The United Nations has confirmed the appointment of Ahunna Eziakonwa as Assistant Administrator, Director, United Nations Development Programme’s Regional Bureau for Africa was disclosed in a statement made available to…
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UN Security Council: South Africa Pleads With Nigeria For Support
by Damilare Salami June 6, 2018South Africa has appealed to Nigeria and other countries within and outside Africa to support its bid for the non-permanent seat in the United Nations Security Council for the term…
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Nigerian Amb Peters Emuze Elected Into UN Committee on Economics
by Damilare Salami April 18, 2018Nigeria’s candidate, Amb. Peters Emuze has been elected to the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) in a keenly-contested election held at the UN Headquarters, New York.…
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Olusegun Obasanjo, former Nigerian President has been appointed into the United Nations, UN, High-Level Advisory Board on Mediation. Obasanjo was appointed into the Board alongside 17 other current and…
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Ondo state governor, Rotimi Akeredolu has dismissed criticism against President Muhammadu Buhari’s apparent silence on the crisis arising from the agitation by the banned Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) while…
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The United Nations Counter Terrorism Centre (UNCCT) has graduated 35 Nigerian aviation security master trainers as part of its project to support efficient security screening across Nigeria’s civil aviation infrastructure.…
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Nigeria was on Thursday appointed as the Acting President to preside over the 81st Plenary Meeting of UN General Assembly at the UN headquarters. The Nigeria’s Ambassador/Permanent Representative to the…
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Officials say a 395-strong Chinese peacekeeping force is set to begin missions in Mali on behalf of the United Nations before the end of May. The troops will be sent…
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The UN said Wednesday it had found a further 17 mass graves in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s central Kasai region, an area plagued by violence between tribal militias and…
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A team of United Nations experts has arrived in Nigeria to assess the number of landmines Boko Haram terrorists have laid in the Sambisa Forest. Ms Agnes Marcaillou, Director, UN…