U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan were due on Friday to oversee the signing of a key agreement that would allow Ukraine to resume its shipment of grain from the Black Sea to world markets and…
World population to hit 8 billion mark this year, but growth rate is slowing: UN
The world’s population is expected to reach eight billion on November 15, the UN forecast Monday in a report that said India will surpass China as the most populous country on earth in 2023, but growth rate is declining. That…
Women Affairs Minister, Tallen, gets UN appointment
The UN Office on Prevention of Genocide has appointed the Minister of Women Affairs, Mrs Pauline Tallen, to head a Global Committee on Prevention of Genocide and Atrocity from the perspective of women. Ms Alice Nderitu, the Special Adviser to…
Terrorism: Bring perpetrators to justice, UN Secretary-General tells FG
The United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, has said that perpetrators of terrorism in Nigeria must be brought to justice. He disclosed that the UN was adopting a victim-centred approach to tackling the menace in the country. The UN Chief, who…
Global Citizen launches End Extreme Poverty Now — Our Future Can’t Wait campaign
International advocacy organisation, Global Citizen, has launched a new campaign aimed at addressing the issue of poverty now. According to a statement, the year-long campaign, called End Extreme Poverty NOW – Our Future Can’t Wait, will focus on three critical…
My takeaways from the 76th 2021 UN General Assembly Session – Garba Shehu
Throughout last week in New York, the United Nations General Assembly – the congress for the world – gathered for its annual re-affirmation of the principles upon which the organisation was founded. These are the principles of territorial integrity of…
324,000 children, $27.8b lost to conflict in Northeast, says UN
As security agents continue to battle flashpoints of conflict and insecurity across the country, a 12-year-old insurgency in the Northeast has caused the deaths of some 324,000 children under five, mostly from disease and hunger, while lives lost to conflict…
Okonjo Iweala, Adesina, Mohammed, Barkindo lead list of Top 10 Nigerians on World Stage
The Top10 magazine, Nigeria’s foremost publication that celebrates excellence, has honoured top 10 Nigerian international figures shaping developments at continental and global levels with a special edition. In the latest international edition of the magazine titled “Top 10 Nigerians on…
High Internet cost forces people with 4G network coverage offline
High Internet cost is forcing nearly half of the people with 4G network coverage to remain offline, especially in developing countries. The United Nations’ arm in charge of global communications, the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), in collaboration with the Alliance…
NCDC confirms 1,138 new COVID-19 cases, total now 134,690
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) reported 1,138 new infections of COVID-19 Wednesday. In a Twitter update via its verified handle, the government agency said there are now 134,690 confirmed cases of the disease caused by the novel coronavirus…