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18 May 2024
Vice President Kashim Shettima has said the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration is a transformative policy
14 May 2024
More than seven million people in fragile South Sudan are at risk of acute food insecurity in the coming months, including tens of thousands at a "catastrophic" level of famine, the United Nations warned Tuesday. "An estimated 7.1 million people will likely be experiencing high levels of acute food insecurity between April and July 2024,"…
8 May 2024
A coalition of civil society groups, yesterday, alleged that the involvement of ex-militants in oil economic management and distribution was partly responsible for the current fuel scarcity in the country, saying their contracts should be revoked.
2 May 2024
A revival of industrial policies is under way around the world, the United Nations said Thursday, with countries going for technological innovation to diversify their economies.
25 Apr 2024
Worried by challenges confronting developing countries, United Nations has called for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) stimulus of at least $500 billion yearly to scale-up affordable long-term financing for countries, alongside series of structural reforms to institutions and rules that make up the international financial architecture.
4 Apr 2024
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and United Nations Office on Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) have strengthened disaster management and mitigation efforts in Nigeria.
6 Mar 2024
At least 8,565 people died on migration routes worldwide in 2023, making it the deadliest year since records began a decade ago, the UN's International Organization for Migration said Wednesday.
5 Mar 2024
President Bola Tinubu has called for increased collaboration between the African Union (AU) and United Nations (UN) to end the proliferation of arms and light weapons in Africa.
1 Mar 2024
Extraction of Earth's natural resources could surge 60 percent by 2060, imperilling climate goals and economic prosperity, the UN said Friday, calling for dramatic changes in energy, food, transport and housing.
28 Feb 2024
It’s no news that Sunrise Power Transmission has some of the most erudite and highly connected lawyers on international waters.
18 Feb 2024
Nigerian Army senior officer, Brigadier General Gabriel Olufemi Esho, has made history as the first Nigerian appointed as Deputy Force Commander of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO).
9 Feb 2024
United Nations rights experts warned Friday that killings by alleged undercover Israeli agents in a West Bank hospital last week could constitute war crimes and urging an investigation.
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France's Alexandre Muller lifted his first ATP Tour title by beating Kei Nishikori 2-6, 6-1, 6-3 in the final of the Hong Kong Open on Sunday. Muller won in 1 hour 43 minutes to end the Japanese player's bid for a first ATP Tour title in six years. Comeback King Muller became just the third…
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