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UNWTO Meeting: We shall have a successful hosting – Minister

Ihesiulo Grace 4 May 2018 0

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has assured that the Federal Government will leave no stone unturned to ensure a successful hosting of the United Nation World Tourism Organization/Commission for Africa (UNWTO/CAF) meeting taking place in Abuja, June this year. The

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UN condemns forced return of Cameroonians from Nigeria

Ihesiulo Grace 2 February 2018 0

Nigeria violated international law by forcing 47 people to return to neighboring Cameroon, which has deployed the army to quell a secessionist movement in its English-speaking regions, according to the United Nations Refugee Agency. Most of the Cameroonians, who were flown back from Nigeria and handed to the government on Jan. 26, had submitted asylum […]

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UNODC tackles drug abuse with launch of 4 policy publications

Ihesiulo Grace 2 February 2018 0

In a decisive move to combat the hydra headed problem of drug dependence among millions of Nigerian youths and widespread incidence of drug induced criminality and violence in the country, the United Nation Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC),is set to launch four different publications on important policies and guidelines for controlled medicines and drug […]

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UN General Assembly elects Nigeria, 14 others to Human Rights Council

Ihesiulo Grace 17 October 2017 0

The UN General Assembly Monday in New York has elected, by secret ballot, Nigeria and 14 other States to serve on the Human Rights Council (UNHRC) for the 2018 to 2020 term. UNHRC is the highest intergovernmental body in the UN system for matters relating to protection and promotion of human rights worldwide. According to […]

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UN condemns deadly attacks on civilians in Borno

Ihesiulo Grace 20 September 2017 0

The Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Edward Kallon, Tuesday condemned the deadly attacks targeting innocent civilians in Konduga, Banki and Ngala areas of Borno. Kallon expressed this view in a statement by Biodun Banire, Public Information Officer, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs ( OCHA ) on Tuesday in Abuja. He said that four […]

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5.2 million people in Nigeria’s northeast need food aid, says UN

Ihesiulo Grace 13 September 2017 0

United Nations agency on Food and Agriculture Organization said the number of people who need food aid in northeastern Nigeria has risen by 11 percent to 5.2 million in June from three months earlier. According to the agency’s report, “the ongoing lean season is contributing to a deterioration in food insecurity in northeastern Nigeria, in […]