UN express concern Nigeria’s imprisonment of ‘blasphemous’ 13-year-old
ABUJA, Sept 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The UN children’s agency Unicef has “expressed deep concern” over the imprisonment and treatment of…
Covid-19: Kenya resolves coronavirus spat with Tanzania
Tanzania banned four Kenyan airlines from its market as tensions escalated NAIROBI, Sept 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Kenyan government has…
Sudan’s Bashir trial adjourned to September 22
Ousted Sudanese president Omar Al-Bashir KHARTOUM, Sept 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The trial of Sudan’s toppled strongman Omar al-Bashir over his…
Nigerian politicians face UK visa bans over polls chaos
Nigerian politicians have previously been accused of using violence in elections ABUJA, Sept 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The UK has threatened…
Libya: East-based government resigns after Benghazi protests
The latest protests erupted on Saturday evening BENGHAZI (Libya), Sept 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The rival government in eastern Libya has…
Covid-19: All African nations seeks Fifa’s Coronavirus Relief fund help
Fifa is making money available to its 211 member associations to help deal with the impact of COVID ZURICH (Switzerland),…
Covid-19: 11.2 million Ghanaian jobs affected due to pandemic – Employment Minister
Ignatius Baffour-Awuah, Minister of Employment and Labour Relations ACCRA, Sept 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The jobs of 11.2 million people in…
Covid-19: Canada-US border closure to be extended another 30 days
OTTAWA, Sept. 17 (NNN-Xinhua) – Canada and the United States areexpected to extend a ban on non-essential ground travel between…
Climate change: EU chief urges Europe to cut emissions by 55% by 2030
BRUSSELS, Sept 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The European Commission will propose cutting emissions in Europe by 55 percent by 2030 in…
Landmark 75th session of UNGA commences in largely virtual format amidst COVID- 19
UNITED NATIONS, Sept 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The landmark 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly has commenced amidst the…