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President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived in New York for the high-level meetings of the 77th Session of the United Nations General Assembly. Mr Buhari arrived at the JF Kennedy International Airport in New York at about 6:20 p.m. local…

Former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Lamido Sanusi, has made a passionate call for scaling up girls’ education and women empowerment in sub-Saharan Africa. Mr Sanusi spoke at a three-day ‘Transforming Education Summit’ on the…

President Muhammadu Buhari departed Abuja on Sunday to attend the 77th General Assembly of the United Nations (UNGA77) in New York, United States. The president’s Chief of Staff, Ibrahim Gambari, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory…

The federal government says it will partner the UN Women on its digital agricultural platform to harness the benefits for rural women in Nigeria. Minister of Women Affairs, Pauline Tallen, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday.…

The ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE) and Nigeria’s Ministry of Power are set to host a forum aimed at achieving sustainable energy targets in the region. A statement by the Communication sector of ECREEE…

The United Nations said funding was required to implement the 2022 Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) to address the humanitarian needs of people in Nigeria’s North-East. UN spokesman Stéphane Dujarric, at a news conference on Tuesday in…

The UN has announced that the world’s population is projected to reach eight billion on Nov. 15. The information is in a statement released on Monday in New York by the UN to mark the 2022 World Population Day (WPD). WPD was…

The United Nations has launched Football For The Goals (FFTG), an initiative aimed at tapping into the power of the game to raise awareness on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the UN’s blueprint for a fairer, greener future. The…