By Fortune Abang Mr Marco Fernandes, Research Fellow, Tricontinental Institute for Social Research, Brazil, has called for more innovations and production of Electronic Vehicles (EVs) to advance Chinese technology. Fernandes made this submission on Tuesday at an international symposium organised by Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies at Renmin University ofContinue Reading
By Mark Longyen Nigeria’s Deputy Senate President and newly elected ECOWAS Parliament First Deputy Speaker, Sen. Barau Jibrin, has urged newly inaugurated members to collaborate towards achieving the bloc’s aims and objectives. Jibrin, who is also the parliament’s Acting Speaker, made this known at the closing of the InauguralContinue Reading
By Mark Longyen President Bola Tinubu has called on the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to consider electing its members directly through universal suffrage, instead of doing so through national parliaments. The President made this known at the inauguration of the 6th Legislature of the ECOWAS parliament onContinue Reading
By Mark Longyen The United States Diplomatic Mission in Nigeria has conferred its 2024 Woman of Courage award on Ms. Priscilla Usiobaifo, Executive Director, Braveheart Initiative for Youth and Women (BHI), an NGO. This is contained in a statement issued by Ms. Aishah Gambari, the spokesperson of the U.S. EmbassyContinue Reading
The U.S. Armed Forces said on Thursday that they destroyed two drones and a missile launched by Iran-backed Houthi militants and targeting a U.S. destroyer in the Red Sea. The U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) and destroyer USS Gravely on Wednesday morning successfully engaged and destroyed one inbound anti-ship ballistic missileContinue Reading
USAID, SON partner to tackle lead poisoning in NigeriaContinue Reading
Germany lauds foundation on Nigeria’s agribusiness projectsContinue Reading
By Mark Longyen Nigeria has called on the West African Network of the National Academies of Sciences (WANNAS) to leverage Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) to drive economic growth in the ECOWAS subregion. Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Geoffrey Nnaji, made the call at the opening ceremony ofContinue Reading
By Mark Longyen Severe humanitarian crisis across the ECOWAS subregion caused by conflicts, lack of basic services and climate change has pushed no fewer than 64.5 million victims into dire need of urgent help. Mr Abel Enitan, Permanent Secretary, Nigeria’s Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation (FMHAPA), disclosedContinue Reading
By Chinenye Offor The United Kingdom and Nigeria have made commitments to strengthen collaboration on migration and the fight against all forms of criminality. This is contained in a communique from the recent Annual Migration, Justice, and Home Affairs dialogue, which was held in London. The communique was signed by AtinukeContinue Reading
