Tag: Ban Ki Moon
What Buhari told Ban Ki-Moon in South Korea about Nigeria
The President made this observation at an audience he granted the former United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-Moon on the sidelines…
Ban Ki-moon reelected IOC Ethics Commission Chair
A former Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN), Ban Ki-moon, has been re-elected for an additional four-year term as Chair…
Ban Ki-moon emerges as BFA chairman
Former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has been elected chairman of Boao Forum for Asia (BFA), replacing former Japanese Prime Minister…
Former UN chief drops South Korea presidency bid
Former United Nations secretary-general Ban Ki-moon abruptly ended his attempt to seek South Korea’s presidency Wednesday, dropping a lifetime of…
Ban Ki-moon hails Côte d’Ivoire’s parliamentary election
Ban Ki-moon, the UN Secretary-General, has applauded Saturday’s ‘peaceful and inclusive’ elections in Côte d’Ivoire, saying the country is in…
Ban lists achievements as UN Sec-Gen, says `I have more regrets’
Outgoing UN Scribe, Ban Ki-moon, said on Friday that he had more regrets leaving office after a two-term tenure than…
UN pays tribute to Ban Ki-moon’s service to humanity
The UN General Assembly on Monday paid a glowing tribute to outgoing Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for his service to humanity…
UN summit agrees on new global urban agenda
German Building Minister, Barbara Hendricks on Friday said that new global guidelines on how to solve problems stemming from the…
South Africa to withdraw from war crimes court
South Africa says it is withdrawing from the International Criminal Court with effect from a year notice to the United…
Ban Ki-Moon urges support for Nigeria’s war on terror
The UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-Moon has welcomed the release of 21 Chibok schoolgirls, following more than two years of captivity.…
Akinwunmi Adesina, 28 others join UN global fight against malnutrition
Nigeria’s Dr. Akinwunmi Adesina of the AfDB, was among the 29 prominent persons appointed Wednesday by the UN Secretary-General Ban…
Buhari Invites UN mediation for Chibok schoolgirls
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that Nigeria will welcome intermediaries from the UN on the proposed swapping of the abducted…
Ban Ki-moon extends wishes to new Brazilian president
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has extended his best wishes to Brazilian President, Michel Temer, as he began his tenure. The…
UN chief calls for peace, stability in Gabon
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has on Thursday in New York, urged all concerned political leaders in Gabon to maintain peace…
UN chief says many people need aid to survive
The United Nations Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, said a record number of people are in need of aid and the…
Ban ki-Moon appoints Abiodun Bashua to investigate South Sudan UN mission
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon on Tuesday announced the appointment of Abiodun Bashua of Nigeria to lead the special investigation…
Buhari tells Ban ki-Moon ‘We’ve driven Boko Haram into fall back positions’
President Muhammadu Buhari said Monday in Abu Dhabi that Nigeria has made very significant progress towards ending the Boko Haram…
World Tolerance Day: Ambode, ki-Moon advocate peaceful co-existence
Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode and the United Nations Secretary-General, Ban ki-Moon today called for tolerance among…
Ban ki-Moon joins Buhari, calls for global anti-corruption campaign
The call for global anti-corruption campaign by President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria seems to have caught the eye of the…
UN Secretary-General unveils $5.57bn budget for 2016-2017
The UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, on Monday presented a budget proposal of 5.57 billion dollars for the 2016-2017 biennium that…
Ban wants more women to serve in UN peacekeeping operations
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon On Monday urged Member States to provide key military assets and more women staff to serve…
150 world leaders adopt 2030 agenda for SDGs – Ki-Moon
No fewer than 150 World leaders on Friday adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon announced…
Ki-Moon urges faith leaders to speak out against hatred
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon on Thursday urged faith leaders, to use their ‘enormous influence’ as bridge-builders, proponents of the universal…
Ban Ki-moon demands release of Chibok girls, hails Nigeria political transition
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Secretary General of United Nations, Ban Ki-moon has demanded the immediate release of the 219 schoolgirls kidnapped in…
UN Sec Gen meets governors amid tight security
The United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-Moon, on Sunday in Abuja, began his visit to Nigeria with a meeting with state…
Ban Ki-moon in Nigeria to mark bombing, Chibok girls
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon arrived Nigeria on Sunday to commemorate the bombing of UN’s headquarters by Islamist sect,…
UN reaffirms support for fight against terrorism
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon on Friday in New York, reaffirmed the organisation’s support for the Federal Government’s fight against…
Ban Ki-moon commends Buhari’s determination to fight Boko Haram
UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-Moon, on Tuesday in New York, commended President Muhammadu Buhari’s determination in the fight against Boko Haram.…
Ban Ki-Moon concerned over death verdict for Morsi
United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-Moon, on Tuesday, said he was deeply concerned by the confirmation of death sentence on former…
Ban condemns bombing in N’Djamena
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon has condemned the bombings on Monday in N’Djamena, Chad, which reportedly killed 25 people and…