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Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) in collaboration with the International Trade Centre (ITC), is set to host HerShowcase 2025 in under the framework of the United Kingdom (Government-funded SheTrades Commonwealth+ Programme.…

Nigerian Government has congratulated the Republic of Benin, Ethiopia, Congo and Gambia as members elected into the United Nations Human Rights Council. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a statement Released, signed by its Spokesperson,…

The Security Council has reviewed the ICJ provisional ruling on genocide allegations against Israel, as the deadly war in Gaza continues. The executive body of the U.N convened at the request of Algeria to deliberate on the ruling issued…

The Federal Government is set to inaugurate the Council for Small and Medium scale Enterprises in Nigeria (SMEs) as part of measures to support the over 40 million small businesses in Nigeria. The Senior Special Assistant to the Vice…

Calling for a reform of the Security Council, the President of Kenya, William Samoei Ruto, called the institution “dysfunctional, undemocratic, non-inclusive, un-representative”. Addressing the General Assembly on Thursday during the…

The UN Security Council on Friday voted to end a decade-old peacekeeping mission to Mali, whose military junta urged the troops' removal as it aligns with Russia. The Security Council voted unanimously on a resolution that will…

The Security Council adopted a resolution to extend the authorization for the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) for six months, till 31st December 2023. In April 2022, the Security Council approved the replacement of…

Algeria, Sierra Leone, Guyana and South Korea were elected unchallenged to sit on the UN Security Council in 2024-25, while Slovenia handily beat Belarus for the only contested seat. The UN Security Council is made up of 15 members,…

Mozambique, Ecuador, Japan, Malta, and Switzerland got a formal welcome into the U.N. Security Council, taking the two-year seats they won unopposed in June. In a tradition that Kazakhstan started in 2018, the five countries' ambassadors…

The UN Security Council adopted a resolution Tuesday relaxing the embargo on arms exports to the Democratic Republic of Congo, a decision hailed by Kinshasa as an "injustice repaired”. The resolution removes language that previously…