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By Tiamiyu Prudence Arobani Nigeria has warned against United Nations budget cuts that could undermine development, peacekeeping and the interests of developing countries, insisting that efficiency must not compromise the organisation’s responsibilities. The warning came during the Fifth Committee deliberations on the

Former Nigerian Foreign Affairs Minister, Prof. Ibrahim Gambar, has praised Nigeria’s emergence as Chairman of the United Nations Budget Committee as a historic diplomatic achievement requiring strategic leadership and international consensus building. Gambari, a former UN Under-Secretary-General, said that Nigeria’s assumption of

The UN Development Programme (UNDP) has warned that approximately 800 million young people entering the labour market in developing economies over the coming years will not find jobs unless countries act. UNDP Administrator Alexander De Croo gave the warning on Tuesday as

UN Secretary-General António Guterres has presented a $3.3 billion programme budget proposal for next year – a cut of $40.8 million. The proposed 2027 programme budget is 1.2 per cent below the 2026 approved level. Guterres presented the budget to the General

Duane “Keffe D” Davis, the 63-year-old former Los Angeles street gang leader who spent decades boasting about his role in the drive-by shooting of rap legend Tupac Shakur, was sentenced on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, to a minimum of 40 years to