By Tiamiyu Prudence Arobani Nearly two-thirds of all maternal deaths worldwide occur in countries marked by conflict or fragility, a report released on Tuesday by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and partners has shown. The brief was produced by WHO and an inter-agency group that includes the UN agencies forContinue Reading
By Mark Longyen Turkish Ambassador to Nigeria, Mehmet Poroy, says Türkiye intends to scale up its current two billion dollars trade volume with Nigeria to $5billion. According to the Turkish envoy, during the recent visit of President Bola Tinubu to Türkiye, agreements were signed aimed at deepening Turkish-Nigeria relations inContinue Reading
By Tiamiyu Prudence Arobani The UN Security Council has condemned in the strongest terms the “heinous and cowardly” terrorist attacks on Kwara, in which more than 160 people reportedly lost their lives. The members of the Security Council underlined the need to “hold perpetrators, organizers, financiers and sponsors of theseContinue Reading
(L-R): Turkish Ambassador to Nigeria, Mehmet Poroy, Managing Director, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Ali Muhammad Ali, and Spokesperson of the Turkish Embassy, Abuja, Mr Hakan Tok, during the ambassador’s courtesy visit to NAN on Tuesday in Abuja (NAN) By Mark Longyen Turkish Ambassador to Nigeria Mehmet Poroy says hisContinue Reading
By Tiamiyu Prudence Arobani UN Secretary-General António Guterres has pushed for the complete decolonisation of Western Sahara and 16 other territories still under colonial rule. Guterres urged renewed commitment to completing the unfinished business of ending colonial rule, more than 60 years after the UN launched its formal decolonisation drive.Continue Reading
By Mark Longyen The UK Government has announced that from Feb. 25 all Nigerian travelers applying for a UK Visit visa will receive an eVisa, rather than a vignette (sticker) in their passport. A statement issued by the UK High Commission in Abuja on Tuesday said the development was theContinue Reading
At least 28 people have been killed and dozens injured in a drone strike on a marketplace in the Al-Saffiya area of North Kordofan in southern Sudan, a local group. In a statement, the Emergency Lawyers group, which documents rights abuses, said drones hit a market northeast of the SodariContinue Reading
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday condemned Israel’s decision to classify areas of the occupied West Bank as “state property.” “The Secretary-General condemns the Israeli government’s Feb. 15 decision to resume land registration procedures in Area C of the occupied West Bank, following a cabinet decision in May 2025. Guterres,Continue Reading
By Taiye Olayemi Africa must become the next engine of global growth or risk exporting instability, says Mr Claver Gatete, UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of Economic Commission for Africa (ECA). The Communications Section of ECA disclosed in a statement on Monday that Gatete was speaking at the NinthContinue Reading
Ambassador Bankole Adeoye, African Union Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security Bankole Adeoye called for a permanent ceasefire in Sudan and eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). He made the call while briefing reporters on the sidelines of the 39th OrdinaryContinue Reading
