United Nations

August 24, (THEWILL) - President Tinubu has approved the return of a delegation of Nigerian muslim leaders (Ulama), to Niger republic, for another round of dialogue with leader of the military junta, General Abdourahmane Tchiani. The President gave his approval...

August 19, (THEWILL) - In a last minute effort to avoid potential military action, West African regional bloc, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the United Nations (UN), have opened a last-ditch diplomatic option with the...

July 26, (THEWILL) - The United Nations has decried the deplorable conditions of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Benue state, describing it as worse than that of the situation in Borno state. The United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in...

Hunger is violence. Many freaks, upheavals and misfortunes of history were by the fashioning of hunger. Hunger is a maximum ruler. It sets in motion inexorable forces of chaos and anarchy. The French Revolution had the spurring of hunger. In...

June 30, (THEWILL) - The High-Representative for the United Nations Alliance of Civilisations (UNAOC), Miguel Moratinos, has condemned the burning of pages of the holy Quran on Wednesday, in front of a mosque in the centre of Stockholm, Sweden. In...

June 23, (THEWILL) - The Federal Government is seeking support from the United Nations (UN) and development partners towards the implementation of the regional strategy for the stabilization and recovery of areas affected by terrorism in Lake Chad. National...

June 16, (THEWILL) - A United Nations agency, the World Food Programme, (WFP) has said that over 25 million Nigerians will face acute hunger in 2023 due to food insecurity, peaking during the ‘lean season’. The projection was made known...

The Lagos State Government and the Food and Agricultural Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) have urged investors to explore the huge opportunities in its proposed 750 hectares cattle feedlot project in Igbodu, Epe. Mrs Olatokunbo Emokpae, Permanent Secretary,...

May 18, (THEWILL) - Prospects for a robust global economic recovery remain dim as the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic carry on, according to the UN’s latest World Economic Situation and Prospects report released Tuesday.. Risks of a prolonged...

Global food commodity prices rose in April for the first time in one year, the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) has said. The rise was led by a steep increase in the sugar price index, along...