NIGERIA
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Nigeria
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Chapter Secretary General
Global Peace Council Member
UPF-Africa’s “Peace Talks” Series Continues With Panel of Current and Former Heads of State
July 4, 2020
Africa—UPF-Africa and the Africa chapter of the International Summit Council for World Peace (ISCP) held a “Peace Talks” webinar titled “Rebuilding and Renewing Our Nations in the Post-Covid-19 World: Interdependence, Mutual Prosperity and Universal Values.”
UPF-Africa Commemorates Africa Day With Webinar on Covid-19 Crisis
May 25, 2020
Africa— UPF-Africa organized its first “Peace Talks” web conference on the theme “Creating an Interdependent and Prosperous Africa in a World in Conflict at the Time of the Covid-19 Crisis.”
Ambassador for Peace Launches Poverty Alleviation Project in Africa
April 30, 2019
Benin City, Nigeria—An Australian Ambassador for Peace has launched a nonprofit project to alleviate poverty in Africa.
UPF-Nigeria Honors UN Day with World Peace Blessing
October 24, 2018
Abuja, Nigeria—United Nations Day was commemorated with a Family Unity Blessing Festival.
1,337 Couples Attend Blessing Event in Daudu, Nigeria
October 16, 2018
Daudu, Nigeria—UPF-Nigeria sponsored a Marriage and Family Peace Blessing Festival that attracted 1,337 couples representing different denominations and ethnic backgrounds.
Peace Blessing Extended to 1,455 Couples in Benue State, Nigeria
October 5, 2018
Benue State, Nigeria—UPF-Nigeria sponsored series of Family Peace Blessing Festivals to commemorate 58th anniversary of Nigeria’s independence.
UPF-Nigeria Commemorates UN International Day of Peace
September 23, 2018
Benue State, Nigeria—Eight hundred and seventy-six couples participated in Peace Blessing ceremonies in Nigeria to celebrate the UN International Day of Peace.
UPF-Nigeria Is Registered by the Federal Ministry of Education
September 17, 2018
Abuja, Nigeria—The Federal Ministry of Education has approved UPF-Nigeria to collaborate as an NGO in Nigeria’s education sector.
Peace Club Inaugurated in Abuja, Nigeria
May 3, 2018
Abuja, Nigeria—Over 250 persons, including faculty, staff, and students, attended the formal inauguration of the Peace Club at the Federal Capital Territory College of Education.
Ambassadors for Peace Seminar Held in Abuja, Nigeria
March 24, 2018
Abuja, Nigeria—Ambassadors for Peace Meet to Discuss Creating National Peace College.
UPF-Nigeria Celebrates UN International Women’s Day 2018
March 4, 2018
Abuja, Nigeria—Over 200 women and men gathered on March 4, 2018 at the National Ecumenical Center for the Special Women’s Interdenominational Service to commence activities to mark the 2018 International Women’s Day.
World Interfaith Harmony Week Observed in Nigeria
February 8, 2018
Abuja, Nigeria—UPF-Nigeria organized a series of activities to commemorate the 2018 United Nations World Interfaith Harmony Week (WIHW).
Peace Blessing Festival Held in Imo State, Nigeria
January 2, 2018
Diakuma, Nigeria—More than 120 couples participated in a Marriage and Family Peace Blessing Festival co-organized by UPF in Imo State in southeast Nigeria.
Experts Discuss Prevention of Violent Extremism in Africa
November 28, 2017
Abjua, Nigeria—From November 28 to 29, 2017, the UN Office of the Special Adviser on Africa (OSAA) held an Expert Group Meeting on “The role of African Civil Society Organization in Preventing Violent Extremism in Africa”.
First Nigerian Ambassador for Peace Dies, 85
November 19, 2017
Abuja, Nigeria—Dr. Alex Ifeanyichukwu Ekwueme, the first Nigerian to be appointed as an Ambassador for Peace, has died at age 85.
Nigerian Ambassadors for Peace Support Peaceful Elections in Anambra State
November 11, 2017
Onitsha, Nigeria—Ambassadors for Peace and representatives of various political parties came together for a special conference organized by UPF-Nigeria to support peaceful elections in Anambra state.
UPF College Ambassadors for Peace Participate in West African Educators Conference
November 9, 2017
Accra, Ghana—About 35 UPF College Ambassadors for Peace from Nigeria participated in a conference for West African educators convened to discuss challenges facing the region today.
UPF-Nigeria Appoints New Interreligious Ambassadors for Peace
October 24, 2017
Abuja, Nigeria—As part of the activities it organized to commemorate the 2017 UN Day, UPF-Nigeria held a three-day seminar on interreligious peace education during which it appointed new Interreligious Ambassadors for Peace.
Nigerian Students of Peace and Conflict Resolution
October 14, 2017
Abuja, Nigeria—Young Nigerians who are studying peace and conflict resolution have visited the UPF office to discuss cooperation in peace education.
Nigerian in the UK appointed Ambassador for Peace
July 15, 2017
London, UK—As part of the continuing effort of UPF-Nigeria to reach out to Nigerians in diaspora and mobilize them to support the peace building initiatives in Nigeria, Chief Bimbo Robert Folayan (MBCS CITP) was appointed by UPF-Nigeria as an Ambassador for Peace.
