Looming food aid cuts put one million Nigerians at risk, WFP warns
Sopuruchi Onwuka More than one million people in northeast Nigeria could lose emergency food and nutrition assistance within weeks unless urgent funding is secured, the World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Thursday. The UN agency said it urgently needs $129…
UN warns internet shutdowns are becoming a global tool of repression
Frank Okon The United Nations is raising renewed alarm over the growing use of government-imposed internet shutdowns during civil unrest and elections, warning that digital blackouts are becoming a routine tool to restrict information, suppress dissent and undermine basic rights….
Human trafficking thrives fully on corruption, UN report finds
Ziggy Ojiegbe Human trafficking on a large scale would not be possible without corruption by border guards, public officials, and other actors who look the other way in exchange for money or sexual favors, or who are themselves coerced, according…
Iran leads with 1,500 executions as death sentences surged in 2025 — UN
Frank Okon Iran and several neighbouring Middle Eastern countries with restricted democratic space recorded high numbers of executions in 2025, contributing to a global surge in death sentences, the United Nations has said. Despite a long-term global decline in the…
Sahara Group Foundation partners Plan International on recycling, empowerment
Sopuruchi Onwuka Sahara Group Foundation has declared partnership with Plan International Nigeria to deepen social inclusion and community-led waste recycling initiatives aimed at driving climate action and economic empowerment. The Foundation, the social responsibility arm of Sahara Group, said it…
Help wanes as strife pushes 55 million West Africans towards starvation
300,000 Nigerian children at risk WFP urgently needs over $453m in next six months Sopuruchi Onwuka The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) has warned that 55 million people across West and Central Africa are expected to face crisis-level hunger…
Nigeria splatters N13.2 bn on countering claims of Christian slaughter
Move aimed at averting possible sanctions and military action Ziggy Ojiegbe The Federal Government under President Bola Tinubu has spent an estimated $9 million (about N13.2 billion) on lobbying efforts in Washington as it seeks to counter allegations of widespread…
US’ withdrawal from international bodies won’t deter UN’s humanitarian mandate, Guterres Says
Ziggy Ojiegbe UN Secretary-General António Guterres has expressed regret over the decision by the United States to withdraw from several United Nations entities, while stressing that the Organization will continue to carry out its humanitarian and development responsibilities. In a…
Wars drive Africa’s economic strain, hunger and displacement, UN warns
Ziggy Ojiegbe The United Nations has warned that escalating conflicts across parts of Africa and the Middle East are deepening economic hardship, fuelling hunger and driving mass displacement, with civilians bearing the heaviest burden. UN Secretary-General António Guterres remains gravely…
Group urges FG to shield poor, tax wealthy Nigerians under proposed reforms
Frank Okon A consumer advocacy group has called on the Federal Government to protect low-income Nigerians from the impact of proposed tax reforms by imposing heavier taxes on wealthy individuals and large corporations. The Coalition for Affordable and Regular Electricity…
