WHO alerts on risks to global health systems as funding cuts bite
The United Nations World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that cuts to international aid and persistent funding gaps are undermining the global health system. WHO Director-General, Tedros Ghebreyesus, stated this…
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Guterres warns of UN’s financial collapse amid unpaid annual dues
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has told member states that the organisation faced “imminent financial collapse” amid unpaid annual dues and other issues. Guterres, in a letter he sent to…
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ECOWAS bloc hits 4.6% growth amid global challenges — President
ECOWAS President, Dr Omar Touray, says the bloc recorded 4.6 per cent economic growth in 2025, in spite of global economic challenges, and envisages 5 per cent growth in 2026.…
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Trump’s envoys recall: US Ambassador Mills ends tour of duty
United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Richard Mills, has ended his tour of duty in the country following President Donald Trump’s recall of about 30 U.S. envoys from countries globally. Ambassador.…
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WEF: UN agencies warn against rising hunger, displacement
United Nations agencies have warned that rising hunger and displacement are not only humanitarian emergencies but growing threats to global economic stability. The agencies gave the warning amid the World…
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UN joins Nigeria to mark Armed Forces Remembrance Day in New York
The United Nations and members of the diplomatic corps on Thursday joined Nigeria to pay tribute to fallen heroes at the Nigerian Armed Forces Remembrance Day. The UN Deputy Secretary-General,…
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Abductions, sexual violence in South Sudan worry UN
The United Nations Peacekeeping Mission in South Sudan, (UNMISS), has decried the rising abductions and sexual violence in South Sudan describing the situation as “unacceptable”. This is in spite of…
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Benin Rep releases Nigerian cleric after presidential pardon
Nigerian cleric, Pastor Benjamin Egbaji, incarcerated in Benin Republic, was on Thursday released following a presidential pardon granted by President Patrice Talon. Nigeria’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador…
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UN regrets US withdrawal from international organisations
United Nations N Secretary-General António Guterres has expressed regrets over the decision of the White House to withdraw the United States from 35 international organisations and 31 UN entities. Guterres,…
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Venezuela hunts collaborators after Maduro arrest by US forces
Venezuelan police have launched a search for collaborators following the arrest of authoritarian leader Nicolás Maduro by the United States special forces, according to a decree declaring a state of…
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