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The World Health Organisation (WHO) Africa regional office has advised people to adopt simple hygiene practices to prevent contacting Coronavirus (COVID-19). WHO regional office gave the advice in its tweeter handle @WHOAFRO, that…

The Federal Government has condemned in the strongest term, the attacks on the UN Peace Keepers that led to the death of a Nigerian UN peacekeeper in Timbuktu, northern Mali, by unidentified assailants. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs…

The United Nations has appointed Muhammadu Sanusi II, emir of Kano, as a member of the new class of Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) advocates. Antonio Guterres, UN secretary-general, made the announcement through Farhan Haq, his…

Heavy gunfire was heard at a protest outside the Defence Ministry in Sudan’s capital Khartoum on Tuesday, live broadcast by Arab TV stations showed. The activists also said that security forces were trying to break up the protest by…

Nigeria has been elected as a member of the Communication Committee of the 63rd Session of UN Commission on the Status of Women in New York. This was revealed by the Chair of the 63rd Conference on the Status of Women, Ms. Geraldine Byrne,…

United Nations has appointed Prof Joy Ezeilo as a member of seven distinguished experts to serve on the newly established Civil Society Advisory Board on prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse. Ezeilo confirmed the appointment in a…

Pakistan has sought intervention by the UN as tensions with neighbouring India mounted after a deadly bombing in the disputed region of Kashmir, the officials said. Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Qureshi wrote a letter to the world…

Nigeria’s former Ambassador to Germany Prof. Akinjide Osuntokun, has called for reduction in the number of Nigeria’s delegates to the UN General Assembly. Osuntokun made the call at the opening of a three-day Covenant International Model…