How Obasanjo missed opportunity to be UN Secretary-General – Gambari
Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, the former Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari has revealed how the former President Olusegun Obasanjo missed out the opportunity to become the Secretary-General of the United Nations.
Green pandemic recovery essential to close climate action gap — UN report
***Says right policies could cut up to 25% from predicted 2030 emissions By Kingsley Adegboye with Agency report A green pandemic recovery could cut up to 25 per cent off predicted 2030 greenhouse gas emissions and bring the world closer to meeting the 2°C goal of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, a new UN […]
COVID-19: UN releases $100m to avert famine in Nigeria, 6 other countries
The United Nations (UN) said Tuesday it is releasing $100 million in aid for seven countries that include Nigeria and Ethiopia to help them avoid famine because of the coronavirus pandemic. Ethiopia, where fighting has broken out between the central government and the northern Tigray region, will receive one-fifth of this money. The other recipients […]
FG reacts as UN mobilizes $250m to support ESP
By Johnbosco Agbakwuru – Abuja The Federal Government has said that it welcomes the initiative by the United Nations, UN, in collaboration with some development partners to complement Nigeria’s COVID-19 economic recovery efforts under the Nigerian Economic Sustainability Plan, ESP. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, who appreciated the UN gesture to mobilize $250 million to support […]
UN Deputy Scribe visits Nigeria, 3 other countries on Post-COVID economy
The United Nations Deputy Secretary General, Ms. Amina Mohammed is billed to arrive Nigeria on Sunday on a working visit with other members of the global body.
Rich nations fall short on climate finance pledge
Wealthy countries are falling short on a decade-old promise come due to ramp up climate finance for the developing world, according to a semi-official report released Friday. Even those numbers may be inflated, watchdog groups warned. The 2009 UN climate summit in Copenhagen mandated that poorer nations — historically blameless for global warming, but most […]
