COVID-19: UN donates N38.4m as palliative to Nigerian women
The United Nations on Wednesday donated N38.4 million for procurement of palliatives targeted at the vulnerable and indigent women across ...
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EU supports UN with €1.2m for Covid-19 response in Nigeria
The United Nations, UN, on Tuesday announced that it received EUR 1.2 million from the European Union for the provision ...
74m people in Arab region at risk of contracting COVID-19 – UN
Around 74 million in the water-scarce Arab region are at risk of contracting COVID-19 due to lack of access to handwashing ...
UN correspondent tests positive for COVID-19
An accredited journalist covering the United Nations headquarters in New York has tested positive for the coronavirus.
Insecurity: Senate moves to establish Commission against illegal use of guns
The Senate on Wednesday considered a bill seeking to establish the National Commission Against the Proliferation of Small Arms and ...
UN passes resolution to end Libyan war
The United Nations Security Council on Wednesday passed a resolution aimed at ending the Libyan conflict that has claimed thousands ...
Road accidents kill 1.35m people annually – WHO
World Health Organisation, WHO, says no fewer than 1.35 million people died annually from road traffic accidents.
Buhari unveils clean ‘Nigeria: Use the Toilet Campaign’
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Abuja inaugurated the “Clean Nigeria: Use the Toilet Campaign”, as part of measures to ...
UN must insist on freedom of expression, association – GA president
The President of the General Assembly, PGA, Amb. Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, says the United Nations must continue to insist on protection ...
JUST IN: UN peacekeeping helicopter crashes, 3 dead
A United Nations combat helicopter carrying peacekeepers in the Central African Republic has crashed on landing, the UN force said ...