A Nigerian corrections officer, Olukemi Ibikunle, has been honoured with the 2025 United Nations Trailblazer Award for Women Justice and Corrections Officers for her outstanding contributions to prison reform and…
Britain, Australia and Canada on Sunday recognised a Palestinian state in a seismic shift in decades of western foreign policy, triggering swift Israeli anger, DECENCY GLOBAL NEWS reports. Portugal was…
In a landmark diplomatic development, Nigeria’s former President, Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, has been appointed as the United Nations Global Crisis Envoy, a role that places him at the forefront…
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, has called for Africa’s inclusion as a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council while positioning Nigeria as the continent’s ideal…
Ukraine’s population has declined by more than 10 million since Russia invaded in February 2022, sparking an exodus and sending birth rates plunging, the United Nations said Tuesday. The UN…
The Deputy Secretary General (DSG) of the United Nations, Amina Mohammed, has met with President Bola Tinubu to debrief him of the effort to restore constitutional rule in some West…
The United Nations has again predicted that 82 million Nigerians, about 64 per cent of the country’s population, may go hungry by 2030, calling on the government to tackle climate…
Kenyan President William Ruto said Wednesday that a bill containing contentious tax hikes would “be withdrawn,” dramatically reversing course after more than 20 people were killed in clashes with police…
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs has said that humanitarian partners will need $4.7bn to assist 20.9 million vulnerable people in parts of Nigeria, Chad, and…
The United Nations has approved Nigeria’s submission, granting sovereignty over additional square kilometres of maritime territory. According to the approval, Nigeria’s continental shelf now extends to 16,300 square kilometres, which…