By Maureen Okon A Ghanaian Parliamentarian, Ms Laadi Ayamba, said Ghana has been taking measures to avert the infiltration of terrorists and violent extremists into the country. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Ayamba made this known on Tuesday while presenting her country’s annual report at the ongoingContinue Reading
Mauritania’s former president, Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, has been sentenced to five years in prison for money laundering and “illicit enrichment”. Abdel Aziz led the West African country for a decade after coming to power in a 2008 coup and was an ally of Western powers fighting Islamist militants inContinue Reading
By Fortune Abang Charge d’Affaires of the United States Embassy in Nigeria, Mr David Greene, says both countries are working closely as partners to strengthen security and ensure stability in West Africa. Greene, who said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja, describedContinue Reading
By Fortune Abang The United States has applauded Nigeria for the efforts it is making to bolster its economy towards ensuring sustainable growth and development. Mr David Greene, Chargé d’Affaires of the U.S. Embassy in Abuja, who gave the applause, acknowledged the Federal Government’s efforts in an interview withContinue Reading
By Fortune Abang Chargé d’Affaires of the U.S, Embassy in Nigeria Mr David Greene has assured visa applicants of the mission’s commitment to tackling all visa-related hitches. Greene gave the assurance during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja. According to him, issues related toContinue Reading
By Fortune Abang The U.S. says it believes in democracy regardless of all its challenges and flaws because of the opportunities it offers to the electorate for wholesome change in a leadership that fails to deliver dividends of the system. Chargé d’Affaires of the U.S, Embassy in Nigeria MrContinue Reading
By Fortune Abang The U.S. says it is committed to promoting sustainable peace between the Israeli and Palestinian people as well as the adoption of a two-state solution to the conflict between them. Mr David Greene, Chargé d’Affaires of the U.S, Embassy in Nigeria, expressed the commitment in anContinue Reading
By Fortune Abang The U.S. says it is set to invest $600 million in private investments and infrastructure in Africa as a partnership towards deepening global alliance. David Greene, Chargé d’Affaires of the U.S. Embassy in Nigeria, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday inContinue Reading
By Maureen Okon The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Saturday condemned the violence that erupted in Guinea Bissau in the early hours of Friday. The condemnation is contained in a statement issued by the ECOWAS Parliament in Abuja. It stated that the community learnt with deep preoccupation,Continue Reading
By Maureen Okon Nigeria is pushing for the enhancing of regional security to guarantee peace and economic growth in West Africa. Nigeria’s position is contained in its Country Report presented to the 2023 second Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Parliament in Abuja. It harps on the need for memberContinue Reading
