Tag: United Nations
UN appoints Nigeria’s Benjamin Sawyerr as UNISFA Force commander
UN appoints Nigeria’s Benjamin Sawyerr as UNISFA Force commander
NEWS DIGEST - UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday announced the appointment of Maj. Gen. Benjamin...
UN chief pledges support for Nigeria in rebuilding Northeast
UN chief pledges support for Nigeria in rebuilding Northeast
NEWS DIGEST - The UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Martin Griffiths has...
Retired Angela Merkel turns down UN job
Retired Angela Merkel turns down UN job
NEWS DIGEST - German ex-chancellor Angela Merkel has said no thanks to an offer of a job with...
UN chief condemns Zamfara attacks
UN chief condemns Zamfara attacks
NEWS DIGEST - UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, has strongly condemned the attacks perpetrated over the weekend in Nigeria’s Zamfara State...
Guterres reappoints Nigeria’s Amina Mohammed as UN deputy secretary-general
Guterres reappoints Nigeria’s Amina Mohammed as UN deputy secretary-general
NEWS DIGEST - UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, on Monday formalised his prior announcement that Ms Amina...
274 million people will be in need worldwide in 2022 –...
274 million people will be in need worldwide in 2022 – UN
NEWS DIGEST - About 40 million more people worldwide are likely to be...
‘Kano to pass Child Protection Bill before end of 2021’
The United Nations International Children Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has said that it is working with the Kano State House of Assembly and is confident...
Nigeria leads anti-corruption coding competition with 1,700 applications – UNODC
Nigerian youths have topped contemporaries from Egypt, Kenya, Senegal and South Africa, in a month-long hackathon, launched by the United Nations Office on Drugs...
UN raises concerns over Nnamdi Kanu’s arrest, alleged torture
UN raises concerns over Nnamdi Kanu’s arrest, alleged torture
NEWS DIGEST - The United Nations has raised eyebrows over the arrest of the leader of...
UN may cut food supply to North-East, says WFP Director
UN may cut food supply to North-East, says WFP Director
NEWS DIGEST - The United Nations World Food Programme may soon cut its food rations...