U.S. President Donald Trump says the second U.S. aircraft carrier strike group will soon depart for the Middle East. “It’ll be leaving very shortly,” Trump told journalists on Friday when asked about reports that the USS Gerald R. Ford would be moved from the Caribbean to the Middle-East. “In caseContinue Reading
By Patricia Amogu The Federal Government and the European Union (EU) have reiterated their commitment to strengthening the Nigeria Solar for Health Project, a power rollout initiative designed to deploy sustainable energy solutions to healthcare facilities across the country. The commitment was reaffirmed at the third Federal Steering Committee meetingContinue Reading
By Fortune Abang The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Yusuf Tuggar, has reaffirmed Nigeria’s commitment to advancing Africa’s democratic governance, regional cooperation, and multilateral partnership. Tuggar disclosed this in a statement issued on Friday in Abuja by the ministry’s spokesperson, Kimiebi Ebienfa following the minister’s participation at the African UnionContinue Reading
The African Union (AU) Commission has welcomed the signing of terms of reference for a ceasefire mechanism between the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Alliance Fleuve Congo (AFC/M23). The complex stack of overlapping agreements involved the DRC government, Rwanda, and the M23 (now often referred toContinue Reading
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Thursday said that the U.S. and Iran seemed willing to make concessions in order to reach a nuclear agreement. Speaking to Financial Times, Fidan underlined that Washington had signaled a willingness to be flexible on a key demand that Iran end all uranium enrichment.Continue Reading
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic on Thursday praised Turkish President Recep Erdoğan’s leadership, and solicited deeper economic, political, and security cooperation between the two countries. “I am truly very pleased to be here,” Vucic said at the Presidential Complex in Ankara during a joint press conference with Erdoğan,” he said. VucicContinue Reading
Türkiye’s President Recep Erdoğan on Thursday called for stronger transport integration among members of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC). In a video message to an OIC transport ministers meeting in Istanbul, he said that effective and reliable networks were essential to unlocking the Islamic world’s economic potential. Erdoğa saidContinue Reading
By Mark Longyen Chairman, Shendam Local Government Area of Plateau, Nicholas Nshe, has sought partnership with Finland to strengthen grassroots agricultural mechanisation and innovation. This is contained in a statement issued by the chairman on Thursday. It explained that Nshe was among a state delegation of Association of Local GovernmentsContinue Reading
Turkish President Recep Erdoğa says he firmly believes Türkiye and Greece, as neighbors and allies, should keep dialogue channels open based on cooperation. The Turkish President stated this while addressing a joint press conference after bilateral talks with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis at the Turkish Presidential Complex in theContinue Reading
Bangladesh recorded a 32.88% turnout after four and a half hours of voting on Thursday as people stood in long queues to elect a new government for the first time since a popular uprising ended the 15-year rule of the Awami League party. The voter turnout was recorded across 32,789Continue Reading
