Libya on verge of civil war – UN warns
Libya risks descending into a civil war unless fighting around the capital Tripoli stops, UN Special Representative to Libya, Ghassan Salamé, warned on Tuesday. Salamé, who is…
Nigeria election results: UN, AU, ECOWAS tell Buhari, Atiku what to do
The United Nations, African Union (AU) and ECOWAS have urged political parties to exercise restraint as the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, announces results of the presidential…
Nigeria decides 2019: UN, international observers speak on postponed elections
Heads of the international observation missions in Nigeria have urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to strictly adhere to the new dates it rescheduled for the…
2019 Presidency: UN tells Nigerians what to do
The United Nations has called on Nigerians to “firmly reject all undemocratic and negative voices that seek to promote conflict” and disrupt the general elections. The UN…
Why Boko Haram should be placed on watchlist – UN
Francois Fall, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Central Africa and the head of the UN Regional Office for the region (UNOCA), has called on the…
Boko Haram: UN reacts to insurgents’ planned attack on Yobe, tells field officers what to do
The United Nations Department of Safety and Security (UNDSS) today released precautionary security tips for its field officers operating in Yobe State following a report of impending…
Odi/Zaki-Biam massacres: UN, ICC asked to probe Obasanjo, TY Danjuma
The Good Governance Advocacy Project, a Civil Society Organization has called on the United Nations and International Criminal Court, ICC, to investigate, prosecute and convict former President,…
Why we searched UN building in Maiduguri – Army
The Nigerian Army on Friday said it had conducted cordon and search operation at a building housing the United Nations (UN) staff in Maiduguri following alert on…
Awosika re-elected as Chair of UN Scientific Panel
Nigeria’s candidate, Prof. Lawrence Folajimi Awosika, has been re-elected as Chairman of the United Nation’s Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (CLCS). Awosika polled 154…
UN Expands North Korea Blacklist
The U.N. Security Council on Friday expanded targeted sanctions against North Korea after its repeated missile tests, adopting the first such resolution agreed by the United States…