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COVID-19 crisis

May 20, 2025

New pandemic treaty adopted by WHO member states

The agreement was accepted without formal voting on the second day of the members’ annual World Health Assembly in Geneva.

WHO
January 19, 2023

Global unemployment rate to rise by 5.8% in 2023: ILO

The global jobs gap stood at 473 million in 2022, around 33 million above the level of 2019.

International Labour Organization (ILO)
January 16, 2023

Getting decent jobs likely to be harder in 2023, ILO warns

ILO says finding decent and well-paid jobs will likely be harder in 2023, thanks to the continuing global economic downturn.

Unskilled labourers
September 19, 2021

UN kicks against gender pay gap, demands equal pay for women

The call for equal pay comes as male sportsmen continue to receive higher remuneration than their female counterparts.

António Guterres
June 25, 2021

World Bank tells FG to ‘tax better’ to raise extra N10 trillion

The World Bank says certain revenue reforms over the next three years can raise the tax-to-GDP ratio to about seven per cent and bring in an additional N10 trillion.

Buhari and Osibanjo
May 3, 2021

Ajax win 35th Dutch league title

After winning the Dutch Cup, Ajax claimed the ninth “double” in club history, a Dutch record.

Ajax win 35th Dutch league title