April 12
Nigeria: Nigeria First Country to Introduce 'Revolutionary' Meningitis Vaccine
Nigeria has become the first country to roll out a "revolutionary" five-in-one vaccine against meningitis, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a statement on Friday. Read more »
March 15
Nigeria: World News in Brief - Rights Chief Appalled At Nigeria Mass Abductions, 'Pervasive' Hunger in Streets of Sudan, Syria Child Crisis
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Friday expressed outrage at the recent abductions by gunmen of hundreds of people in Nigeria. Read more »
December 28, 2023
Sudan: WFP Supplies Looted in Sudan
The top United Nations human rights official has voiced "deep alarm" over the series of attacks on communities in central Nigeria, which left at least 150 people dead and many more… Read more »
July 12, 2023
Nigeria: In Nigeria, UN Deputy Chief and Malala Champion Girls' Right to Education
More than 120 million girls are out of school and the world must do more to ensure they can get an education, Nobel laureate and UN Messenger of Peace Malala Yousafzai said in… Read more »
June 28, 2023
Nigeria: North-Eastern Nigeria - Malnourished Children Fighting for Their Lives
Millions are facing hunger and children's lives are on the line in north-eastern Nigeria amid a protracted conflict and climate change. UN's humanitarian response in the region is… Read more »
April 14, 2023
Nigeria: Conflict in NE Nigeria Still Affects Children 9 Years After Chibok Girls 'Nightmare' - Unicef
Nearly a decade after Boko Haram militants abducted 276 schoolgirls from their dormitory in Chibok, northeast Nigeria, 96 remain in captivity, the UN children's agency UNICEF said… Read more »
February 16, 2023
Nigeria: $1.3 Billion Drive to Stop 'Ticking Time Bomb' of Child Malnutrition
The UN launched a $1.3 billion appeal on Thursday to help six million people severely affected by conflict, disease, and disaster in northeast Nigeria. Read more »
February 02, 2023
Nigeria: UN Genocide Expert Warns Against Worsening Security Situation
The UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide on Thursday voiced concern over the worsening security situation in Nigeria, while urging the authorities to ensure… Read more »
October 21, 2022
West Africa: Millions At Risk in Flood-Hit Nigeria; Relief Chief Highlights Hunger in Burkina Faso
More than 2.8 million people have been impacted by Nigeria's worst floods in a decade, with 1.3 million displaced and hundreds of lives lost, said the UN chief on Friday,… Read more »
September 25, 2022
West Africa: High-Level Panel On Security, Development in Sahel Launched
UN Secretary-General António Guterres and African leaders have launched a high-level panel to assess the situation in the Sahel and make recommendations on ways to foster… Read more »
September 09, 2022
Nigeria: UN Expert Calls for More Advances in Protecting Older Persons
Despite commendable progress on legal and policy safeguards for older persons, a UN-appointed independent human rights expert said on Friday that Nigeria must implement already… Read more »
July 14, 2022
Nigeria: New UN Resilience Project Paves 'Pathway to Peace and Sustainable Development'
Over 500,000 conflict-affected people in northeast Nigeria will be tossed "a lifeline," thanks to a new UN humanitarian and development package, launched on Thursday. Read more »
June 21, 2022
Nigeria: Crisis in Northeast Will Worsen Without Urgent Help, Says OCHA
UN humanitarians issued an alert on Tuesday over the deteriorating situation for millions of mainly women and children in northeast Nigeria who continue to be affected by… Read more »
June 07, 2022
Nigeria: Guterres Condemns 'Heinous' Church Attack Which Left Dozens Dead
The UN Secretary-General has condemned "in the strongest terms" a brutal attack on a Catholic church in southwest Nigeria at the weekend, which left at least 50 people dead and… Read more »
May 16, 2022
Nigeria: Minimal Risk of Monkeypox Transmission in UK Following Confirmed Case
Risk of monkeypox transmission in the United Kingdom is minimal following a confirmed case of the rare and sometimes fatal animal-bourne disease, the World Health Organization… Read more »