The UN on Thursday paid final respects to former Secretary-General Kofi Annan as the late Ghanaian diplomat is laid to rest on Thursday in Ghana. The current UN Secretary-General, Antonio…
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Berlin Conference On Boko Haram Raises $2.52 Billion To Support Nigeria, Others
by Damilare Salami September 4, 2018The international donor conference on Boko Haram holding in Berlin on Monday pledged $2.52 billion to help countries in the Lake Chad Basin fight Boko Haram. Germany’s foreign ministry said…
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Why Boko Haram Terrorists Are On The Increase In Nigeria – UN
by Damilare Salami August 28, 2018UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed has attributed the rise Boko Haram terrorism in Northeast Nigeria largely to the drying up of the once thriving Lake Chad, which provided millions with…
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The fears of nuclear war are still with humanity, 73 years since the catastrophic Hiroshima and Nagasaki nuclear bombs in August 1945, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says. He stated this…
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Farmers-Herders Clashes Are Becoming Deadlier And More Sophisticated – UN
by Damilare Salami July 18, 2018The Special Representative of UN Secretary-General for West Africa and the Sahel, Mohamed Ibn Chambas, says the conflicts between herdsmen and farmers in Nigeria are becoming more sophisticated and deadlier.…
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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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UN Advises FG To Pay Adequate Attention To Ex-Boko Haram Victims
by Damilare Salami March 23, 2018Ms Amina Mohammed, UN Deputy Secretary-General, advised that it was critical to shore up areas of Lake Chad Basin that have been freed from the grip of Boko Haram terrorists.…
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Nigeria ranked 91st out of 156 countries in the annual Sustainable Development Solutions Network’s (SDSN) 2018 World Happiness Report released by the United Nations on Wednesday. The report ranked 156…
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Nigeria, 127 other countries reject Jerusalem as Israeli capital
by Damilare Salami December 22, 2017Nigeria was among the 128 countries which voted against the decision of President Donald Trump to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. The countries on the opposing side stood…
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Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu has condemned a UN vote against US decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. The United Nations asssembly on Thursday voted against Us recognition…