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Minister of Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, has asked the United Nations to publish monies collected from donors for the benefit of Nigerians in 30 days or risk legal action by the ministry. The minister who stated this at a news…
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Niger's junta has demanded that the head of the United Nations diplomatic mission there leave the country within 72 hours, accusing the U.N. of excluding Niger from its General Assembly last month. The army officers who seized power in…
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The Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima will represent President Bola Tinubu at the United Nations Food Systems Summit in Rome as well as the Russia-Africa Summit. SOLACEBASE reports that Shettima on Sunday departed Abuja for the two…
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United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday in New York elected Sierra Leone, Algeria, Guyana, the Republic of Korea and Slovenia as non-permanent members of its Security Council. The five newly elected countries join Ecuador, Japan,…
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The UN envoy to Sudan said Monday that more than 180 people have been killed in fighting between forces loyal to the country’s top two generals. Volker Perthes said more than 1,800 people have been wounded in the fighting that erupted…
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The United Nations on Friday commemorated the first-ever International Day to combat Islamophobia with a special event in the General Assembly Hall at UN headquarters, New York. The wikipedia online dictionary says “Islamophobia is the…
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The number of journalists jailed around the world has reached a record-breaking figure. A report by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) found that 363 reporters were deprived of their freedom as of December 1, 2022 – a new global…
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The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) in Kano State, says it has received 1,300 complaints of Gender Based Violence (GBV) from January to October, 2022. NHRC’s Coordinator in the state, Shehu Abdullahi disclosed this at a town hall…
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As the world’s population hits eight billion people on Tuesday, United Nations (UN) has called for solidarity in advancing sustainable development for the benefit of all. The call is in a statement issued by the UN on Tuesday, made…
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The Chief Executive Officer, IMT Cares, Abby Asekun, says no fewer than 30,000 teachers across Nigeria have benefited from the His Highness Muhammad Sanusi II (HHMS II) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) initiative to assist teachers.…
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