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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 …

South 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 …

Nigeria’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. …

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 …

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 …

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. …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …