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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...

If living and business operations continue as usual in Africa, particularly in Nigeria, available resources will be overstretched, which may pose enormous economic, environmental and social challenges. The continent's biggest environmental challenges are water pollution, air pollution and...

April 19, (THEWILL) - India is set to overtake China, to become the most populous country in the world by the middle of 2023, data released by the United Nations shows. The demographic data from the United Nations Population Fund’s...

March 11, (THEWILL) - The United Nations, on Friday, commemorated the first-ever International Day to combat Islamophobia. Islamophobia is the fear of hatred of, or prejudice against the religion of Islam or Muslim in general, especially when seen as...

February 07, (THEWILL) - At least eight million people have fled Ukraine to neighbouring countries and another 5.3 million are now internally displaced, since Russia began its invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, the United Nations said...

January 30, (THEWILL) - Ahead of the February 25 national elections in Nigeria, the United Nations (UN) has expressed serious concerns over the rise in fake news as well as religious and ethnic hate speeches. Deputy Secretary General of the...

The United Nations on Friday released a total of US$10.5 million from the Nigeria Humanitarian Fund (NHF) and the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to provide assistance to people affected and left vulnerable by floods across Nigeria, including those...

November 15, (THEWILL) - In a warning to regions already facing resource scarcity because of climate change, the United Nations, on Tuesday, said the world's population had reached eight billion people. The director of the UN’s population division, John Wilmoth,...