Tag: countries
UPDATED: 26 countries Nigerians can visit without visa
Travelling for Nigerians increasingly requires adequate planning. With Nigerian passport ranking 83rd in freedom to travel across the world, acquiring…
WHO lists countries with emergencies mental disorders
The World Health Organisation (WHO), in a report published on Wednesday, listed Nigeria, Bangladesh, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, South Sudan, Syria,…
WhatsApp crashes in 4 countries
Instant messenger WhatsApp is experiencing a major outage across the UK with similar reports coming from The Netherlands, Germany and…
Malaria affects 219 million people in 2017, kills 274,000 in 11 countries
Reductions in malaria cases have stalled after several years of decline globally, according to the new World malaria report 2018.
Countries partly to blame for migration challenges – Guterres
Governments across the world are inflicting needless economic self-harm by creating barriers to migration, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on…
Five countries cut links with Qatar
Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen have cut diplomatic ties with Qatar, accusing it of destabilising…
WHO urges countries to reduce deaths from viral hepatitis
Ahead of World Hepatitis Day on 28 July, 2016, the World Health Organisation, WHO is urging countries to take rapid…
Countries, World Bank announce funding for climate change
Governments of major world economies and the World Bank on Monday announced 700 million dollars contribution for funding climate change…
Ban seeks end to death penalty
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon has urged member states and individuals to join the UN in its advocacy for an end…
5 countries declare interest in Nigeria’s mining sector
Alhaji Sani Shehu, the President, Miners Association of Nigeria, on Wednesday said five countries had declared interest to invest in…