UN facing worst financial crisis in 10 years – Guterres
Antonio Guterres, the United Nations ecretary-General says the organisation is facing a severe paucity of funds, the worst in nearly 10 years. Guterres told Member […]
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Kachi Benson’s ‘Daughter of Chibok’ takes campaign to UN
Filmmaker, Kachi Benson and central character of ‘Daughter of Chibok’, Yana Galang, have completed an advocacy tour at the United Nations. The film is a […]
Photonews: Aisha Buhari celebrates Prof Bande
First Lady, Federal Republic of Nigeria, Mrs Aisha Muhammadu Buhari was represented at the get-together organized to celebrate the election of Professor Tijjani Bande as […]
Nigeria’s UN Representative, Muhammad-Bande, set to assume General Assembly Presidency
With great hopes for the actualization of the major priorities of Nigeria and the African continent, Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Professor Tijjani […]
3.7m refugees out of school: UN says teach them or pay the price
#TrackNigeria Less than half of the world’s refugee children are getting a school education, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said Friday, warning of negative consequences for […]
FG partners EU, UN to end violence against women, girls
Federal Government will collaborate withEuropean Union (EU) and UN to end violence against women and girlsin the country, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Budget and NationalPlanning, Earnest […]
Investment in cross-border projects key to curbing conflicts, terrorism in Africa – UN
#TrackNigeria: Horn of African states should prioritise investments in livelihood projects along the borderlands to stem inter-communal skirmishes and violent extremism, a senior UN official […]
UN pledges support for AU as nations operationalise AfCFTA
Ms Amina Mohammed, the United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, has pledged the UN’s full support to the African Union (AU) as nations begin to earnestly operationalise […]
UN calls for more support to tackle humanitarian crisis in North East
#TrackNigeria The United Nations (UN) has renewed its call for more interventions to address the nagging humanitarian crisis caused by the Boko Haram insurgency in […]
Nigeria holds art exhibition at UN to promote SDGs
A four-day exhibition featuring the paintings of award-winning Nigerian virtual artist, Mr Kehinde Dada, opened at the United Nations’ headquarters in New York on Monday […]
UN chief pledges support for UNGA’s President-elect
#TrackNigeria: UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday assured the President-elect of the 74th UN General Assembly, Amb. Tijjani Mohammad-Bande, of his support to actualise his […]
Boko Haram: Buhari enlists UN support in rehabilitation of IDPs, infrastructure
#TrackNigeria- The assistance of United Nations and the international community will be invaluable in reversing the devastation visited on Nigeria by the Boko Haram insurgency, […]
N/Korea cuts food rations to record low after bad harvest – UN
North Korea has cut food rations to 300g a day, less than 11 ounces, the lowest ever for this time of year, and further cuts […]
UN honours plane crash victims
Part of the crashed Ethiopian Airlines plane on Sunday By Prudence Arobani/Ifeyinwa Omowole The UN came together in sadness and solidarity on Friday to honour […]
19 UN officials perish in ill-fated Ethiopian airplane crash
By Prudence Arobani No fewer than 19 United Nations officials were aboard the Ethiopian airplane that crashed on Sunday, the UN Department of Safety and Security […]
Nigeria assumes Chairmanship of African Group at UN
By Prudence Arobani Nigeria has assumed the Chairmanship of the African Group at the United Nations for the month of March 2019, succeeding the Republic […]
EU, AU, UN, other missions urge INEC to adhere to new dates
By Folasade Akpan #TrackNigeria -Election Observation Missions of the European Union (EU), African Union (AU), United Nations (UN) and others have called on the Independent […]
Commission, UN partner to avert election violence in Kaduna
By Hussaina Yakubu #TrackNigeria: Kaduna Peace Commission says it is collaborating with the United Nations to sensitise the electorates to avoid a repeat of the […]
UN highlights the ‘unimaginable horrors’ of Nigerian migrants in Libya
The United Nations has released a new report, which detailed the unimaginable horrors Nigerian migrants were being subjected from the moment they entered Libya and […]
Dangers: World still on ‘red alert’ but there’s hope – UN chief
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has restated the “red alert” he issued on Jan. 1, 2018 over a range of dangers confronting the world, which […]
Army-UN partnership will continue to solve humanitarian crisis
The Nigerian Army has restated its commitment to collaborate with United Nations agencies and other organisations to address humanitarian crisis caused by Boko Haram insurgency […]
Nigeria seeks sanctions against erring peacekeepers
Nigeria has condemned acts of crime by UN officials saying, it continues to advocate that officials found culpable of such acts be held accountable. Nigeria’s […]
Exclusive humanitarian response can’t solve North-East problems – UN Rep
Mr Edward Kallon, United Nations Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator to Nigeria, has said that humanitarian response alone cannot solve the many problems in the […]
Armed groups threaten every child in CAR, UNICEF warns
The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has warned that deteriorating crisis in the Central African Republic (CAR) has left practically every child needing protection from armed […]
WaterAid, CSOs seek improved budget for toilets, hygiene promotion
As Nigeria joins the rest of the world to commemorate the 2018 World Toilet Day, some development partners and coalition of civil societies have urged […]