By Cecilia Ologunagba The UN says humanitarian response continues to expand more than five weeks after the devastating earthquakes in Venezuela as 200,000 people have received humanitarian assistance. UN deputy Spokesperson, Farhan Haq, gave the update at a news conference at UN headquarters in New York on Tuesday. “Our colleaguesContinue Reading
By Tiamiyu Prudence Arobani Africa is bearing a disproportionate burden of global biodiversity loss, threatening food security, livelihoods, clean water and climate resilience across the continent. Executive Secretary of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity, Astrid Schomaker, disclosed this during a major scientific and policy meeting in Nairobi. Schomaker saidContinue Reading
Rwanda has unveiled the African Academy for Women in Political Leadership in the country’s capital, Kigali, with an inaugural cohort of 40 women from Africa and the Caribbean. The academy was inaugurated by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the African Union Commission and the African Women Leaders Network, in partnershipContinue Reading
By Maureen Okon Nigeria has secured membership of the United Nations Total Official Support for Sustainable Development (TOSSD) Steering Committee, following international recognition of its 38-year Technical Aid Corps (TAC) programme. The Director-General of the Nigerian Technical Aid Corps (NTAC), Hon. Yusuf Yakub, disclosed this on Monday duringContinue Reading
By Maureen Okon The Civil Society Groups for Good Governance (CSGGG) has described the Nigerian Technical Aid Corps (NTAC) as a strategic initiative for rebuilding Nigeria’s image abroad and demonstrating the country’s leadership role in Africa. The President of the group, Chief Dominic Ogakwu, said this at the debriefing exerciseContinue Reading
By Cecilia Ologunagba The UN says health partners will open Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)’s largest Ebola treatment centre this week as Ebola cases continued to climb up. As of 30 July, reports indicate a total of 3,605 confirmed cases, including 1,587 deaths, since the outbreak was first declaredContinue Reading
By Busayo Onijala The United Kingdom (UK) Mission says applications for the 2026/2027 Chevening Scholarships will open from Tuesday, Aug. 4, and close on Oct. 6, 2026. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the scholarship programme is funded by the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and partnerContinue Reading
Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty has held talks with U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and other foreign ministers as Cairo intensifies efforts to prevent further regional escalation, violence and conflict. According to the Egyptian foreign ministry, the discussions took place via separate phone calls on Sunday. During the call withContinue Reading
By Kayode Adebiyi President Irfaan Ali of Guyana has praised the enduring resilience of African forebears in an Emancipation Day celebration. He also called on all Guyanese to build a future defined by unity, social cohesion, and shared prosperity. Marking the annual observance commemorating the abolition of slavery,Continue Reading
By Usman Aliyu The United States of America has reaffirmed its recognition of Morocco’s sovereignty over Western Sahara. It described Morocco’s autonomy initiative as the only credible basis for resolving the decades-long territorial dispute. The position was conveyed by U.S. President Donald Trump in a message to KingContinue Reading
