By Mark Longyen Abuja, Jan. 20, 2026(NAN)U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria, Richard Mills, has ended his tour of duty in the country following President Donald Trump’s recall of about 30 U.S. envoys from countries globally. Amb. Mills was confirmed as U.S. ambassador to Nigeria nearly two years ago in May, 2024.Continue Reading
By Stellamaris Ashinze A new report by Google and Ipsos has revealed that Nigeria is leading in global adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI), particularly in learning, work and entrepreneurship. This is contained in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday by Mr Taiwo Kola-Ogunlade,Continue Reading
By Cecilia Ologunagba New York, Jan. 20, 2026 (NAN) UN agencies have warned that rising hunger and displacement are not only humanitarian emergencies but growing threats to global economic stability. The agencies gave the warning amid the World Economic Forum holding in Davos, Switzerland, from Jan. 19 to 23, withContinue Reading
By Cecilia Ologunagba New York, Jan. 20, 2026 (NAN) UN human rights office (OHCHR) has advocated the universal abolition of death penalty, noting that 2025 saw an ‘alarming’ increase in executions in a small number of retentionist countries. The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, ratified by 175 countries,Continue Reading
By Deji Abdulwahab Abuja, Jan. 19, 2026 (NAN) Indian Rice Exporters Federation (IREF) has attributed the sharp decline in Basmati rice prices to the escalating civil unrest and widespread protests in Iran. IREF said this in a statement on Monday, adding that the situation had created uncertainty across trade channelsContinue Reading
Oslo, Jan. 20, 2026 (Xinhua/NAN) Norwegian Prime Minister, Jonas Store on Monday confirmed that he received a letter from the United State President, Donald Trump, dismissing any obligation to think purely of peace. Store said that Trump also reaffirmed his desire to control Greenland. He said that the letter hadContinue Reading
Singapore, Jan. 19, 2026 (Xinhua/NAN) Singapore’s Changi Airport will work with multiple Chinese airlines to operate more than 600 supplementary flights to 15 cities in China from Feb. 1 to March 8. This will be more than double the number added during the same period in 2025, amid an anticipatedContinue Reading
Addis Ababa, Jan. 19, 2026 (Xinhua/NAN) African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, on Monday, congratulated Senegal for winning the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, after beating Morocco 1-0 in Sunday’s final. Youssouf described Senegal’s victory as “well-earned” and the final as a “fitting and memorable” conclusion of theContinue Reading
By Busayo Onijala Lagos, Jan. 19, 2026(NAN) The United Nations has called for stronger global media engagement on humanitarian crisis around the world, particularly the situation in Yemen. The organisation said that limited international attention is hampering awareness and support, at a time when millions face deepening food insecurity, healthContinue Reading
By Patricia Amogu Abuja, Jan. 18, 2026 (NAN) Vice President Kashim Shettima has pledged the Federal Government’s continued support for Nigerian farmers under the auspices of the All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN), saying that when farmers thrive, the nation thrives. Shettima gave the assurance at the closing of theContinue Reading
