United Nations General Assembly
21 Sep 2023
Recent figures indicate that almost half the world’s population lack access to the health services they need and the quality of service received by many with care is poor.
19 Sep 2023
World leaders at the United Nations General Assembly in New York, yesterday, agreed to step up efforts to deliver the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). They adopted a decisive, action-oriented political declaration, highlighting collective commitment to build a sustainable, inclusive and prosperous world by 2030. With a strong focus on means of implementation, and particularly, on…
18 Sep 2023
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has been slated to make speeches at different events on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, which is getting underway in New York, United States. Abdulrazaq, who doubles as the Nigeria Governors' Forum chairman, is on the entourage of President Bola Tinubu. The president is scheduled to make…
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Gov. Usman Ododo on Saturday called on the Federal Government to urgently assist in tackling the menace of insecurity and incessant flooding in some parts of the State.
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China's foreign minister on Saturday accused Western partners in the AUKUS security pact of provoking division and raising the risk of nuclear proliferation in the South Pacific region.
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A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and former governorship aspirant in Ogun State, Segun Sowunmi, has said Nyesom Wike was on "loan" to work with the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Wike, a former Rivers State governor and current Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), fell out with the PDP hierarchy in…
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The Lagos State Government has clamped down on illegal estate developments around the Epe corridor of the state.
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The Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) has made state of origin certificate a compulsory requirement for passport renewal and fresh application. Immigration made this known to the public in a post on its X handle on Saturday morning. It said passport applicants do not necessarily need to go to their states of origin to get the…
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Bearish sentiment persisted on banking stocks at the equity market on Friday, making the value of transactions traded on the floor of the Nigerian Exchange Ltd.(NGX) down by 2.60 per cent.
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One person was killed and eight wounded in an overnight explosion at an Iraqi military base housing a coalition of pro-Iranian armed groups, officials said Saturday.
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Vitesse Arnhem will be relegated from the Eredivisie after the Dutch football federation imposed a massive 18-point deduction after the club failed to meet the requirements of its licensing regulations.
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Ukraine launched drones at eight Russian regions overnight, hitting three electrical substations and a fuel depot, a source in Ukraine's defence sector told AFP on Saturday.