By Tiamiyu Prudence Arobani The World Health Organization (WHO) says Nigeria and nine other countries in Africa and Asia accounted for about 70 per cent of the global Hepatitis B related deaths in 2024. WHO, in its newly published ‘2026 Global Hepatitis Report, on Tuesday, also said Nigeria and nine other countriesContinue Reading
By Mark Longyen President of the ECOWAS Commission, Dr Omar Touray, has described China as West Africa’s most strategic partner, adding that China’s multifaceted engagements with the sub-region would continue to deepen. Touray stated this at the handover ceremony of a new multimillion dollar ECOWAS headquarters complex, funded and builtContinue Reading
On Tuesday, April 28, China officially handed over the China-Aid Project of ECOWAS Headquarters Building to the ECOWAS Commission in Abuja, Nigeria. Located on the Airport Road, about 15 kilometres from the city centre, the complex spans 70,186 square metres, with a total floor area of 36,606 square meters. ItContinue Reading
By Mark Longyen, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) When UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, eulogised China as “the country that has made the greatest contribution to global poverty reduction,” he was, in effect, articulating what many observers already acknowledge about China’s record-time economic transformation. “China has lifted over 800 million peopleContinue Reading
By Fortune Abang The Nigerian Citizens Association in South Africa (NICASA) has appealed to the Federal Government and African leaders to halt the prevailing xenophobic attacks by South Africans against fellow Africans in the country. NICASA President, Frank Onyekwelu, made the appeal following the incessant harassment, intimidation and the brutalContinue Reading
By Fortune Abang Abuja, April 27, 2026 (NAN) The Nigerian Consulate in Johannesburg has condemned the killing of two Nigerians, Amaramiro Emmanuel and Ekpenyong Andrew by South African National Defence Force (SANDF) personnel on April 25, in Port Elizabeth. The Consul-General, Amb. Ninikanwa Okey-Uche, disclosed this in a statement onContinue Reading
The Swiss Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Patrick Eglof, says Switzerland is committed to supporting Nigeria in strengthening private security governance.Continue Reading
By Fortune Abang Abuja, April 23, 2026 (NAN) The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Amb. Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, says Nigeria and the European Union (EU) will continue to deepen bilateral cooperation between them in trade, security, education and technology. The minister stated this on Thursday in Abuja during the 4th Dim Odumegwu Ojukwu Memorial Lecture. The NewsContinue Reading
By Mark Longyen The U.S. Embassy in Nigeria has announced the signing of a three-year Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Kwara’s Ilorin Innovation Hub, a tech centre, to develop the state’s technology sector. A statement by the U.S. Diplomatic Mission in Nigeria, on Thursday in Abuja, said the development markedContinue Reading
Ghanaian Foreign Minister Samuel Ablakwa has urged Ghanaian nationals in South Africa to remain calm, reaffirming the government’s commitment to protecting its citizens both at home and abroad. The call by the foreign minister came after a viral video surfaced on social media showing a South African woman leading aContinue Reading
