigeria in Fight Against Boko Haram
The United Kingdom has called for international support for Nigeria in the fight against the resurgence of the destructive activities of the Boko Haram terrorist group. The UK…
Over 70 Cities From Around the World Pledged to Work Together to Tackle Migration Flow
Officials from more than 70 cities from around the world on Saturday pledged to work closer together to tackle migration flows, supporting a United Nations pact which…
Global Migrant Workforce Rises to 164m in 4 Years- ILO Estimates
The global number of migrant workers has risen by nine per cent to 164 million within four years, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) estimates. “This total, which includes employed refugees,…
UN Adopts Nigeria’s Resolution to Celebrate January 24 Each Year, as ‘International Day of Education’
Nigerian Ambassador to the UN, Prof. Tijani Bande The United Nations General Assembly on Monday adopted by consensus, the historic Nigeria’s resolution to proclaim January 24 every year…
African Fishing Communities Face ‘Extinction’ as Blue Economy Grows… $42 Billion Lost yearly to Illegal Fishing- Experts
By: Kevin Mwanza Fishing communities along Africa’s coastline are at a greater risk of extinction as countries eye oceans for tourism, industrial fishing and exploration revenue…
Energy Needs: FG targets 30% Renewables by 2030 – Fashola
In a bid to diversify its energy sources and optimise other assets for power production, Nigeria is targeting 30 per cent of its energy needs from renewables…