By Sarafina Christopher Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, Yu Dunhai, says China’s imports from Nigeria rose by about 2.3 billion dollars in the first half of 2026, an increase of 80 per cent. Yu disclosed this during an international seminar on “China’s Zero-Tariff Measures and Africa’s Economic Structural Transformation”, organised byContinue Reading
By Maureen Okon Yusuf Yakub, the Director-General of the Nigerian Technical Aid Corps (NTAC), has called on Nigerians to use special occasions such as birthdays to extend kindness and support to the less privileged rather than focus on personal gifts. Yakub made the appeal in a statement issued on ThursdayContinue Reading
By Prudence Arobani Nigeria and the United States have deepened security cooperation, prioritising protection of vulnerable communities, counterterrorism prosecutions, and resettlement of internally displaced persons. The commitments emerged from the second session of the U.S.-Nigeria Joint Working Group addressing Nigeria’s Country of Particular Concern designation. The meeting, which started onContinue Reading
By Cecilia Ologunagba Independent UN human rights experts have raised concerns over a government-subsidised system that requires some homecare workers in New York City to work 24-hour shifts. The workers, predominantly migrant women, embarked on a hunger strike between late July and early August to protest working conditions and allegedContinue Reading
By Sarafina Christopher Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, Yu Dunhai, says China will provide a grant of RMB200 million (40.3 billion naira) to support the implementation of development projects in Nigeria. Yu disclosed this on Thursday during a meeting with Dr Dunoma Ahmed, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, inContinue Reading
By Maureen Okon The Cuban Government has appealed to Nigeria to support efforts to secure the lifting of the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the United States (U.S.) on Cuba. The Cuban Ambassador to Nigeria, Mrs Miriam Palmero, made the appeal in Abuja on Thursday at a ceremonyContinue Reading
By Chinasa Nwankwo The Bangladesh High Commissioner to Nigeria, Miah Kabir, says the country’s present job quota reforms, youth political participation and institutional changes are all dividends of the country’s July 2024 Uprising. Kabir said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday, in Abuja.Continue Reading
By Sarafina Christopher India has urged a stronger role for Nigeria in BRICS, saying the country would enhance the influence and representation of the Global South. Indian High Commissioner to Nigeria, Amb. Abhishek Singh, made the call on Wednesday during a media meeting in Abuja. Singh said Nigeria’s status asContinue Reading
By Mark Longyen The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) says about 32 million community citizens currently risk displacement due to climate crisis, which requires about 294 billion dollars to tackle. Dr Kalilou Sylla, ECOWAS Commissioner for Economic Affairs and Agriculture, disclosed this at a regional workshop to validateContinue Reading
By Fortune Abang The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ethiopian Embassy in Nigeria have commended Mr Mufutau Ojo, the News Agency of Nigeria’s Editor-in-Chief, on his retirement from service. Mr Kimiebi Ebienfa, the ministry’s spokesman, and Mr Legesse Haile, Ethiopian Ambassador to Nigeria, made this known through separate goodwillContinue Reading
