United Nations General Assembly

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said Tehran has “strong will” to resolve issues regarding an agreement on the revival of a 2015 nuclear deal fairly if the Iranian nation’s interests are guaranteed. According to the Iranian presidency’s…

President Muhammadu Buhari had called for the strengthening of international cooperation in the global effort to curtail illicit financial flows. Buhari said the current international mechanisms are not strong enough to address the…

President of the United Nations General Assembly (PGA), Amb. Tijani Muhammad-Bande has blamed the global rise in hunger on “deep structural flaws” in food systems. Muhammad-Bande spoke at the launch of the latest State of Food Security…

ELVIS EROMOSELE    The challenge of providing good nutrition is global. In many instances, it is multidimensional. In Nigeria today, there is no part of the country, a segment of the population, and a group that is not impacted by…

The United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday in New York, elected four new non-permanent members into the Security Council for a two-year term beginning on Jan. 1, 2021. India and Mexico clinched the Asia-Pacific, and Latin America and…

President of the United Nations General Assembly (PGA), Amb. Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, on Monday, outlined his priorities for the remaining part of his tenure in 2020. They are anchored on his vision of peace and security, quality…

A meeting of the Federal Executive Council has started in Abuja with Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo presiding over proceedings. It started at 11.02am at the State House, Abuja. President Muhammadu Buhari is out of the country to the…

Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Tuesday ruled out negotiations with the US, as tensions mount between the arch-foes after Washington blamed Tehran for attacks on Saudi oil installations. “The policy of ‘maximum pressure’…

Nigeria’s Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, has departed Nigeria to join other world leaders and top dignitaries to participate in the ceremonies marking the 25th National Commemoration of the Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda. The event…

The United Nations General Assembly on Monday adopted, by consensus, Nigeria’s resolution to proclaim January 24 every year as the ‘International Day of Education’. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that all the 193-Member States of…