Tag: Un
Niger abduction: Punish those responsible, UN tells FG
By Aiyeku Timothy
The United Nations (UN) has asked the Federal Government to punish the abductors of Science College in Kagara, Niger State as men...
Sowore: SERAP drags Buhari govt to UN
By Aiyeku Timothy
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has dragged the Nigerian government to the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention over the...
Borno farmers killed on rice fields didn’t get military clearance –...
The Presidency has said the farmers slaughtered by the Boko Haram terrorists on a rice field in Zabarmari, Borno State over the weekend did...
Boko Haram attack: 110 farmers, not 43 killed, UN says
By Aiyeku Timothy
The United Nations (UN) has claimed that contrary to earlier reports, 110 rice farmers were killed by Boko Haram in the Jere...
Turkish diplomat, Volkan Bozkir, elected president of 75th UN General Assembly
The UN General Assembly on Wednesday elected Turkish diplomat Volkan Bozkir to be its president ahead of the 75th General Debate in September.
In a...
Nigeria elected member of UN economic and social council
Nigeria, alongside 17 other countries, have been elected by the United Nations General Assembly into the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of the UN.
The...
Insecurity: ‘Renewed terror attacks in North-Eastern Nigeria forced over 23,000 into...
By Francis Ogwo
The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) has disclosed that in April 2020, about 23,000 Nigerians have been forced into neighbouring...
Why Nigeria faces severe climate problems – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has given some insights into the severe climate challenges confronting the country, saying “Nigeria is a neighbour to the Sahara Desert,...
Sustainable Agriculture as a Pillar of Climate Adaptation in Africa –...
Evelyn Dan Epelle, San Jose, California
ADIS24 - Africa stands at the forefront of climate change impacts, despite its low contribution to greenhouse gas emissions....
