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30 Mar
Despite the huge war the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has been waging against drug lords, there are indications that the more arrests they make, the more the cartel grows.
26 Mar
United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed, has assured of the global body’s continued support for Nigeria’s fight against illicit drugs.
25 Jan
In 2016, against the backdrop of massive media attention in Nigeria about the rare decision of the then leadership of the Nigerian Army to set up the first of its kind human rights desk in addition to the appointment of a full two-star general as Head of the civil and military affairs...
24 Jan
United Nations (UN) Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed, has warned against “unregulated digitalisation” in job creation, saying it is a driver of inequalities.
24 Nov
The Federal Government has launched a National Suicide Prevention Strategic Framework 2023–2030 and the National Mental Health Policy 2023.
29 Sep 2023
As the United Nations General Assembly High-Level week proceeded last week, the idea of Africa as the next business frontier of the world resounded with glaring ardour. Even the very fact that New York where all of the world’s attention is turned to about this time every year is led by an African American is…
20 Sep 2023
Global connectivity through the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) has received financial, strategic and operational commitments from the United Nations member states, the private sector, international organisations and philanthropic foundations to help put the SDGs back on track.
21 Aug 2023
Urbanisation pattern, trend, and characteristics have been alarming due to insecurity and search for better living standards. The towns and cities have grown with pace showing high rates of five to10 per cent yearly.
17 Aug 2023
United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed, has said Africa remains the best investment destination, profiling its natural resources, arable land and huge population. Speaking at the second Africa Social Impact Summit, co-convened by Sterling One Foundation and United Nations in Lagos, the Nigerian advised that investment in the continent must go beyond extracting raw materials…
12 Jul 2023
Borno State Government is partnering the Malala Foundation to boost education of girls in the state.
1 May 2023
The Taliban authorities will be absent from UN-led talks on Afghanistan that open Monday in Qatar, as a government spokesman rejects linking international engagement with women's rights
29 Apr 2023
Afghan women protested in Kabul on Saturday, defying a crackdown on dissent to urge foreign nations not to formally recognise the Taliban government ahead of a UN summit next week.

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