Featured Nigeria’s population to rise to 189m between 2018 and 2050 – UN Oluwadamilare Emmanuel May 17, 2018 Nigeria has been projected to add no fewer than 189 million people to its current population between 2018 and 2050, the UN…
Featured SERAP drags Nigerian govt to UN over disobedience of court rulings, orders funsho williams May 13, 2018 The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has petitioned Mr. Diego García-Sayán, UN Special Rapporteur on the…
Featured Benue groups to drag FG before UN, ICC over incessant killings Oluwadamilare Emmanuel May 5, 2018 Sequel to the incessant killings by suspected Fulani herdsmen in Benue State, a coalition of socio-cultural groups in the state,…
UN appoints another Nigerian into Global Compact Board Oluwadamilare Emmanuel Apr 21, 2018 The Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, has confirmed the appointment of Bola Adesola of Nigeria to the…
Nigeria pays $5.08m UN dues for 2018 Oluwadamilare Emmanuel Apr 9, 2018 ...becomes 74th member nation to do so Nigeria has paid its regular UN dues for 2018, making it the 74th out of the 193 Member…
UN advises Nigeria to legalise marijuana use for medical purposes funsho williams Mar 27, 2018 The United Nations (UN) has approved its use for medical purposes and has urged Nigeria to legalise its use for same purpose, …
Buhari assures UN of commitment to conduct free, fair, credible elections… Oluwadamilare Emmanuel Mar 27, 2018 President Muhammadu Buhari has assured the United Nations of his commitment to conducting a credible, free and fair elections in…
Boko Haram: UN announces resumption of humanitarian operations in Rann Oluwadamilare Emmanuel Mar 24, 2018 The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN OCHA) has announced the resumption of humanitarian operations in…
UN Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed visits Nigeria March 23 for… Oluwadamilare Emmanuel Mar 17, 2018 Ms Amina Mohammed, UN Deputy Secretary-General, would on Thursday travel to Nigeria where she is expected to hold talks with…
Nigeria moves to 91 spot on UN global happiness report Oluwadamilare Emmanuel Mar 14, 2018 Nigeria ranked 91st out of 156 countries in the annual Sustainable Development Solutions Network’s (SDSN) 2018 World Happiness…