UNIC
25 Nov 2021
Concerned groups have appealed to governments to implement and strengthen agencies handling the protection of child rights and elimination of gender-based violence.
9 Nov 2020
A United Nations (UN) delegation, led by Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed, will today, visit Nigeria, Niger, Sierra Leone a post-COVID-19 recovery.
2 Jan 2020
The Federal Government has been advised to continue to adopt innovation and embrace technology to accelerate actualisation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to fast track development.
16 Aug 2019
Education managers and stakeholders have assessed the sector and called for overhaul.
15 Aug 2019
Country Director, United Nations Information Centre (UNIC), Lagos, Roland Kayanja, has advocated the development of youth-centred policies to ensure their participation in the formulation and implementation of government’s policies.
7 May 2019
The United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, has called on everyone to defend the rights of journalists whose efforts help to build a better world for all.
3 Apr 2019
As a way of promoting poetry, the United Nations Information Centre (UNIC) in Nigeria and Lagos Education District One, Thursday, March 21, 2019...
9 Mar 2019
The United Nations Information Centre (UNIC) has stressed the need for Nigeria to have more women in leadership positions and the country's management affairs to achieve sustainable development and economic growth. The body stated this while commemorating the International Women's Day, yesterday, with the theme, ‘Think Equal, Build Smart, Innovate for Change.’ Its Lagos Office…
25 Oct 2018
To promote sign languages and the rights of the deaf, inclusion and equal participation in society, sign language should be accessible...
2 Aug 2018
The establishment of a ‘Climate Change Vision’ involving all quarters, excellent climate change governance and behavioural change among all the people has become inevitable.
20 Jul 2018
Hate speeches could eat up the fabric of any society, endanger its peace and stability, especially in a country like Nigeria with its ethnic and religious diversity.
16 Jul 2018
Babcock International Model United Nations (BIMUN) has urged member states to pay more attention to cyber security and broaden its definition beyond hacking to enhance implementation of broader solutions.
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A former House of Representatives member Isa Ashiru has been declared the winner of the Peoples' Democratic Party's (PDP) gubernatorial primaries in Kaduna State. Ashiru, who was declared the winner defeated other aspirants with a wide margin of 414 votes to top the list. His closest rival, Sani Sidi pulled 260 votes to maintain the…
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Some Enugu parents have called on the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to end the union’s prolonged strike and stop delaying students’ progress.