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Nigeria Advised to Treat Wildlife Crime as National Security Threat

Daily Dispatch April 1, 2026

Nigeria has been urged to treat wildlife trafficking and illegal exploitation of biodiversity as a major organized crime threat capable of undermining national security, economic stability and sustainable development. The Country Representative of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime,

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Lions, United Nations Strengthen Partnership to Advance Sustainable Development and Community Service in Nigeria

Daily Dispatch March 26, 2026

The enduring partnership between the United Nations and Lions Clubs International took centre stage in Abuja on Thursday as stakeholders gathered to celebrate Lions Day with the United Nations, reaffirming their shared commitment to advancing humanitarian service, sustainable development, and peace. The event, held at the United Nations House, brought together Lion

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Justice Must Be Affordable, Accessible for Women, Says UN

Daily Dispatch March 13, 2026

The acting UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Elsie Attafuah, has called for urgent action to reduce the financial, social and institutional barriers preventing women and girls from accessing justice in Nigeria. Attafuah made the call in Abuja on Friday during the launch of “The Cost of Justice: Women’s Voice of Resilience in Nigeria,” […]

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UN Supports Nigeria’s Disability-Inclusive Programme

Daily Dispatch December 4, 2025

The United Nations has reiterated commitment to supporting Nigeria’s approach in fostering disability-inclusive sustainable development in the country. The UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator, in Nigeria, Mr. Mohamed Fall, disclosed this at the commemoration of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPWD), in Abuja, Fall, represented by the Head of

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UN Women, IOFS Say Access to Land for Women, Key to Nigeria’s Economic Growth

Daily Dispatch October 8, 2025

The UN Women and the Islamic Organisation for Food Security (IOFS) have advocated expanded inclusion of women access to land and other developmental infrastructure in the Cassava Value Chain production for economic growth of the nation. They made the position know at the National Stakeholder Debriefing & Consultation Meeting on Cassava Value Chain, jointly organised

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Yoruba Groups Petition UN, Warn of Impending Genocide in Nigeria

Daily Dispatch October 1, 2025

A coalition of over 130 Pan-Yoruba organizations has submitted a petition to the United Nations (UN) Secretary-General, António Guterres, raising alarm over what they describe as an imminent genocide against the Yoruba people in Nigeria. The petition, signed by Popoola Ajayi, General Secretary of the Alliance for Yoruba Democratic Movements (AYDM), alleges a coordinated