UN mourns victims, condemns Kaduna train attacks
The United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has condemned the attack on Abuja- Kaduna passenger train, which…
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UN calls for stronger media partnership to achieve SDGs
Towards achieving the Agenda 2030 for sustainable development in Nigeria, the United Nations Resident and Humanitarian…
Russia-Ukraine crisis: 2.5 million people have fled Ukraine – UN
2.5 million people have fled Ukraine since Russia's invasion, and another two million have been internally displaced as a result…
Invasion: Nigeria, 140 others vote against Russia, Ukraine to receive…
Nigeria joined 140 other countries on Wednesday in calling for Russia's troops to leave Ukraine immediately.
The United Nations…
Insurgency: Nigeria’s North East needs $1.1bn humanitarian assistance in…
The United Nations (UN) has said that Nigeria’s North East will need $1.1bn humanitarian assistance in 2022.
According to the UN,…
SERAP petitions UN over ‘vicious assault on Justice Mary Odili’
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has petitioned the United Nations over what it describes as a vicious…
UN raises concerns over Kanu’s arrest, alleged torture
The United Nations has raised eyebrows over the arrest of the leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) Mazi Nnamdi Kanu…
255 million full-time workers lost jobs to COVID-19 in 2020
The United Nations has said that 255 million full-time workers lost their jobs in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Statement by Edward Kallon, UN Resident/Humanitarian Coordinator, on…
On the 21st of September each year, the world observes the International Day of Peace.
Established in 1981 by the unanimous…
UN sounds alarm: Work-related accidents, illnesses kill nearly 2 million…
Work-related illnesses and injuries kill nearly two million people annually, largely due to long working hours, the UN said…