United Nations Archives - Page 5 of 7

Just In! Buhari receives UN Secretary-General, Guterres

May 4, 2022May 4, 2022 Aminu Imam

From Hassan Umar Faruk, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari has received the United Nations (UN) Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The UN Scribe arrived at the forecourt of Nigeria�s seat of power at 3:00 pm, where he was welcomed by the President. The two leaders immediately went into a closed session, where they are expected to extensively deliberate on issues surrounding security and the humanitarian crisis troubling the North-East region and some parts of Nigeria. Guterres will later address State House Correspondents at the end of his closed-door…

UN allocates $15m to address rising food insecurity in Nigeria

April 16, 2022April 16, 2022 Aminu Imam

The United Nations (UN) has allocated 15 million dollars from the 100 million dollars earmarked to Africa and the Middle-East to address food insecurity as the spillover effects of the Russia-Ukraine war threaten to push millions even closer to famine. The contribution from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF), which was announced on Thursday, would go towards relief projects in six African countries and Yemen. The countries are Nigeria, Somalia, Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan, and South Sudan. The CERF was established in 2005 to deliver urgently needed humanitarian assistance whenever and…

4 million Northern Nigerians under threat of food insecurity – UN

April 13, 2022April 13, 2022 Aminu Imam

The United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator for Nigeria, Matthias Schmale, has said over four million people in Nigeria�s North-East region are expected to be in dire need of food in the coming season. Speaking at an advocacy event on ‘Food Security and Nutrition in the North-East’, which was held in Abuja, Schmale said up to $351 million was needed to provide humanitarian support and avert the expected food crisis in the region. He also noted that a total of 8.4 million Nigerians would need humanitarian support in the North-East, with 4.1…

61 Years of Nigeria�s Membership of the United Nations: Partnership for a Better World

September 30, 2021September 30, 2021 Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

�By; Abubakar Ahmed The Month of October is indeed sacred in the life of Nigeria; not because it is the month the country got her independence from erstwhile colonial masters; Britain, but because it is also a month the country applied and was subsequently admitted into the United Nations as the 99th Member on October 7, 1960. The resolution on her admission was sponsored by Tunisia, representing the independent African States and the 10th Commonwealth Nations which were already members of the United Nations. Viz; Australia, Canada, Ceylon (now Sri-Lanka),…

UNGA-76: Buhari lectures world leaders on undemocratic governance, human rights abuses injustice, inequalities and conflict resolution

September 25, 2021September 25, 2021 Aminu Imam

�Asks G-20 to cancel Nigeria�s debt after fresh $4bn, �710m loan request Nigeria�s president, Muhammadu Buhari, on Friday told the United Nations General Assembly, (UNGA), that the best way to deal with conflicts is to go beyond their symptoms and tackle immediate causes. Delivering Nigeria�s remarks at the 76th session of the UNGA in New York, the Nigerian president noted that there is a need for sustained investments and more international cooperation to end human rights abuses, poverty and inequalities in countries as there can be no quick fix to…

UNGA-76: Buhari assures world leaders of Nigeria�s efforts to preserve bio-diversity

September 23, 2021September 23, 2021 Aminu Imam

President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday in New York, declared that Federal Government has initiated some specific actions to tackle and reverse the severe trend of bio-diversity loss which affects the whole world. The President spoke in a video message to the hybrid High-Level event tagged �Transformative Actions for Nature and People� on the margins of the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, (UNGA 76). The President noted that Nigeria, like other countries, had a wide array of rich and invaluable national heritage that include an impressive network of wetlands,…

Buhari departs Abuja today for UN General Assembly in New York

September 19, 2021September 19, 2021 Aminu Imam

President Muhammadu Buhari will depart Abuja today, Sunday, for New York, United States of America, to participate in the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA76). The session opened on Tuesday, September 14. According to an issued statement by presidential spokesman, Femi Adesina, the theme for this year�s UNGA is: �Building Resilience Through Hope � To Recover from Covid-19, Rebuild Sustainably, Respond to the Needs of the Planet, Respect the Rights of People and Revitalise the United Nations�. President Buhari will address the Assembly during the General Debates…

IPOB: President Buhari to address UN General Assembly Sept. 24

September 16, 2021September 16, 2021 Aminu Imam

President Muhammadu Buhari is billed to address the 76th Session of the high-level General Debate of the United Nations (UN), General Assembly, at the UN headquarters in New York on Tuesday, Sept. 24, according to reports. According to a provisional list of speakers obtained by newsmen from the UN headquarters in New York showed that Buhari would be the second speaker on the fourth day. The Nigerian leader would deliver his address around 9 am (around 2 pm Nigerian time) to other world leaders during the morning session. The President…

President Buhari to depart for US tomorrow for UN meeting

September 11, 2021September 11, 2021 Aminu Imam

President Muhammadu Buhari is set to travel to the United States to attend the 76th Session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly. It was gathered that the President will depart Abuja tomorrow, Sunday, to attend the conference which will be declared open on Tuesday, September 14, and end on September 27. According to a presidential source, Buhari�s Chief of Staff, Prof Ibrahim Gambari, has already travelled out of the country. The UN programme is starting on September 18. The Chief of Staff has already left for the USA on…

Students� abduction: Nigeria�s future is under threat, UN warns FG

September 10, 2021September 10, 2021 Aminu Imam

The United Nations (UN) Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Nigeria, Edward Kallon, has warned the Federal Government on the dangers of attacks on schools and abduction of students. Kallon, who condemned the incessant attacks on schools, said kidnappings have affected hundreds of children in a number of States in the country. The UN official, who raised the alarm that education is under attack in Nigeria, said: �the collective future of Nigeria is under threat�. He said this in an issued statement, titled: �UN condemns attack on schools, calls for more…