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Nigerian children join calls for increased education funding at UN summit in Geneva

    Nigerian children join calls for increased education funding at UN summit in Geneva

Nigerian children have demanded increased funding for education to address the rising out-of-school rate in the world at a summit in Geneva, Switzerland. The summit, organised by Education Cannot Wait

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WTO postpones conference over new COVID-19 variant

    WTO postpones conference over new COVID-19 variant

The World Trade Organisation (WTO) has postponed a major conference scheduled for next week in Geneva, Switzerland. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, WTO director-general, said this on Friday night. The conference, EU trade

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UN Geneva staff begin strike over pay cut

    UN Geneva staff begin strike over pay cut

United Nations staff in Geneva have called a strike for Friday after winning support from 90 percent of more than 1,000 employees who cast ballots, the staff council said. “The

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Switzerland arrests Addax Petroleum CEO over bribery deal linked to Nigeria

    Switzerland arrests Addax Petroleum CEO over bribery deal linked to Nigeria

Geneva prosecutor’s office has arrested Zhang Yi, chief executive officer (CEO) of Addax Petroleum, and charged him with suspected bribery of foreign officials. A lawyer for Addax confirmed to Reuters that the

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Jonathan holds press conference in Switzerland

  Jonathan holds press conference in Switzerland

Former President Goodluck Jonathan will hold a world press conference in Geneva, Switzerland, on Wednesday. Guy Mettan, executive director of

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Switzerland set to return $380m Abacha loot

  Switzerland set to return $380m Abacha loot

Swiss authorities are set to repatriate to Nigeria, $380 million looted by Sanni Abacha, former head of state, Geneva’s public prosecutor

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Doctors Without Borders: Ebola outbreak ‘like wartime’

  Doctors Without Borders: Ebola outbreak ‘like wartime’

Though there have been different moves to tackle the Ebola virus outbreak ravaging four different West African countries, a prominent medical

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Nigeria wants civil war averted in Ukraine

Nigeria has warned that a civil war in Ukraine can destabilise the international community and wants all concerned parties to

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