Kofi Annan’s legacies can strengthen Ghana-Nigeria relationship – Envoy
Ghana’s High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mr Rashid Bawa, has said that the relationship between the two countries can be further be strengthened by the legacies entrenched by the late UN…
World leaders send condolences to UN chief over Annan’s death
World leaders on Monday sent a message of condolence to UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres over the passing of former UN chief Kofi Annan. Annan died on Saturday morning at the…
UN allocates $2million to support cholera outbreak response in Yobe
May 25, 2018 The UN, through the Nigeria Humanitarian Fund (NHF), released two million dollars to sustain the response to a deadly cholera outbreak in Yobe, North-east Nigeria, that could…
How best to fight corruption in Africa – UN envoy
Africa needs to invest in corruption prevention strategies to achieve sustainable development that will not leave anyone behind, says United Nations Under Secretary General and Special Adviser on Africa, Ms….
Nigeria’s Bola Adesola gets UN top job
Nigeria’s global profile has continued to soar as the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appointed Nigeria’s Ms Bola Adesola, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Standard Chartered Bank Nigeria,…
United Nation elects Nigeria’s Emuze into Rights panel
April 18, 2018 Nigeria’s candidate, Amb. Peters Emuze has been elected to the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) in a keenly-contested election held at the UN…
United Nations calls on Africa to adopt electric vehicles to cut pollution
March 14, 2018 The UN on Wednesday urged African governments to put policies and finances in place to adopt electric vehicles to cut air pollution. Erik Solheim, Executive Director of…
AU, UN pact will engender peacekeeping success in Africa – Guterres
The United Nations Chief gave an interview to Irene Herman Houngbo, our correspondent in New-York. António Guterres discussed about peace and security in Africa as part of the fight against…
Agenda 2030, 2063: AU, UN sign agreement to strengthen ties
The AU and UN have signed a Framework Agreement for the Implementation of Agenda 2063 and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development at the 30th AU Summit in Addis Ababa….