World population hits 8 billion, creating many challenges
The world’s population will likely hit an estimated 8 billion people on Tuesday, according to a United Nations projection, with ...
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Nigeria facing climate change challenges, Buhari tells Ban Ki-Moon in Seoul
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday said Nigeria was already experiencing the negative fallout of climate change seen in the flooding ...
Russian strike on Ukraine’s Lviv hits power supply, says mayor
A Russian missile strike on Lviv on Tuesday left part of the western Ukrainian city without power, said the city’s ...
FAO scales up procurement of fertiliser to help farmers in northern Ethiopia
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations disclosed that it is scaling up the urgent procurement of ...
World condemns Myanmar junta for ‘cruel’ execution of activists
Myanmar's ruling military announced on Monday it had executed four democracy activists accused of aiding "terror acts", sparking widespread condemnation ...
Blasts hit Kyiv while U.N. chief visiting, Ukraine blames Russian missiles
Russia fired two missiles into the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on Thursday during a visit by U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres ...
U.N. chief Guterres calls for escape route from Mariupol ‘apocalypse’
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said after talks in Kyiv on Thursday that intense discussions were still continuing to enable the ...
Buhari returns to Abuja after attending UNEP@50 in Nairobi
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday returned to Abuja after attending the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) at 50 in Nairobi, ...
Desertification control: Buhari directs multi-stakeholder collaboration
President Muhammadu Buhari has directed collaboration between Ministries of the Environment, Water Resources, Agriculture and Rural Development, Power, and all ...