Nigeria has solicited the support of Finland in its pursuit of a permanent seat at the United Nations (UN) Security Council. Nigeria, the most populous country in Africa and world’s sixth-most populous nation, has already indicated interest in the UN’s Security Council seat, calling for reforms and expansion of the Council by some UN member countries. In a statement by …

Finland has become the 31st member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), the world’s biggest military alliance. On Tuesday, NATO Secretary-General, Jens Stoltenberg described the move as historic and said the Finnish flag would be raised at the NATO headquarters to signify full accession into the alliance. “We will raise the Finnish flag for the first time here at …