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#Endsars, Headlines, United Nations
Tuesday, November 17th, 2020

Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed met on Tuesday with the governors of the 36 states of the Federation on the platform of Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), commending their maturity in the handling of the #EndSARS protests. She came to the commendation when she visited the NGF Secretariat as part of her tour of […]
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Headlines, United Nations
Sunday, September 27th, 2020
WHERE would the world be today without the United Nations, UN? Even though the UN is often derided as having failed the expectations of many, the world would definitely have been a much poorer place if we did not have the benefit of the moderating effects of this noble global organisation. The UN has been […]
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Education, Headlines, United Nations
Tuesday, September 8th, 2020

By Ifeanyi Nwoko In a bid to continue to strengthen the protection of Education from Attack, the United Nations will on Wednesday, hold an inaugural commemoration of the International Day for the Protection of Education from Attack. The day which is set aside to draw the attention of key stakeholders to their responsibilities at ensuring […]
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Latest Politics, United Nations
Monday, August 17th, 2020
By Sumaila Ogbaje United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), says it will continue to support Nigeria in the strengthening of peace and security through inclusive, innovative and sustainable people oriented solutions. The UNDP Resident Representative, Mr Lealem Dinku, said this on Monday in Abuja, at the project launch of “Strengthening National and Regional Capacities for Peace […]
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Headlines, Sex and Relationship, United Nations
Sunday, June 28th, 2020
By Taiwo Okanlawon The United Nations (UN) said it has launched an investigation into a viral video showing a couple apparently having sex in one of its official cars in Israel. According to spokesman of the Secretary-General, Mr Stephane Dujarric, while speaking to UN correspondents in New York on Friday, the organisation was “shocked and […]
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Education, Health, House, Legislature, Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85), Presidency, Senate, United Nations
Wednesday, June 3rd, 2020

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the United Nations (UN) to request the Nigerian government and the National Assembly (NASS) to immediately reverse the budget cuts to education and healthcare. The body also wants the UN to stop the authorities from spending billions of Naira to renovate buildings within the federal legislature. […]
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Headlines, United Nations, Women Politics
Wednesday, October 30th, 2019
By Harrison Arubu UN Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Nigeria’s Damilola Ogunbiyi as his Special Representative for Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL) and Co-Chairperson of United Nations-Energy. Spokesperson for the UN, Mr Farhan Haq, made the announcement during the organisation’s daily news briefing in New York on Tuesday. Haq also announced the appointment of […]
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Headlines, United Nations
Wednesday, April 3rd, 2019
Prudence Arobani (NAN)The United Nations warns that the threat of a nuclear weapon being used is now “higher than it has been in generations.” The UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Izumi Nakamitsu, gave the warning on Wednesday in New York, at a meeting convened in support of the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). The meeting was […]
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Headlines, Plateau, State News, United Nations
Saturday, September 29th, 2018
Plateau killings: Jang cries for UN intervention Gyang Bere, Jos The senator representing Plateau North in the National Assembly and a PDP Presidential aspirant, Dr. Jonah David Jang, has called on the United Nations (UN) to urgently intervene in the killings in Plateau Statebbefore the people are wiped out. Sen. Jang, in a press statement […]
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Latest Politics, United Nations
Tuesday, September 25th, 2018
Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, New York President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday called on fellow world leaders to imbibe values of former South African President Nelson Mandela, by placing human dignity at the centre of their action to build a just, peaceful, prosperous, inclusive and fair world. Buhari made the call during the Nelson Mandela Peace Summit on […]