Tiger Woods has undergone successful ankle surgery to treat arthritis caused by a previous injury. The 47-year-old had to pull out of the 2023 Masters midway through the third round earlier this month, which he attributed to plantar fasciitis. But he had an operation on Wednesday in New York....
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UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has emphasised UN support to Africa countries in his fight to end the scourge of terrorism, noting that the situation in the region is worrisome. Guterres said this at a debate on Tuesday at UN headquarters in New York, organised by the Security Council,...
The Minister of Water Resources, Alhaji Suleiman Adamu, has shared some success stories about Nigeria’s efforts to provide basic water and adequate sanitation for its citizens. Adamu made this known while delivering Nigeria’s statement at a plenary session at the ongoing 2023 UN Water Conference on Thursday in New...
Nigeria’s Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), says trade is part of solution to managing the economics of water to incentivise its appropriate use that ensure access and equity. Okonjo-Iweala said this at a news conference organised by the Global Commission on the Economics of...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – In furtherance of the role of the private sector as a major driver of Nigeria’s industrialization, the President Muhammadu Buhari led administration convened a business summit (a Nigeria International Economic Partnership Forum) on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York,...
The Deputy Permanent Representative of Nigeria to the UN, Amb. George Edokpa on Tuesday in New York, decorated a newly promoted officer, Cyril Iruegbukpe, from the rank of Lieutenant Colonel to Colonel. The UN correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Edokpa was assisted by the...
President Muhammadu Buhari in the course of the week reassured Nigerians that with the renewed efforts of the Nigerian military, insecurity in the country would soon be a thing of the past. The Nigerian leader, currently engaged with official activities at the ongoing 77th Session of the UN General...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum has addressed multinational groups in New York, United States of America, towards increasing focus on the education of girls in Nigeria and around the world. The Governor traveled to the US as part of President Muhammadu Buhari’s delegation...
Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami,SAN, has said that Nigeria Government is making concerted efforts in addressing oil theft, including spending resources on pipeline surveillance security. Malami said this on Thursday in New York at the Nigeria International Partnership Forum with the theme ‘Scaling up...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday called on African countries and their Arab partners to work hard and be more united to realise common objectives. Speaking at a bilateral meeting with the President of Palestine, Mahmoud Abbas, in New York, President Buhari said the actualisation...
DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has restated the commitment of the Nigerian government towards ensuring that there is a rapid and strategic transition to renewable energy in response to the world-wide efforts for the preservation of the environment. President Buhari spoke on Wednesday in New York at...
Ahead of the Seventh Replenishment Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria in New York on Sept. 21, AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), an NGO, has pledged 10 million dollars. AHF’s Marketing Manager in Nigeria, Mr Steve Aborisade, announced this in a statement in Abuja on Wednesday. He stated...
The United Nations (UN) said funding was required to implement the 2022 Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) to address humanitarian needs of people in the Northeast Nigeria. UN Spokesman Stéphane Dujarric, at a news conference on Tuesday in New York, said 1.1 billion dollars would be required to fund the...
The remains of a former Nigerian diplomat, Amb. Eloho Otobo, has been laid to rest at Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Westchester, New York, U.S. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that dignitaries from Nigeria and the U.S. were on ground to pay their last respect to the late...
UN Member States on Monday gathered at the UN headquarters in New York to observe Nelson Mandela International Day, a celebration for everyone to take action and inspire change in their communities. The UN correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Mandela, the first democratically-elected President...
The UN has announced that the world’s population is expected to reach eight billion on Nov. 15. The information is in a statement released on Monday in New York by the UN to mark the 2022 World Population Day (WPD). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that WPD...
Ex-president Donald Trump and his eldest children are scheduled to testify in New York’s civil probe into alleged fraud at their family business from July 15, a court document showed Wednesday. New York state attorney general Letitia James and her team of investigators will have to conclude their questioning...
A woman of mixed race has been cured of H.I.V. in the United States, the New York Times reported on Tuesday. She is believed to be the third person ever to be cured of the disease. According to scientists, she was cured using a new transplant method involving umbilical...
The US Secret Service arrested a 72-year-old man in New York on Monday after he allegedly phoned them threatening to kill ex-President Donald Trump, a criminal indictment showed. Prosecutors in Brooklyn say Thomas Welnicki “knowingly and willfully threatened to kill, kidnap, and inflict bodily harm upon” America’s former president....
U.S. President Joe Biden says the federal government will purchase one half billion additional at-home rapid tests, with deliveries starting in January to American public in the fight against Omicron variant. Biden, in a statement from the White House, said the rapid tests would be delivered to Americas for...