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6 Dec
Zamfara State Governor Dauda Lawal, is at the head of a delegation of officials from the area to Kigali for a four-day retreat marking the end of Better Education Service Delivery for All (BESDA) in the state. A statement by the Governor's spokesperson, Sulaiman Bala Idris, described BESDA as a World Bank initiative that aims…
28 Nov
President Bola Tinubu will tomorrow (Wednesday) depart Abuja for Dubai, United Arab Emirates, to attend the COP28 Climate Summit, also known as the 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference, or Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC (COP28). At the World Leaders' Summit, which takes place on December 1 and 2, 2023, under the theme,…
28 Nov
A vibrant media is one of the pillars of a viable democracy. But there cannot be a vibrant media where the safety of media practitioners, who act as watchdogs of the society, is not protected.
26 Nov
From all indications, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) was originally conceived as the podium from which the five major powers of USA, USSR (now Russia), UK, France and China, working as a monolith or amalgam, would continuously survey the world scene, identify and deal with any nation(s) or groups that interfere with world peace…
1 Nov
The International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (‘’ICERD” or “Convention”) was signed by the United States in 1966.
27 Oct
The United Nations said Friday it was concerned that war crimes were being committed on both sides in the conflict between Israel and Hamas.
15 Oct 2023
The United Nations, in recognition of the e-governance reforms by the Governor Godwin Obaseki-led administration, has ranked Edo State as the best state in Information and Communications Technology (ICT) and digital governance in Nigeria.
13 Oct 2023
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres "deeply regrets" the order to expel the UN coordinator in Niger given by the military regime, which will "hinder" humanitarian operations, his spokesperson said on Wednesday. This expulsion of Louise Aubin, requested within 72 hours by the regime resulting from a coup d'état in July, "will hinder the ability of…
12 Oct 2023
Niger’s post-coup military rulers demanded in a statement seen by AFP, yesterday, that the United Nations coordinator leave the country within 72 hours.
3 Oct 2023
Fifty years ago, on September 18, 1973, by New York’s East River, two German states joined the United Nations. This event was the result of a brief General Assembly resolution – however, it was anything but routine business in the world of diplomacy.
26 Sep 2023
The UN stressed on Tuesday it was opposed to most dress codes for women after France barred its Olympic athletes from wearing the Muslim hijab during the 2024 Paris Games.
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