Tag: United Nations
UN human rights chief visits Nigeria
Nigeria, under fire internationally for banning gay marriage and alleged abuses while tackling Boko Haram insurgents, on Wednesday received its…
Chad urges UN send more soldiers to strife-torn CAR
Chad’s President Idriss Deby on Tuesday called on the UN to commit more troops to the Central African Republic in…
UN ready with new law to protect children’s rights
A new legal instrument that will allow children or their representatives to file complaints with the UN Committee on the…
World Bank says no money for nuclear power
The World Bank and United Nations on Wednesday appealed for billions of dollars to provide electricity for the poorest nations…
Nigeria’s Population To Surpass That Of USA In 2050 —UN
The United Nations has released a report which shows Nigeria’s population growing at an alarming rate with a projection that…
UN urges Nigeria, others feed school kids
A report by the United Nations has indicated that the provision of meals for school children was still lacking in…
UN may charge Boko Haram members with war crimes
Members of Boko Haram and other extremist groups in Nigeria, could face war crimes charges for deliberate acts leading to…
Ogun Spends N3b To Attain MDGs
The Ogun State Government has spent about N3 billion on projects and programmes towards attaining the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)…
Ban Ki-Moon to meet Pope Francis
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon will meet with Pope Francis at the Vatican on Tuesday. During his first encounter with…
Scores of bodies found in CAR capital
The French news agency, AFP said 78 bodies have been found in the streets of the Central Africa Republic capital…
UN approves first ‘offensive peace keepers’ for DR Congo
The UN Security Council on Thursday unanimously approved the first-ever “offensive” UN peacekeeping brigade to battle rebels groups in Democratic…
Ekiti On The E-Governance Train
By Dimeji Daniels When the United Nations e-government survey for 2010 was released, Nigeria was nowhere on it. Also in…
UN offices, homes looted in Bangui
The offices of the United Nations and the homes of staff were looted today in Bangui, capital of the Central…
UN names Jose Ramos-Horta envoy to G.Bissau
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has tapped Jose Ramos-Horta, a former East Timor president and Nobel Peace Prize winner, as his…
Government Not Doing Enough To Tackle Youth Unemployment
Ibrahim Abdullahi was senate president of the Children Parliament, Federal Republic of Nigeria from 2005 to 2007. During his tenure,…