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UN scribe calls for elimination of death penalty
THE United Nations (UN) Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, has condemned the death penalty and urged UN Member states…
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Elections becoming less free and fair under PMB… Reactions to Osun Election
MANY Nigerians and foreigners alike have criticised the just concluded Osun State governorship election which was…
Environment Day: UN chief says oceans will be filled with more plastics in 2050 than…
Antonio Guterres, Secretary General of United Nations, says oceans in the world would have more plastics than fish by…
Seven years after, Nigeria — ‘Giant of Africa’ has no action plan on…
Despite being one of the 12 countries that promoted the United Nations Guiding Principles (UNGPs) on Business…
SERAP petitions Buhari before UN over disregard for court rulings
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent a petition to the United Nations (UN) to…
7.7m people in the northeast need help — 930,000 of them cannot be reached
Of the 7.7 million people in need of humanitarian assistance this year in the worst-affected states of Borno,…
Zeid, top UN human rights chief, quits over ‘undue influence from powerful…
“After reflection, I have decided not to seek a second four-year term. To do so, in the current geopolitical context,…
It’s ’embarrassing’! More than 100,000 ‘Nigerians have been…
Lucy George, a development economist and former staff of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, is…
Amina Mohammed tells old Nigerians to stop competing with youth for UN jobs
Amina Mohammed, UN Deputy Secretary-General and former Minister of Environment, has urged older Nigerians to stop…
UN initiative bans tobacco companies from rendering help on SDGs
The United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) has delisted tobacco companies from participating in its initiative of…