United Nations

Coronavirus, worst crisis to hit the world since World War II – UN

The United Nations has said that coronavirus is worse than the crisis experienced during…

LaLiga drives projects to promote equality and women’s empowerment

According to the United Nations, gender equality refers to “the equality of rights, responsibilities…

UN bans disposable plastics in Nigerian offices

The United Nations has issued a prohibition of disposable plastics within the premises of…

Review of Nigeria’s university curriculum in final stage – NUC

Prof. Abubakar Rasheed, Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC), said the agency…

Nigeria risks sliding further into hunger crisis – UN agency

Nigeria is one of the countries that are most at risk of sliding further…

Afghanistan honours man who walked daughters 12km to school

The Ministry of Education, on Thursday, said the Afghan government is set to build…

10.9m persons receive emergency health interventions in North East say WHO

The World Health Organization reported that 10.9 million persons displaced by the insurgency have…

General Assembly approves UN’s $3.07bn budget for 2020

The General Assembly has adopted a budget of $3.07bn for the United Nations in…

UN condemns killing of four aid workers in Borno, calls for release of others

The UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Edward Kallon, has condemned the killing of four…

168m people will be in need of humanitarian aid by 2020 – UN

One in every 45 people in the world – a record 168 million –…

UN peacekeeping helicopter crashes in CAR

A Senegalese combat helicopter from the United Nations (UN) peacekeeping mission in Central African…

Number of international migrants hits 272m – UN

The number of international migrants around the world reached an estimated 272 million in…

UN shows interest in 14-year-old Nigerian refugee in Chad who wants to be a female footballer

The dream of a 14-year-old Nigerian girl simply identified as Adama who is presently…

40,000 more Cameroonians flee to Nigeria, UN says

No fewer than 40,000 more Cameroonians had been forced to flee to Nigeria over…

World celebrates Nelson Mandela on 101st posthumous birthday

Political leaders and personalities across the world are celebrating the first democratically-elected President of…