The United Nations has released a new report detailing the experience of Nigerian migrants subjected to slavery in Libya.Titled "Desperate and Dangerous: Report on the human rights situation of migrants and refugees in Libya", the organisation said the report covered a period of 20 months.It gave accounts of violations and abuses committed by state officials, armed groups, smugglers and traffickers against [...]
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BY EMEKA UMEJEIThe plight of the girl-child is well-documented across the world. The possibility that a girl-child would face sexual and gender-based violence or married off before the age of eighteen is not isolated. The United Nations Children Education Fund (UNICEF) defines child marriage as a ‘fundamental violation of human rights’ which “compromises a girl’s development by resulting in early [...]
BY EDWARD KALLONOn Thursday 15th November, the United Nations and Nigeria’s business leaders will partner up to support millions of people in north-east Nigeria whose lives have been hampered by violence and insecurity. A handful of companies will be the first to write a new chapter in the history of the Nigeria Humanitarian Fund by joining the Private Sector Initiative. The [...]
Zainab Ahmed, minister of finance, says the federal government is working with religious and traditional leaders on ways to limit the number of children a woman can give birth to.Speaking on Tuesday at the just concluded Nigerian Economic Summit in Abuja, Ahmed said the federal government has identified population as one of the challenges of successfully implementing the Economic Growth [...]
Kofi Annan, former secretary-general of the United Nations, has passed away at age of 80.Annan, the seventh secretary-general of the UN, died on Saturday after a brief illness.World leaders such as Theresa May, Emmanuel Macron and notable persons have been paying tribute to the Nobel peace laureate.Ghanian president, Nana Akufo-Addo, described Annan as one of the country's "greatest compatriots".https://twitter.com/NAkufoAddo/status/1030771189726228487Below are [...]
FRANCIS ANEKWE OBORJI“When I turn on my radio, when I hear that negroes have been lynched in America, I say that we have been lied to: Hitler is not dead; when I turn on my radio, when I learn that Jews have been insulted, mistreated, persecuted, I say that we have been lied to: Hitler is not dead; when, finally [...]
Amy Jadesimi, managing director of Lagos Deep Offshore Logistics Base (LADOL), has urged the United Nations to support private sector companies in low income high growth economies such as Nigeria.Jadesimi made the call while speaking at the sustainable development goal (SDG) business forum which held at the UN headquarters in New York on Tuesday.She said the private sector in high [...]
The United Nations says the suspension of humanitarian operations in Rann, Borno state, is still in force.On March 2, the UN announced the suspension following an attack by Boko Haram insurgents in the area.At least eight persons were killed in the incident, including three aid workers while a nurse was abducted.The UN office for the coordination of humanitarian affairs (UN-OCHA) [...]
The United Nations (UN) has appointed Kemi Adeosun, minister of finance, into the investments committee of the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund (UNJSPF).Confirming the appointment, Jan Beagle, under-secretary-general of the UN, congratulated Adeosun and said she would remain part of the committee for one year, starting from January 1.“On behalf of the secretary-general, I have the honour to inform [...]
The United Nations Children' Fund (UNICEF) says approximately 20,210 babies were born in Nigeria on New Year's Day.NAN reports that the births represented the third largest population of newborns in the world on January 1, 2018.UNICEF said nearly 386,000 babies were born worldwide on New Year’s Day, 90 percent of which were recorded in less developed regions.Globally, over half of these births are [...]
The Nigerian Army says six Boko Haram members were killed in an attack against the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) trucks in Ngala, Borno state.According to them, no innocent person was killed during the attack.Jane Howard, spokeswoman for WFP, had said four people, including the driver of a WFP-hired truck and a driver’s assistant, were killed in the incident.However, [...]
Internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Borno state have been accused of providing Boko Haram with the information on the whereabouts of aid workers.An official of the United Nations, who does not want his name mentioned, made this allegation while reacting to the attack on a UN team.During the weekend, suspected insurgents ambushed a World Food Programme (WFP) aid convoy in [...]
Death has robbed Nigeria of another bright mind and diplomatic star who, while in service, kept the country's flag flying high on the international scene.Oluyemi Adeniji, a former minister of foreign affairs with over four decades of cognate experience in diplomacy, has joined former Vice-President Alex Ekwueme in the afterlife.Dapo Fafowora, who heads an association of career ambassadors, served as [...]
The federal government says it is committed to making sure 50% of Nigerians have access to the internet by 2020.Bolaji Akinremi, minister plenipotentiary, permanent mission of Nigeria to the UN, made this statement while delivering Nigeria’s statement on ‘Information and Communications Technologies for Development’ at the UN general assembly in New York.Active mobile broadband subscription is the number of subscriptions [...]
President Muhammadu Buhari was among the African leaders at a luncheon hosted by President Donald Trump on Wednesday.Buhari, who was accompanied by Geoffrey Onyeama, minister of foreign affairs, posed for some photographs with the American leader.Here are some of the pictures, which Trump also shared on Twitter:[...]
President Muhammadu Buhari addressed world leaders at the United Nations on Tuesday morning in New York.You can watch the video below:Video credit: ChannelsTv [...]
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