A U.S.-based Nigerian historian and professor of Africana Studies, Apollos Nwauwa, has hailed Nelson Mandela, South Africa’s first black President for his outstanding legacy, especially for standing against xenophobia.

UN Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Ozonnia Ojielo of Nigeria as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Rwanda, with the host Government’s approval.

 The 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.

On Tuesday, the Ethiopian Ministry of Finance (MoF) announced that it had signed a third-party implementation agreement with the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) to rehabilitate infrastructure projects in the East African country’s northern Tigray region.

UN humanitarian partners have delivered food and nutrition assistance to no fewer than 26,000 people in the past week in the town of Rann, Northeast Nigeria.

International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach has paid tribute to former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe who was assassinated during a political event earlier on Friday.

The Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) says Nigeria’s crude oil production increased to an average of 1.238 million barrels per day (bpd) in June 2022.

Former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe is dead, after being shot during an election campaign event on Friday morning.