Lilian Ezejelue Professional Nigerian women from various organizations today, 23rd of March 2016, held a rally at Allen Junction, Ikeja, Lagos to express their displeasure with the Nigerian Senate for disregarding the Gender and Equal Opportunities Bill. Rita Dominic, the…
Along one wall in the visitor’s lobby of the United Nations hang the portraits of eight men, including Ban Ki-moon, the current secretary-general, who have presided over the institution since it was founded in 1945. A new portrait is due…
By Our Reporter Clean, accessible water for all is an essential part of the world we want to live in. water is an integral part of human day-to-day activities in homes, manufacturing, energy, virtually all areas of human endeavor. As…
Lilian Ezejelue The National Economic Council retreat, a 2-day retreat, began today in Abuja. The retreat which is an avenue for policies to be looked into so as to stimulate the economy had in attendance the President, Vice President, state…
By Our Reporter The United Nations Environmental Programme, UNEP, has lamented that the Nigerian government spent about $1 billion on importation of tomato paste. The African Regional Coordinator of UNEP, Dr. Richard Munang, who made the revelation, weekend, during the…
By Our Reporter The United Nations have appointed Red, the leader of the “Angry Birds” mobile game characters, as an envoy to inspire climate action toward a sustainable and happier future for all. Red’s appointment, as Honorary Ambassador for Green,…
By Our Reporter Improving the level of happiness around the world means a lot more than just “individual contentment.” That’s the heart of the message from UN chief Ban Ki-moon on the International Day of Happiness, celebrated with a smile on…
By Our Reporter Following report of massive violence and irregularities that greeted Saturday’s Rivers state Senatorial election rerun, a coalition of Civil Society Organization, have called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to immediately cancel the elections. The coalitions which…
By Our Reporter A team of experts from The American University of Nigeria, (AUN) and the Yar’adua Foundation has identified climate change, gas flaring, deforestation and other unethical environmental practices as responsible for the Boko Haram insurgency and other forms…
By Our Reporter The President of International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) Mr. Kanayo Nwanze has recommended investment in rural infrastructure to stem youth exodus from rural to urban areas in Africa. Nwanze made the recommendation in Abuja, at the…
