Women Rights: CSOs Rejoice As UNILAG Law Lecturer Grabs UN Job Nigeria has again made positive history in the global circles with the nomination of a renowned gender activist and Convener of Womanifesto, Dr Abiola Akiyode-Afolabi to the United Nations Spotlight Initiative Global Reference Group...

UN Seeks $4.7bn for Humanitarian Response in Nigeria, Six Others The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has said that humanitarian partners will need $4.7bn to assist 20.9 million vulnerable people in parts of Nigeria, Chad, and five other African countries. This...

UN Warns Nigeria, 17 Other Countries of Impending Famine, Insecurity  A new United Nations (UN) early warning report has revealed that acute food insecurity is set to increase in magnitude and severity in 18 hunger “hotspots,” including Nigeria, The report released recently spotlighted the urgent need...

UN Says High Debt, Inflation Threaten Nigeria’s Economic Growth in 2024 The United Nations has disclosed that rising public debt, persistent inflation, high cost of living, and a weak business environment, will continue to pose a downward risk to Nigeria’s growth prospects. In its ‘World Economic...

FG, UN Partner to Raise $5bn Yearly for Poverty Alleviation  The Federal Government and the United Nations, as well as other development partners, are to raise $5bn annually for Nigeria’s Humanitarian and Poverty Alleviation Trust Fund. The Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation announced this...

FG Loses N847bn to Gas Flaring in One Year – NOSDRA The National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency data has shown that the Federal Government lost about N843bn to gas flaring between January 2022 and August 2023. NOSDRA, in its latest gas flare report, disclosed...