By Mark Longyen The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) says it is strengthening Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) through a startup competition and cash awards scheduled for Sept. 28. ECOWAS Acting Director, Directorate of Private Sector and Industry, Mr Peter Oluonye, announced this at a news conferenceContinue Reading
By Sarafina Christopher Nigeria has deployed its first standardised justice sector platform for tracking cases of violence against women aimed at closing long-standing gaps in Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) data and accountability. The platform was unveiled during a five-day national validation and capacity-building workshop to review and validate theContinue Reading
By Fortune Abang The Federal Government has reiterated its commitment to prioritising security and harnessing the Nigerian diaspora as a critical asset for national development. The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Amb. Sola Enikanolaiye, reiterated the commitment in a statement by Richard Elesho, his Special Assistant on Media andContinue Reading
By Sarafina Christopher Abuja, Aug. 16, 2026 (NAN) India has expressed its commitment to inclusive development, stronger representation for developing countries, and a rules-based international order. India’s High Commissioner to Nigeria, Abhishek Singh, stated this while delivering the 80th Independence Day address of Indian President, Mrs Droupadi Murmu, on SaturdayContinue Reading
By Maureen Okon The Government of Pakistan in Nigeria has celebrated the country’s 79th Independence Anniversary, commending members of the Pakistani diaspora in Nigeria for their contributions to national development. The newly posted High Commissioner of Pakistan to Nigeria, Maj.-Gen. Kamran Savera, made the commendation at a ceremony held atContinue Reading
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
