United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appointed Olufunmilayo Abosede Balogun-Alexander of Nigeria United Nations Resident Coordinator in Timor-Leste, with the host Government’s approval. She takes up her post on 1 December. Olufunmilayo Abosede Balogun-Alexander has more than 30 years of experience…
In line with its commitment to assist Africa attain its Agenda 2063 and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Mastercard Foundation says it will sponsor 400 scholars in the continent to study at the University of Oxford. The scholarship which is…
Over 50 journalists in Kano State Nigeria’s North-West region are being trained on activities relating to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by the United Nations Information Centre (UNIC) in collaboration with the Media Awareness and Information For All Network (Main). The…
Nigeria Youth SDGs Network (NGYouthSDGs) has been recognized by the United Nations as Good Practices, Success Stories and Lessons Learned in the Implementation of the 2030 Agenda. NGYouthSDGs founded in 2017 and registered as Network of Youth for Sustainable Initiative is…
By : Media Career Development Network On Thursday, April 1, Adedeji Ademigbuji former Communications Associate at United Nations World Food Programme (UNWFP) resumed as the National Information Officer of the United Nations Office for the Coordination and Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in Abuja. Ademigbuji on…
The SDG Media Compact, an alliance of news and entertainment companies convened by the United Nations to drive coverage and mobilize action for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), welcomed its 100th member, with four Nigerian media organisations included. The media…
In the 2019 SDG index, Nigeria ranked 159th among 162 countries compared in terms of their achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Nigeria’s performance score of 46.4 is just a little above the score for the Central African Republic, a…
By Mayowa Adeniran | Abideen Olasupo, the Executive Director of Brain Builders International (BBI), a youth-centred non-profit that promotes civic engagement, has been listed as the only Nigerian among the 12 global ambassadors for Youth Power Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)…
President Muhammadu Buhari will today depart Nigeria for New York to participate in the 74th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA74). According to a release by Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President on Media & Publicity, President…
...Without the full participation and leadership of women, “we have no hope” of realizing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the President of the United Nations General Assembly told gender equality leaders on Monday.
