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UN releases $15m to fight Ebola in Guinea, DRC

The United Nations has allocated $15 million (N5.8 billion) to fight the fresh Ebola outbreaks in Guinea and the Democratic Republic of the Congo...

Govt, UN partner on food availability, safety in Nigeria

To check the growing inequality in food systems in Nigeria and to meet certain components of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the Federal Government...

UN launches ‘Race to Zero Breakthroughs’

The UN High-Level Climate Champions, COP26 President Alok Sharma, COP25 President Carolina Schmidt, together with the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)...

UN urges donor countries, banks to increase finance for climate change adaptation

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday, January 25, 2021 urged donor countries and banks to significantly increase the volume and predictability of their finance...

Guterres welcomes US steps to rejoin Paris Agreement

United Nations (UN) Secretary-General, António Guterres, has warmly welcomed US President Joe Biden’s steps to re-enter the Paris Agreement on Climate Change and join the...

Climate change: Guterres renews call for $100bn for developing countries

The United Nations (UN) has renewed call for developed nations to fulfill their pledge to provide $100 billion a year for developing countries to support...

UN appoints Dieye of Senegal as special coordinator for development in Sahel

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, on Thursday, January 7, 2021 appointed Abdoulaye Dieye of Senegal as the Special Coordinator for development in the Sahel. Dieye is...

UN calls for preventive measures against future pandemics

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday, December 27, 2020 urged the world to start thinking about the next pandemic as it strives to recover...

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International Day of Forests: NCF seeks urgent protection of Nigeria’s diminishing forests

The Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF) has decried the continued depletion of Nigeria's forests as the world commemorates the International...
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Dangote Refinery: How Nigeria’s petrol prices remain among world’s lowest

Nigeria has retained one of the lowest petrol prices globally despite recent increases driven by geopolitical tensions in the...

Govt working to improve security in all parts of Nigeria – Information minister

The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, has urged Nigerians to remain calm as the Federal...

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International Day of Forests: NCF seeks urgent protection of Nigeria’s diminishing forests

The Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF) has decried the continued...

Dangote Refinery: How Nigeria’s petrol prices remain among world’s lowest

Nigeria has retained one of the lowest petrol prices...