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Coronavirus - UN Mobilises ₦756m To Aid Nigeria

Coronavirus: UN Mobilises ₦756m To Aid Nigeria

March 25, 2020 6:35 am

The United Nations, on Tuesday, said it has mobilised $2 million (₦756 million) to assist Nigeria’s fight against the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

Mr. Edward Kallon, the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria made the announcement at a “national conference” in Abuja, according to a report on the United Nations website.

Kallon said the funds would be used to procure essential medical supplies in support of the government’s efforts to contain the virus and care for those infected.

As of Tuesday, there were 44 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and one resultant death in Nigeria, according to the World Health Organisation …

Coronavirus - UN Correspondent Tests Positive

Coronavirus: UN Correspondent, Tal Mekel Tests Positive

March 19, 2020 6:06 am

An accredited journalist covering the United Nations headquarters in New York has tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19).

Mr Tal Mekel, Head of the Media Accreditation and Liaison Unit of the organisation, confirmed this in an email to UN correspondents on Wednesday night.

“As you may have heard, an accredited journalist has tested positive for COVID-19. They are already free of symptoms and self-isolating.

“We have been informed that the individual was last at UN Headquarters on Thursday, March 12.

“They attended the spokesperson’s noon briefing and spent time at the Delegates Lounge and in the press area on the

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Iraq Experiences Deadly Rocket Attack, Air Strike

Iraq Experiences Deadly Rocket Attack, Air Strike

March 12, 2020 4:32 pm

Iraq and United Nations officials scrambled Thursday to contain the fallout from an unprecedented rocket attack that killed three US-led coalition members and threatened yet another escalation of Iran-US tensions.

Within hours of the attack on Taji air base, north of Baghdad — the deadliest in years on a base used by US forces in Iraq — an air strike killed more than two dozen Iran-aligned fighters in neighbouring Syria.

It marked a dramatic uptick in violence less than three months after rockets killed a US contractor in northern Iraq, unleashing a round of tit-for-tat attacks between Washington and Tehran …

More And More Nigerians Are Being Born Into Poverty – UN

More And More Nigerians Are Being Born Into Poverty – UN

March 12, 2020 4:30 pm

The United Nations Country Director in Nigeria, Edward Kallon, says more Nigerians are being born into poverty.

Kallon stated this in Abuja yesterday when he led a delegation of the UN on a courtesy visit to Nigerian Senate President Ahmad Lawan. He said Nigeria’s “alarming” population growth without a corresponding economic growth was one of the mega trends affecting development in the country. He said: “The UN is concerned about some mega trends that we feel is affecting Nigeria’s development.

Read Also: United Nations: Nigeria Still Owing Annual Contribution

“One, is our concern about explosive population growth vis-a-vis the Gross

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Ihedioha vs Uzodinma -TFM To Report Supreme Court To UN

Ihedioha vs Uzodinma: TFM To Report Supreme Court To UN

March 4, 2020 6:26 am

A coalition of leaders of conscience in the country, under the aegis of the Third Force Movement in Nigeria has vowed to drag the Supreme Court of Nigeria to the United Nations, UN, United States of America, United Kingdom, African Union, European Union among others, over its refusal to review the judgment that sacked Emeka Ihedioha of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, as the Imo State Governor.

The coalition faulted the court, saying its decision has cast serious doubt over the integrity and sanctity of the Nigerian Judiciary.

This was contained in a statement issued on Tuesday night, hours after

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PMB Meets Nigerians In New York, Speaks On Climate Change

September 27, 2019 4:30 pm
President Muhammadu Buhari Friday in New York met with some Nigerian youths where he gave insight into severe climate challenges confronting the country.

Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, said Buhari met with the youngsters under the aegis  of Nigerian Youths’ Climate Group shortly before departing the United States for Abuja at the conclusion of his engagements on the sidelines of the 74th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA74).

According to the statement, the president blamed Nigeria’s experience on climate change on the country’s proximity to Sahara Desert, shrinking Lake Chad,
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