Geopolitics
New York: Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths, has ended a four-day visit to Nigeria, pledging support and promising the United Nations will do everything it can to help rebuild the lives of vulnerable families who have been impacted by violence and extremism there. more
Experts voice concern over Nigeria’s $3.3 billion debts to China

Flagging the economic managers of the African nation, experts have expressed concern over Nigeria’s increasing indebtedness to China, media reports said.

UN chief condemns attack on school in Nigeria

New York: The United Nations Secretary-General has strongly condemned Wednesday’s attack on a boarding school in north-central Nigeria in which one student was killed and several st ...

UN chief commends ‘swift action’ by Nigerian authorities as more than 300 boys are reunited with their families

New York: The UN chief on Friday welcomed the release of more than 300 schoolboys forcibly taken from their school in northwest Nigeria a week ago, although others reportedly remain missi ...

Nigeria must act to stop housing crisis and forced evictions: UN rights expert

New York: In Nigeria, homeless and other vulnerable people are being “rounded up” by police, “persecuted” and evicted, amid a massive housing crisis, a UN-appointe ...

Nigerian President calls for global action on climate change, Lake Chad crisis

New York, A variety of “festering” causes and effects surround crises around the world, Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, said on Tuesday, speaking on the first day ...

UN chief denounces attack on village in north-west Nigeria

New York: The international community must present a united front against gun violence which kills nearly 250,000 each year and injures many more, said a senior United Nations official on ...

Nigerian women artists unite at UN to change perceptions of women and Africa

New York: Three Nigerian women will spotlight themes such as human trafficking, suicide bombing, and sexism and sexual harassment at the United Nations, showing the strength of women as a ...

UN chief condemns abduction of school girls in north-east Nigeria, calls for their immediate release

New York, Mar 1 (JEN): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has denounced the abduction of more than one hundred school girls by suspected Boko Haram insurgents during ...

Service and Sacrifice: Honouring Nigeria’s contribution to UN peacekeeping

New York, Feb 17 (JEN): Since the 1960s, Nigeria has been a major contributor of troops and police to United Nations peace operations, having served in dozens of missions. Most recently, ...