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UN body urges more women participation in politics, governance
The United Nations Women (UN-Women), has called for more women participation in politics and governance across the six geo-political zones of the country. The Country Representative in Nigeria, Mrs Beatrice Eyong, made the call in Calabar on Thursday at a strategic meeting for women in the South-South region. Eyong urged women in the region to take steps towards shoring up…
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UN steps up efforts to maintain peace in South Sudan’s state
The UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has stepped up efforts to maintain peace in Malakal town Upper Nile State, following violence that killed  several people last week. UNMISS said that it will continue to support efforts to protect civilians and maintain calm through intensive patrols and engagement with affected communities. Nicholas Haysom, special representative of the UN secretary-general and…
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Food Security: UN inaugurates 2024 ‘lean season’ plan for North-East
The United Nations (UN) on Tuesday in Abuja inaugurated its 2024 lean season Food Security and Nutrition crisis multi-sector six-month plan for the North-East in Nigeria. Mr Mohamed Fall, UN Resident Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, while officially inaugurating the plan said the aim was to mobilize resources to tackle food insecurity and malnutrition crisis in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe (BAY)…
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education
Anambra schools to end daily academic activities 2.30 p.m.
Anambra State Government has adopted the United Nations (UN) stipulations for schools to end daily academic activities by 2.30 p.m. The Anambra State Commissioner for Education, Prof. Ngozi Chuma-Udeh, made this known in a statement on Monday in Awka. Chuma-Udeh said that the adoption was to enable schoolchildren to have adequate rest and interactions with their parents. …
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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for unity to realise the full rights of people living with autism, calling for an inclusive and accessible world for all. Guterres made the call in his message to mark World Autism Awareness Day, celebrated globally on April 2. The annual commemoration on April 2 is a moment to recognise and celebrate the important…
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science
Why FG should incorporate space law into curriculum – Lawyer
A space lawyer, Mr. Mujahid Indabawa, has urged the Federal Government to incorporate space law into schools’ curricula to increase its awareness and bring the country on the global map of international law practice. Indabawa, who is also the Assistant Director, Legal and Space Regulation Services, National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA), said this on Monday in an interview…
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Credible allegations Ukrainian POWs tortured by Russian forces – UN report
The UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMMU) has revealed a surge in credible allegations of torture and executions of captured Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) at the hands of Russian forces. The Monitoring Mission report and interviews conducted with 60 recently released Ukrainian POWs painted a harrowing picture of their experiences in Russian captivity. “Almost every single one…
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Agriculture
Food security: FAO, govt. synergise on flood mitigation
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is collaborating with the Nigerian government in the provision of tools for flood anticipation and mitigation in order to boost security. Mr. Koffy Kouacou, the Country Representative of FAO to Nigeria and ECOWAS, spoke with newsmen at the Anticipatory Action for Flood Risk in the Sahel Workshop on Wednesday in Abuja. He…
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Security
Tinubu makes new appointments in NSA’s office
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of new coordinators for the National Counter-Terrorism Centre (NCTC) and the National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (NCCSALW). This is contained in a statement by Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, on Tuesday in Abuja. Ngelale said that the new coordinator for…
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General News
Media, major partner in my achievements—Adeleke
Gov. Ademola Adeleke of Osun has described the media as a major partner in his achievements. Adeleke said this while playing host to members of the management of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), led by its managing director, Malam Ali Muhammad Ali, at the Government House in Osogbo. The governor said that his administration created and maintained a strong…
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Security
UN Deputy Scribe assures NDLEA of support
The United Nations has assured the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) of appropriate support to successfully curb substance abuse and illicit drug trafficking in Nigeria. UN Deputy Secretary General, Mrs. Amina Mohammed, gave the assurance when she visited NDLEA Chairman, Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa (Rtd), at the agency’s headquarters in Abuja. In a statement issued on Monday in Abuja…
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UNDP urges aggressive awareness campaigns to tackle climate change challenges
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has called for aggressive climate change awareness campaigns as part of proactive measures to tackle climate change-related challenges globally. UNDP Administrator Achim Steiner made the call in a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja, following the inauguration of UNDP’s Weather Kids Climate Change Awareness Campaign project. The campaign, according to Steiner, was organised in…
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Defence
Army deploys 157 troops for peace keeping mission to South Sudan
The Martin Luther Agwai International Leadership and Peacekeeping Center, on Wednesday, rounded off the training of 157 Army troops deployed for a peacekeeping mission to Abyei in South Sudan. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the troops, primarily from Nigerian Company 2 to the United Nations Interim Security Force in Abyei (NIGCOY 2 UNISFA), consisted of 15 officers…
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Metro
UN to partner First Lady on pet project
The United Nations (UN) has expressed its readiness to work with the First Lady, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, through her pet project, the Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI), to address challenges confronting the nation. The UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed and UN Resident Coordinator, Mr. Mohammed Fall, disclosed this on Wednesday in the State House, Abuja, during a visit to the first…
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Senegal: UN experts urge respect of fundamental freedoms ahead of elections
UN experts on Tuesday urged authorities in Senegal to ensure that political parties, journalists, and human rights defenders exercise their rights to freedom of association, assembly, and expression during the electoral period. The experts previously raised concerns with the government about the prosecution and detention of opposition leaders and their supporters. They also welcomed the release of over 500 detainees,…
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judiciary
Alleged unpaid entitlements: 183 ex-Niger Delta agitators sue FG, Presidential Amnesty Programme
No fewer than 183 former Niger Delta agitators have dragged the Federal Government (FG) to a Federal High Court in Abuja over allegations bordering on the alleged stoppage of their monthly allowance. The 183 ex-militants, in 17 separate suits filed by their counsel, Regina Okotie-Eboh, before Justice James Omotosho, also joined the coordinator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) in…
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Haiti interim PM agrees to resign, says Caribbean Member States
Ariel Henry, the interim prime minister of crisis-hit Haiti, has agreed to resign, according to the Caribbean Community of States (CARICOM). A seven-member presidential council would be formed for the transition to elections in Haiti. In which appointment of a new interim prime minister, Guyana’s President Mohamed Irfaan Ali said late on Monday after a meeting of heads of government…
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