“This is developing into an “abhorrent pattern” with serious impact on the children’s well-being and development, as well as for teachers and families.’’ UN Secretary-General António Guterres has condemned the recent abduction of students from an Islamic School in Tegina town, Niger State. Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, Stéphane Dujarric, at a press briefing at … Read more
Humanitarian workers in Nigeria are currently struggling to provide aid, with the number of people requiring urgent assistance forecast expected to hit 8.7 million this year The United Nations Office for the coordination of humanitarian affairs has confirmed the attack on its facility in Damasak, Borno state yesterday. The humanitarian coordinator and head of the … Read more
Boko Haram insurgents, on Saturday evening, invaded Damasak town in Borno State and set fire on United Nations facilities, forcing humanitarian workers to flee for their lives. The attack was confirmed by a military source, saying the troops were fighting hard to ensure that the terrorists did not overrun the town. Boko Haram insurgents, on … Read more
… As Finland emerges happiest country in the world. Nigeria has been ranked the 116th happiest place in the world, a spot lower than its 85th position last year, indicating the country’s declining perception on key indicators. The United Nations-sponsored 2021 World Happiness Report ranked Finland as the happiest country in the world, followed by … Read more
The United Nations has chastised President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration over the ihandling of the abducted Kankara schoolboys investigation. Recall that hundreds of schoolboys were kidnapped from Kankara government school in Katsina, Buhari’s home state, in November. But in a statement issued on Wednesday by the UN panel of experts in Geneva, Switzerland, the global organization … Read more
UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres has commended the swift action taken by the Federal Government to rescue the abducted 344 students of Government Science School Kankara in Katsina State of Nigeria. Eko Hot Blog recalls that the school boys, numbering 333 were released on Thursday night, six days after they were kidnapped. Recall that Boko Haram … Read more
United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres has said the terrorists responsible for killing Zabarmari farmers in Borno on Saturday must be made to face the law. The UN Secretary-General stated this in his reaction to the murder of 43 Zabarmari farmers. Ekohotblog gathered that they were attacked at Koshebe village in Mafa Local Government Area and … Read more
UN, HIV/AIDS The United Nations (UN) Joint Team on HIV/AIDS has revealed that at least 45,000 people living with HIV in Nigeria died last year, especially for a disease which has available life-saving medications and commodities. While commending the country’s effort in achieving 73 percent coverage with respect to people knowing their HIV status, the … Read more
The UN said it flew 32 tons of emergency aid into Khartoum on Friday to help the growing number of refugees fleeing into Sudan from Ethiopia. UNHCR, a UN Refugee Agency, said a second airlift from Dubai was due to arrive on Monday, with more than 43,300 registered refugees now having crossed the border to … Read more
In line with the United Nations international day For Tolerance, a Christian cleric and peace Ambassador pastor yohanna buru has called for better understanding and Acceptance amongst different faith- based organizations with a view to strengthening peaceful co-existence in the country. Buru made the call during an interview with newsmen in kaduna as part of … Read more
Deputy secretary-general of the United Nations, Amina Mohammed, says the government should use the #EndSARS protests as an opportunity to create an atmosphere of mutual trust between the people and those in power. Youth across the country had taken to the streets in October to demand an end to police brutality under the #EndSARS campaign. … Read more
United Nations (UN) Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed is leading a delegation of senior officials of the United Nations to Nigeria. She will also visit three other West African Countries (Niger, Sierra Leone and Ghana) to discuss with governments and other stakeholders on strategies to build back better after the devastations caused by the COVID-19 … Read more
The West Africa Network for Peacebuilding (WANEP), a regional peacebuilding organisation, says Nigeria is unwilling to entrench the ideals of peaceful and secure country. Speaking at a virtual conference on Sunday, Patricia Donli, a professor and former board chairman of WANEP, while presenting findings from a study, said the federal government said doesn’t want to … Read more
The United States and China, on Tuesday, engaged in war of words over the COVID-19 pandemic at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). President Donald Trump, in his pre-recorded video message, referred to coronavirus as “China virus” Trump maintained that China and the World Health Organisation (WHO) deliberately lied to the rest of the world … Read more
The World Health Organisation has declared Africa free of the wild polio virus following zero records of new cases since 2016. According to the United Nations specialised agency on public health, its described the feat as “one of the greatest achievements in public health history.” During the raving period of the polio virus hundreds of … Read more
A UN-led initiative to speed up the development of COVID-19 vaccines and medications is facing a massive funding gap, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). The project, known as the Access to COVID-19 Tools Accelerator (ACT), has received 2.5 billion dollars in pledges, a WHO spokeswoman in Geneva told dpa. Read Also: OAP Oluwatoyin … Read more
The US drone strike that killed Iran’s top general Qasem Soleimani was “unlawful”, the United Nations expert on extrajudicial killings concluded in a report released Tuesday. Agnes Callamard, the UN special rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, concluded it was an “arbitrary killing” that violated the UN charter. The US had provided no evidence … Read more
The United Nations has condemned Boko Haram attack on one of its helicopters in the Damasak area of Borno State, thereby calling on Federal Government to investigate the attack and “swiftly bring perpetrators to justice”. Recall that the incident happened on July 2, leading to the death of two persons including a five-year-old child. This … Read more
United Nations (UN) has reacted to the viral video of a couple having sex in one of the organization’s official cars. The UN which said it has already launched an official investigation into the incident to confirm the authenticity of the video. Spokesman of the Secretary-General, Mr. Stephane Dujarric, told UN correspondents in New York on … Read more
George Floyd’s brother, Philonise Floyd on Wednesday begged the United Nations to help African Americans because “black lives do not matter in the United States”. His appeal came as the UN’s rights chief urged reparations for centuries of discrimination. Philonise Floyd made an impassioned speech via video-link to an urgent United Nations Human Rights Council … Read more