The UN on Thursday expressed gratitude to Nigeria for its contributions to global peace and security. The Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator of the UN in Nigeria, Mr Edward Kallon, thanked the Federal Government and Nigerians for exemplary services of Nigerian peacekeepers. Kallon made the commendation in a statement to commemorate the International Day of Peacekeepers, observed […]
The United Nations (UN) will for the first time entertain the Ogoni oil spillage issues during the fourth coming Africa Regional Review Meeting bid to take place in Lilongwe Malawi in March 2020. The conference which is in preparation for the fifth United Nations Conference on the least African developed countries, will also feature the president of […]
The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has condemned recent threats by an armed group to the Libyan Finance Ministry here. “This deplorable act constitutes a serious blow to the rule of law,’’ the UNSMIL said in a statement. “The mission expresses its full support to the competent authorities’ decision to identify and prosecute […]
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nation has pledged to extend support to conflict-affected rice producers, dwelling in different local government areas of Borno state. The organization, which disclosed this in a report on Monday, said the support is geared towards promoting community ownership and asset protection. According to Suffyan Koroma, FAO Representative […]
The Nigerian government has been advised by the United Nations to approve the use of maurijuana for medical purposes, as the international agency also noted that those addicted to them are sick and need treatment, care and rehabilitation. In her presentation at a one-day public hearing on the rising abuse of pharmaceutical drugs among youths […]
Myke Uzendu, Abuja The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN-OCHA) has disclosed that about 3.4 million people need nutrition assistance due to food crisis caused by Boko Haram insurgency in the North-East. This was contained in the UN-OCHA Humanitarian Situation Report for the month of September. According to the report, about […]
Aftermath of the 2015 general election, the Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) has appealed to the United Nations (UN) to pass a resolution recognising the South- East Region of Nigeria as Independent State of Biafra. The movement in a statement said recognising Biafra now was more necessary than ever before […]
The governor of Ekiti state, Ayodele Fayose, has noted that he has reported the All Progressives Congress, APC, to the United Nations (UN) and the African Union (AU) on the imminent reign of impunity by APC as from May 29, stressing that there is an alleged threat by the party to make Ekiti state ungovernable. […]
The UN Secretary-General High Level Representative to Nigeria, Dr Mohammed Ibn Chambas, said the United Nations (UN) had provided 60 million dollars, about N1.2 billion, to ensure the success of Nigeria’s 2015 general elections. Chambas disclosed this at a press conference in Abuja on Friday. He said the UN was interested in Nigeria’s elections […]