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UN warns against hate speech during election season��

February 25, 2023February 25, 2023 Aminu Imam

The UN has advised Nigerians to eschew hate speeches during the forthcoming election season to guard against electoral violence and related crimes. UN Under-Secretary-General and Special Adviser of the Secretary-General on Prevention of Genocide, Ms. Alice Nderitu, offered the advice in Abuja on Friday when she briefed reporters in the course of her official visit to Nigeria. Nderitu was speaking against the backdrop of the forthcoming 2023 general elections, beginning on Saturday, Feb. 24, 2023. She said the country�s electoral process had since 1999 proven a commitment to democratic values.…

Insecurity: “Conduct counter-terrorism operations”, UN urges Nigerian Authorities�

February 8, 2023February 8, 2023 Aminu Imam

United Nations (UN) Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, Ms. Alice Nderitu, has urged the Nigerian authorities to conduct counter-terrorism operations in line with international human rights and humanitarian law. Nderitu, who voiced concern over the seemingly worsening security situation in Nigeria on Thursday, urged the authorities to address the killings. She condemned the Jan. 24 airstrike in which at least 40 herders, mainly ethnic Fulani, were killed, with scores of other civilians were injured in a village on the border of two States of Nasarawa and Benue. The…

UN warns against worsening security situation in Nigeria

February 4, 2023February 4, 2023 Aminu Imam

The United Nations (UN) has warned against the worsening security situation in Nigeria. The UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, Alice Nderitu, has expressed this concern on Thursday, while urging Nigerian authorities to ensure counter-terrorism operations are conducted in line with international human rights and humanitarian law. This worsening security situation, she noted, is characterised by the politicisation of trans-humance, which is the seasonal movement of livestock for grazing � and increasing divisions among communities, including based on stigmatisation along religious and ethnic lines. She also condemned the…

UN warns of �catastrophic� hunger in Nigeria, says 25m at risk

January 18, 2023January 18, 2023 Aminu Imam

The United Nations, (UN), has warned that nearly 25 million Nigerians are at risk of hunger between June and August this year if urgent action is not taken. UN associate spokeswoman Stephanie Tremblay, who made the call at a news conference in New York, USA, called on President Muhammadu Buhari�s administration to commit more resources and to implement mitigation measures to save lives and prevent a potentially catastrophic food security and nutrition situation. She also called on the donor community and public and private stakeholders to commit resources to address…

UN warns of acute malnutrition in Nigeria, 14 other countries�

January 15, 2023January 15, 2023 Aminu Imam

The United Nations (UN) agencies have called for urgent action to protect the most vulnerable children in 15 countries, hardest hit by an unprecedented food and nutrition crisis. The call was made in a statement issued by five UN agencies. The UN had listed some countries that are hardest hit by the unprecedented food and nutrition crises. According to the statement, conflicts, climate shocks, the ongoing impacts of Covid-19 and rising costs of living are leaving increasing numbers of children acutely malnourished. It said the five UN agencies are: Food…

‘Investigate mass abortion report’ – UN Secretary-General urges FG

December 12, 2022December 12, 2022 Aminu Imam

The United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, has urged the federal government to investigate allegations of systemic abortions reportedly perpetrated by the Nigerian Army. Guterres made this appeal, in an email to Reuters news agency, through the UN spokesman, Stephane Dujarric. The UN chief called on the federal government to thoroughly investigate the allegations and punish those involved. Dujarric, while briefing reporters during the weekend, said, �We call on the Nigerian authorities to fully investigate these allegations and make sure there�s accountability.� A US State Department spokesperson was also reported to have said…

Human Rights negligence responsible for Nigeria�s many challenges – UN� �

December 4, 2022December 4, 2022 Aminu Imam

The United Nations (UN) Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator, Mathias Schemale, has identified human rights negligence as one of the factors responsible for the many challenges in Nigeria.� The UN representative stated this in Abuja, at the official Launch of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Client Response mechanism short code number, which is part of activities lined up to commemorate 2022 Human Rights Day. Schemale added that no nation advances without properly building human rights into political structures and processes. According to him, the adopted Universal Declaration of Human Rights…

National Security: United Nations voice fears over Nigeria�s rising security issues

September 27, 2022September 27, 2022 Aminu Imam

The United Nations (UN) has criticised Nigeria�s rising security issues, stressing that the country is undergoing a period of great unpredictability. The UN’s Resident Humanitarian Coordinator, UNRC, in Nigeria, Matthias Schmale, disclosed this over the weekend in Makurdi, the Benue State capital, when he led a delegation to witness the signing of the ‘Benue State Peace-Building and Reconciliation Commission Bill‘ by the State Governor, Samuel Ortom, in honour of the International Day of Peace. Schmale, who emphasised the significance of peace, observed that the International Day of Peace gave the…

UNGA-77: “I�ll leave a legacy for credible 2023 elections” – Buhari tells world leaders

September 22, 2022September 22, 2022 Aminu Imam

…Seeks debt cancellation As President Muhammadu Buhari prepares to bow out of office in May, 2023, he has assured of entrenching a process of free, fair, transparent and credible elections through which Nigerians elect leaders of their choice. The President stated this yesterday, while delivering his national speech at the United Nations general assembly, (UNGA77). President Buhari told the assembly that Nigeria is committed to �the sanctity of constitutional term limits� in democratic practice, stressing that Nigeria has steadfastly adhered to democratic ethos. According to him, Nigeria has worked to…

Transport Ministry to tackle rail insecurity with technology, community-policing

September 20, 2022September 20, 2022 Aminu Imam

The Federal Government is to deploy modern technology and rapid response by relevant security agencies in tackling rail insecurity. The Minister of Transportation, Mu�azu Sambo, who made this known when he visited the United Nation (UN)�s Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed, at the UN�s Headquarters complex in New York, USA, said the decision was reached after studying several submissions and recommendations presented to him on tackling the menace. The Minister is a lead speaker on ‘Financing Nigeria�s Power and Transport Infrastructure’ at the Nigerian International Economic Partnership forum, at St. Regis…