Ovia, in what is a reward for his business leadership and philanthropy, received the AAI 2017 Business Leader Award at a ceremony held on the sidelines of the ongoing United Nations General Assembly in New York, the United States
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Dangote said agriculture should be the focus of government, as well as gas and minerals, in an effort to diversify the economy
The former Vice President, according to a statement issued in Abuja by his media office, said it is also right that Nigeria, through President Buhari, drew the UN’s attention to the sufferings of Myanmar’s Rohingya people, cited by the UN as perhaps the world’s most persecuted minorities
Buhari made the call when he delivered Nigeria’s National Statement at the ongoing 72nd session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, US.
In a tweet by the country’s news agency, DPRK News Service, Trump’s threat was likened to “the twitchings of a dog licking its flea-riddled scrotum”.
Delivering Nigeria’s national statement during the General Debate of the 72nd Session of United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 72) in New York on Tuesday, the President said this commitment to democratic ideals became profound with Nigeria leading ECOWAS’ effort in the restoration of democratic governance in The Gambia and Cote D’Ivoire.
Being the speech by President Muhammadu Buhari at the ongoing United Nations General Assembly in New York, United States of America on September 19, 2017
A national of Saudi Arabia, who was at the hotel to catch a glimpse of President Buhari, wondered why Nigeria had such as small delegation. He had to inquire if the country was still in recession
President Buhari, who arrived New York on Sunday, is billed to address the 72nd UN General Assembly today when the debate opens
One Campaign initiative aims to increase the access to and quality of education for girls in Nigeria, with an emphasis on girls in Northern Nigeria
The Chairman of Dangote Foundation, Aliko Dangote, shared plans to build an African Business Coalition on Health during the Bloomberg Global Business Forum he was co-hosting, and which took place alongside the United Nations General Assembly in New York, United States of America.
Adesina stated: “President Buhari departs Abuja to New York for 72nd Session of the United Nations General Assembly on September 17, 2017.’’
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, who declared this at a news conference at the UN headquarters in New York, said Buhari was “now firing up”.
This information was contained in a statement on Friday by the Special Adviser on Media to the President, Femi Adesina
The high point of the President’s visit will be his participation in the General Debate during which he will deliver the country’s National Statement.
Onyeama made this known in Abuja on Tuesday when he briefed the newsmen on the conference scheduled to hold from September 12 to September 25.
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The point is that there is no political remedy for Biafra’s suffering—like an abused wife in a forced marriage—short of self-determination to regain its sovereignty that was illegally extinguished by the British and never surrendered after decolonization
A UN report obtained by the Correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria said the universal body that comprised all the 193 UN Members States also approved $639.53 million to keep the 33 UN special political missions running smoothly
Onyeama spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria in New York, United States of America on the sideline of the 71st UN General Assembly in New York