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Airport in north France to be renamed after Queen Elizabeth II

World Leaders, Royals Praise Queen Elizabeth II after Death at 96

Tributes and expressions of sympathy have poured in from world leaders and fellow monarchs around the globe following the death of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II, the...

Ukraine war unleashing ‘perfect storm’ of crises- UN chief

World News12 months ago

Ukraine war unleashing ‘perfect storm’ of crises- UN chief

UN Secretary-General António Guterres says the world is now facing a perfect storm that threatens to devastate the economies of developing countries with the Ukraine war....

IMO Calls Extraordinary Session as Seafarers Remain Caught in Ukraine

Maritime1 year ago

IMO Calls Extraordinary Session as Seafarers Remain Caught in Ukraine

Responding to international calls for action, the UN’s International Maritime Organization announced that it will convene an extraordinary council session to address the impacts on shipping...

Half world’s population will be exposed to flooding, storms, tsunamis by 2030 – UN

World News1 year ago

Half world’s population will be exposed to flooding, storms, tsunamis by 2030 – UN

UN Secretary-General António Guterres has warned that by the year 2030 an estimated 50 per cent of the world’s population will live in coastal areas which...

Health and Safety2 years ago

U.S. Attorney General, Barr, resigns

… As UN condemns deadly Dec. 12 attack in Niger*** U.S. Attorney General William Barr is resigning from the top cabinet position with effect from Dec....

World cannot accept slavery in 21st century – Guterres

World News2 years ago

World cannot accept slavery in 21st century – Guterres

Commemorating the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery, the United Nations Secretary-General highlighted the impact of the contemporary forms of slavery, underscoring that such abhorrent...

COVID-19: NCDC reports 104 new Infections, 7 deaths

Health and Safety2 years ago

COVID-19: Nigeria records no related death in 24-hours, though cases reach 58,647

…UN Chief urges more funding for IMF to help poor countries*** The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says no death was recorded in the last...

Nigeria’s Muhammad-Bande bows out as UNGA President

Politics3 years ago

Nigeria’s Muhammad-Bande bows out as UNGA President

Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Amb. Tijani Muhammad-Bande, on Tuesday bowed out of office as President of the 74th session of the General Assembly....

Nigeria named co-chair of 30-member UN poverty eradication forum

Foreign News3 years ago

Nigeria named co-chair of 30-member UN poverty eradication forum

Nigeria has been named interim co-chair of the Alliance for Poverty Eradication launched by the United General Assembly on Tuesday. Currently composed of 30 member states,...

Bank of America pledges $1bn to address racial, economic inequality

Foreign News3 years ago

Bank of America pledges $1bn to address racial, economic inequality

…As Britain announces £160m in humanitarian aid to Yemen*** Bank of America Corp on Tuesday pledged one billion dollars to help communities across the country address...