Contrary to media reports, Nigeria was not snubbed in the election into the 18-member Human Rights Council of the United Nations for the 2025-2027 term. According to a statement on Sunday by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Mr. Bayo Onanuga, Nigeria “did not stand as a candidate for this cycle of elections, just like it …

The Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria for the United Nations (UN), Mr. Mohammed Fall has announced $6 million from the Nigeria Humanitarian Fund to support flood victims in Borno. Alau Dam, located just over 10 miles to the south of Maiduguri, the capital of Borno, collapsed on 10 September, forcing hundreds of thousands from their homes. At a news conference on …

United Nations (UN) Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed has called for a return to democratic governance in several West African countries facing political instability. The appeal came following her recent diplomatic tour of the region which included visits to Senegal, Guinea, Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso. In a briefing with President Bola Tinubu, Mohammed emphasised the urgent need for countries experiencing …

The United Nations (UN) Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Mohamed Malick Fall, has decorated the Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, as a Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) champion, describing his leadership as the model that Nigeria, the UN, and Africa need. Fall said Africa was tired of wars and other depressing stories, hence the need to celebrate and …

The United Nations (UN) has again predicted that 82 million Nigerians, about 64 per cent of the country’s population, may go hungry by 2030, calling on the government to tackle climate change, pest infestations, and other threats to agricultural productivity. The prediction comes in the wake of a persistent hike in food prices in the country. According to the National …

Nigeria is likely to experience a decline in its economy in 2024 as a result of its huge debt, growing inflation rate, and effects on citizen welfare, according to the United Nations (UN). The UN has made a projection in its World Economic Situation and Prospects (WESP) report for 2024 which was released on Monday, January 2024. Additionally, the UN …

United Nations (UN) secretary-general, Antonio Guterres, has expressed deep concern over “the clear violations of international humanitarian law”, being witnessed in Gaza in the ongoing war between Israel and the Palestinian militant group, Hamas. Guterres condemned both the use of civilians as human shields and the bombing of southern Gaza after an evacuation order. Israeli diplomats responded angrily after Guterres …

President Bola Tinubu on Friday tasked the United Nations to be more practical in supporting Nigeria in the fight against terrorism. In an audience with the Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations Office on Counter-Terrorism, Mr. Vladimir Voronkov, at the State House on Thursday, the President noted that terrorism had consistently reversed the gains on development and increased instability in families …

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday condemned clashes in Sudan that have left dozens of civilians dead including three workers for the global body’s food agency, demanding swift justice over the killings. Guterres “strongly condemn the deaths and injuries of civilians, including the death of three staff members of the World Food Programme in North Darfur, with a further …

The world is in a struggle with plastic. It can’t seem to do without it and definitely can’t live with it. It litters the landscape, cloaks the drains and gutters and fills the canals, rivers and oceans. The United Nations says ‘the world is choking on plastic’ and National Geographic says ‘the world is drowning in plastic’. Plastic is in …