nuclear weapons

President Muhammadu Buhari has called for total elimination of nuclear weapons, warning that trafficking in nuclear materials remains a potential threat to international peace and security. Mr Femi Adesina, the president’s spokesman, in…

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday made a case for the total elimination of nuclear weapons. He said nuclear weapons remained the ultimate agents of mass destruction, and their total elimination should be the final objective of all…

UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, says the treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) is an “essential pillar” of international peace and security. In a statement on the 50th anniversary of the opening for signature…

The leaders of Japan, China and South Korea held a summit in Tokyo on Wednesday and agreed to cooperate over the denuclearization of North Korea. Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, hosted the trilateral meeting with Chinese Premier Li…

Nigeria has again called on nuclear-armed States for the total elimination of their nuclear weapons, saying they are “inhumane weapons”. Amb. Kadiri Audu, Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the UN Offices in Geneva, made the call while…

Prof. Tijjani Bande, Nigeria’s Ambassador/Permanent Representative to the UN said nuclear weapons should be banned because they cause more crises than promote peace among countries. Bande told a news conference at the UN that nuclear…