By Mark Longyen The United States Agency for International Development, USAID, says the U.S. government, through its Presidential Malaria Initiative, PMI, has contributed $914m to fight malaria in Nigeria since 2011. This is contained in PMI’s latest report, which said it also supported Nigeria with $73 million to fight malariaContinue Reading
By Fortune Abang Dr Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/CEO of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), has called on compatriots abroad to form a united front aimed at promoting diaspora voting in Nigeria. Dabiri-Erewa made the call during a virtual conference centered on institution diaspora voting in Nigeria, organised by FixPolitics Diaspora Dialogue,Continue Reading
By Fortune Abang The Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation, Americas (NIDOA) on Tuesday expressed regrets over the passing of Dr Raymond Sowemimo, its Houston Chapter president. This is contained in a joint statement by Dr Victor Ubani, Chairman NIDOA Board of Trustees (BoT), on behalf of NIDO-Americas, Dr Eromonsele Idahosa,Continue Reading
By Chinenye Offor British High Commissioner in Nigeria Richard Montgomery has applauded the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN’s) professionalism and leading role in the growth of the media, not just in Nigeria but in Africa as a continent. Montgomery expressed the thought in Abuja on Tuesday when he paid aContinue Reading
By Lucy Ogalue Amb. Bala Manian, India’s High Commissioner to Nigeria, has said that the bilateral trade between Nigeria and India in two years was about 20 billion dollars. Manian said this at the second Nigeria- India Joint Trade Committee meeting held on Monday in Abuja. The News Agency ofContinue Reading
Bulgarian news agency chief says news should be free Mr Kiri Valchev, Director-General of the Bulgarian News Agency (BTA), has said that news should not be treated as a commodity but as a human right. He was speaking during the second day of science readings hosted by Sofia University’s FacultyContinue Reading
By Maureen Okon The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Embassy in Nigeria on Friday donated 50 tonnes of dates to the Federal Government. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the donation was presented by the Saudi Amb. to Nigeria, Mr Faisal Alghamdi. Dates are basically tropical fruits that areContinue Reading
By Fortune Abang President Xi Jinping of China, on Friday met with the U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. In a statement by the China Africa Press Centre, President Xi said that this year marked the 45th anniversary of diplomatic relationsContinue Reading
By Sarafina Christopher The China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC) with support of the Chinese Embassy in Nigeria, renovated and donated learning materials to China-Assisted Model Primary School Nyanya, Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the distribution of the learning materials was done at the inauguration ofContinue Reading
By Chinenye Offor The United Kingdom has announced Nigeria as one of the countries benefiting from the one billion pounds Global Fund against malaria and other diseases during the period of 2024 to 2026. Dr Ebere Anyachukwu, the Health Adviser, British High Commission (BHC) said this in an interview withContinue Reading
