United Nations

President Bola Tinubu
Military Coups, Corrupt Civilian Governments Are Wrong: Full Text of Bola Tinubu’s Address at UN General Assembly

Heads of State and Government, Secretary-General, Distinguished Delegates, Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. President, On behalf…

Why we need bold African leadership to protect our planet – By Sharon Ikeazor

Our continent is the most vulnerable to climate change, warming faster than the global average…

Muhammadu Buhari
Nigeria has been steadfast in safeguarding human rights and promoting fundamental freedoms – By Muhammadu Buhari

Let me, on behalf of the government and people of Nigeria, congratulate you on your…

Dbanj United Nations
He doesn’t represent us – United Nations reacts to petition against Dbanj over alleged rape

  The United Nations has dissociated itself from the purported ambassadorial appointment of embattled music…

Displaced: The Plight of Nigerians in IDP Camps 

According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, UNHCR, over 2 million people are internally displaced in Nigeria. 

Counting the cost, implication of the postponed election

Many people had plans that were disrupted and this has affected their initial readiness and enthusiasm for the election.

Keep an eye on Boko Haram, UN Envoy tells international community

The international community have always condemned the activities of Boko Haram, but they haven’t offered any substantial security assistance.

Child marriage in Nigeria reaches all-time high, UN alleges

About 43 percent of brides in Nigeria are said to be children less than 18 years old.

Former United Nations staff sentenced for multiple robbery in US

Abdullahi Shuaibu, who worked at the UN in 2013, has been sentenced to two years in prison.

UN seeks legalisation of marijuana in Nigeria, says it’s a miracle drug

United Nations ask the Nigerian government to relax stringent laws against cannabis consumption.

Egun Community in Otodo Gbame suffer fresh attack from hoodlums despite UN warning

Despite United Nations’ warning, hoodlums, in a bid to orchestrate forceful eviction of the Egun Community from Otodo Gbame, reportedly launched another attack on Tuesday, setting fire to some remaining structures in the area.

United Nations probes Nigeria about forceful eviction of Egun community from Lagos

The displacement of thousands of residents from Otodo Gbame, an Egun community in the Lekki Phase 1 area of Lagos by some irate Yoruba youths has attracted a probe by the United Nations.

130 million people need help to survive – UN chief

The UN needs everybody to demand that their societies and governments put humanity first.

Nigeria will abide by UN’s decision on border with Cameroon – Buhari

Buhari said that Nigeria would not do anything to hamper the work of the various UN committees on the border.

London Telegraph is strengthening Boko Haram – Presidency

Indeed the international community has widely acknowledged his determination to defeat terrorism in Nigeria and the entire Lake Chad Basin.

It’s here! Guinea-Bissau confirms three cases of Zika Virus

Over 1,400 cases of microcephaly have been recorded in babies whose mothers were infected with the virus during pregnancy.

7 die as Cholera breaks out in Kenya refugee camp

The rains are exacerbating an already precarious hygiene situation