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UN may run out of money by end of the month: Guterres
The United Nations is running a deficit of $230 million, Secretary General Antonio Guterres said on Monday, and may run…
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National
CDHR, SERAP, 48 others petition UN, AU over Sowore
Fifty civil society groups, including the Committee for the Defence of Human Rights (CDHR), Media Rights Agenda (MRA) and Socio…
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National
We’ll leave no stone unturned in tackling graft, Buhari declares at UN
President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday restated his administration’s commitment in tackling corruption, insisting that the government under his watch will leave…
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Nigeria
UNGA: UN chief decries growing impunity, authoritarianism
By Harrison Arubu UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday decried growing violations of international humanitarian laws and the emergence…
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National
UN official want Nigeria to tax vacant houses
By Ikenna Uwadileke Ms Leilana Fartha, UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights to Adequate Housing, on Monday urged the Federal…
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World
N. Korea pursues nuclear weapons programme, evades sanctions: UN
North Korea is pressing ahead with its nuclear weapons programme while evading sanctions, a United Nations report said, following a…
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World
UN tells U.S. to stop hate speech
Top United Nations human rights experts have called on the U.S. to “take swift and decisive action” to quell hate speech and racist language…
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Featured
‘Boko Haram killed 27,000 civilians, 24 aid workers in 10 years’ – UN
The United Nations has said Boko Haram insurgents killed 27,000 civilians and 24 humanitarian workers in the North East in…
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World
71m people displaced by war, economic turmoil globally- UN
No fewer than 71 million people have been displaced worldwide from war, persecution and other violence, the U.N. refugee agency…
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Africa
Africa loses $80b annually to Illegal Financial Flows – UN
By Harrison Arubu Africa is currently losing about 80 billion dollars annually through Illegal Financial Flows (IFFs), with Nigeria accounting…
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