Tag: UN

By CECILIA OLOGUNAGBA NEW YORK- UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres and other top officials have strongly condemned the suicide bombing at a mosque in...

Mr Volker Perthes, UN Special Representative for Sudan, has commended the political parties for starting talks to restore democracy more than a year after...

UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres on Monday, pledged to make 2023 “a year for peace” and a “year for action”, highlighting the need for...

By CECILIA OLOGUNAGBA NEW YORK- The United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed, has travelled to Nigeria to attend the 2022 Annual Conference of the Institute...

By HADIZA MOHAMMED GENEVA- The U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights on Tuesday said the situation in Iran was “critical”, saying authorities’ response to...

By ROTIMI IJIKANMI LAGOS- President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday urged the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) to take advantage of its ongoing Confab...

United Nations, - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is deeply saddened by Saturday’s deadly stampede in the South Korean capital of Seoul.This...

Geneva, - The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has called on world leaders to assist countries in the Horn of...

SEATTLE —The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation says progress is still possible even as nearly every indicator of the UN Sustainable Development Goals is...

By CECILIA OLOGUNAGBA NEW YORK- UN Secretary General António Guterres has appointed a Nigerian social entrepreneur, Gbenga Sesan to serve on his inaugural Internet Governance...

By CECILIA OLOGUNAGBA NEW YORK- UN Secretary-General António Guterres has congratulated the people of Kenya for the peaceful voting during the general elections on August...

By ADEROGBA GEORGE ABUJA- Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has called for collaborative efforts of all stakeholders in the fight against human trafficking and migration.The Vice...

By SUMAILA OGBAJE ABUJA- The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Faruk Yahaya, says the Nigerian Army will continue to balance its participation in Peace...

By CECILIA OLOGUNAGBA NEW YORK- UN Secretary-General António Guterres has hailed late Nelson Mandela, the first black President of Post-Apartheid South Africa and racial justice...

By EMMANUEL OLONIRUHA ABUJA- The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called for the United Nations (UN) continued support of Nigeria’s electoral system and closely monitor...

By EMMANUEL OLONIRUHA ABUJA- Chairman of the  Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof Mahmood Yakubu, says Nigerians will determine who becomes their leaders in the...

By EMMANUEL AFONNE ABUJA- A Nigerian, Mr Umar Yakubu has been elected to represent African Sub-Saharan region on the United Nations Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC) Coalition Board.Yakubu who...

By HABIBU HARISU SOKOTO- Students of Rochas Foundation College in Sokoto state have appealed to the authorities to free the founder of the College, Sen....

By YAKUBU UBA Maiduguri- The United Nations (UN) Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, on a visit to Nigeria on Tuesday in Maiduguri, visited a rehabilitation centre for victims...

The United Nations on Monday reaffirmed its support for freeing Somalia from explosive hazards and highlighted the impact that the scourge has on the...