Tag: UN
UN lauds Kaduna govt for remarkable SDGs action
The Deputy Secretary General of the United Nations, Amina Mohammed, has described Kaduna State as a “trail blazer” in working to put the Sustainable...
INEC invites UN, EU, ECOWAS observers for 2023 elections
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has said INEC would work with its partners for free, fair, credible, and...
IGP to UN: No threat to conduct of 2023 elections
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Baba, has said there is no immediate threat to the conduct of the 2023 general election.
The IGP gave...
UN: Nigeria must invest more in education, health for sustainable goals
The United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Mathias Schmale, has said Nigeria needs to increase investment in basic education and primary healthcare...
Buhari departs Abuja for Cote d’Ivoire
President Muhammadu Buhari will on Sunday leave for Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, to attend the 15th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP15) of...
UN mobilises $351m for humanitarian response in Nigeria
United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, says the UN had called for an additional 351 million dollars as part of the overall 1.1 billion dollars...
UN Sec-Gen calls for international support for Borno
United Nations (UN) Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, has urged the international community to support humanitarian action in Borno State, currently recovering from insurgency.
Gutteres made the...
UN suspends Russia from human rights council
The UN General Assembly has voted to suspend Russia from the Human Rights Council in response to Russian forces’ alleged killings of civilians in...
Russia-Ukraine war: Latest developments
Here are the latest developments in the war in Ukraine:
Zelensky to address UN
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is set to address the United Nations Security...
8 UN peacekeepers die as helicopter crashes in Congo
United Nations (UN) has confirmed that eight peacekeepers on board the helicopter that crashed in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DCR) died.
UN spokesperson,...
