Brazil has launched artificial intelligence (AI) initiatives at the BRICS High Level Forum on AI, co-organised with China. The event discussed the prospects for technological development and cooperation in the Global South. This was reported by the press service of the Brazilian Ministry of Science, Technology, and Innovation. Brazil’sContinue Reading
By Sarafina Christopher Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, Yu Dunhai, says that tea trade between China and Nigeria is thriving and enhancing trade relations between the two countries. Yu said this in Abuja during the “2025 Tea for Harmony Yaji Cultural Salon” event with the theme “Tea in Nature’s Whisper: AromaContinue Reading
By Mark Longyen Turkish Ambassador to Nigeria, Mehmet Poroy, says the country has one of the world’s richest culinary traditions because Turkish foods have been enriched by traces of countless civilisations for centuries. The envoy made this known during an interactive session with select diplomatic correspondents whom he hosted toContinue Reading
By Mark Longyen The ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) has disbursed more than 2.5 billion dollars supporting about 300 projects across the subregion since its inception in 1999. EBID President, Dr George Donkor, made this known during an interactive session with heads of ECOWAS institutions and specialised agenciesContinue Reading
By Mark Longyen The ECOWAS Parliament has adopted new Rules of Procedure, which prohibit members from making derogatory remarks about fellow members and West African Heads of State. The regional lawmakers adopted the revised Rules of Procedure during the First Ordinary Session of the Parliament held on Thursday in Abuja.Continue Reading
By Aisha Cole The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Mr Adegboyega Oyetola, has received the French Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Marc Fonbaustier. The visit underscored the strengthening maritime and diplomatic relations between Nigeria and France, particularly in the context of ocean governance and global maritime collaboration. The engagement comesContinue Reading
By Deji Abdulwahab The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has urged its Ulama team to sensitise Nigerian pilgrims on the rudiments of the pilgrimage before performing Hajj rites. Prof. Abubakar Yagawal, NAHCON Commissioner Planning, Research, Statistics, Information and Library Services (PRSILS), said this while speaking with newsmen inContinue Reading
By Deji Abdulwahab The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) says 25,075 Nigerian pilgrims have so far been transported to Makkah from Madina with their Nusuk cards. Alhaji Abdulkadri Oloyin, the Coordinator, Madina NAHCON Office, disclosed this while speaking with newsmen in Madina on Wednesday. The News Agency of NigeriaContinue Reading
By Mark Longyen Amb. Troy Fitrell, U.S. Department of State’s acting Head of Africa Bureau, says the country has now shifted its diplomacy in Sub-Saharan Africa from an ‘assistant-led’ to an ‘investment-led’ strategy. The envoy, who disclosed this in a digital news conference during an official visit to West Africa,Continue Reading
By Chinenye Ofor/Maureen Okon Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Abbas Tajudeen, has described Nigeria as one of the most attractive and lucrative investment frontiers in Africa. Abbas made this known on Wednesday in Abuja at the maiden edition of the Nigeria-Italy Investment Summit 2025 (NIIS 2025), themed “BuildingContinue Reading
