The African Union (AU) Commission has on Tuesday suspended Niger from the pan-African bloc until normal constitutional order is restored in the country following the latest military coup. The decision to suspend Niger from AU membership was made by the Peace and Security Council of the AU Commission during itsContinue Reading
By Fortune Abang Mr Laurent De Boeck, Chief of Mission, International Organisation for Migration (IOM) Nigeria, has urged filmmakers to always prioritise creativity in their fight against human trafficking. De Boeck who gave the advice in his address at the closing of IOM Nigeria’s 2023 Short Film Contest on ‘CombatingContinue Reading
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a 45 million U.S. dollar loan to help strengthen quality health care in 16 districts across 10 provinces in Laos. The Manila-based bank said that Improving the Quality of Health Care Project would help the Lao Ministry of Health design and implement qualityContinue Reading
Amb. Yusuf Tuggar By Lizzy Okoji Newly appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Yusuf Tuggar, has pledged to unveil Nigeria’s new foreign policy that would reposition the country at the pinnacle of visionary and global decision making. Tuggar said this in Abuja on Monday when he assumed office asContinue Reading
By Taiye Agbaje A former member of the House of Representatives, Robinson Uwak, on Sunday, called on the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and its chairman, President Bola Tinubu to suspend the planned invasion of Niger Republic. Uwak, in a statement in Abuja, said there was need toContinue Reading
By Cecilia Ologunagba The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, on Friday, called for Niger’s democratically elected officials to be released at once, following their detention in the July coup. Türk, in a statement, urged the generals to restore constitutional order immediately. The UN rights chief, however, expressedContinue Reading
(This is the second and final part of a two-series feature with the first part published a few days ago) A news analysis by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) The animation industry in Nigeria is still small with a great potential to expand and employ a large number ofContinue Reading
By Sarafina Christopher Prof. Zhang Yanqiu of the Communication University of China,(CUC), Beijing, has charged African journalists to discontinue the excessive negative reportage about their countries. Yanqiu, who is also the Director of Africa Communication Research Center at CUC, gave the charge in an interview with a Correspondent of theContinue Reading
By Sarafina Christopher Prof. Zhang Yanqiu from the Communication University of China said on Thursday, that regulating online media contents would help in curbing fake news, misinformation, and disinformation. Yanqiu stated this in an interview with a correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), participating in a 14-day trainingContinue Reading
By Sarafina Christopher The People’s Republic of China on Wednesday in Beijing, began the training of select journalists from developing countries to enhance their reportage and strengthen bilateral relations between China and their countries. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondent participating in the 14-day training in Beijing, reports thatContinue Reading
