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UN, NGOs appeal for $396m to tackle hunger, malnutrition in Borno, Adamawa, Yobe
To prevent a widespread hunger and malnutrition crisis in north-east Nigeria from turning fully catastrophic US$396 million is urgently needed…
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UN body to work with NiMet
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN-OCHA) has expressed interest to work with the Nigerian Meteorological…
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No cause for alarm over presence of UN fighting vehicles in Nigeria — DHQ
The Defence Headquarters has reacted to some social media video clips on the presence of some United Nations Peacekeeping fighting…
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Nigeria joins the UN Water Convention
As leaders gather in New York for the milestone UN Water Conference, Nigeria has taken a decisive step for cooperative…
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UN tasks political parties on Sustainable Development Goals
In its efforts to ensure that the Agenda 2030 and the sustainable development goals form the basis for national dialogue…
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Foreign
Women’s rights: UN Deputy Sec-Gen Amina Mohammed holds talks with Taliban officials
A UN delegation, which held talks with senior Taliban officials in Afghanistan, has made headway on women’s rights, the UN…
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Environment
COP27: Rich countries agree to pay for climate damages in poor nations
Negotiators from nearly 200 countries concluded two weeks of talks early Sunday in which their main achievement was agreeing to…
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UN releases US$10.5m for Nigeria floods response
The United Nations today released a total of US$10.5 million from the Nigeria Humanitarian Fund (NHF) and the Central Emergency…
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133 million Nigerians poor, says NBS
The National Bureau of Statistics has disclosed that 133 million Nigerians are multidimensionally poor. In its latest National Multidimensional Poverty…
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Environment
Extreme heat could make parts of Asia, Africa uninhabitable in decades
By the year 2100, extreme heat events will make parts of Asia and Africa uninhabitable for up to 600 million…