By Mark Longyen The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has called for the modernisation of traditional Islamic schools to tackle the surging scourge of terrorism and violent extremism across the sub-region. President of the ECOWAS Commission, Dr Omar Touray, made the appeal on Thursday in Abuja at theContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Mogbede The Rebuild Arewa Initiative for Development (RAID), an NGO, has called on the International Community to verify the facts about Nigeria’s security situation before forming opinions or taking actions against it. Alhaji Bitako Umar, RAID Director of Communications and Publicity, made the call at a news conferenceContinue Reading
By Busayo Onijala Former Nigerian Permanent Representative to the United Nations and 74th President of the General Assembly, Prof Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, says the UN remains central to global governance. He noted that in spite of criticism, the UN still provides a framework for peace, security, human rights and sustainable developmentContinue Reading
By Fortune Abang The Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation–Americas (NiDOA) has called on the U.S. government to partner with the Federal Government in tackling issues bothering on security and violent crimes, rather than resort to bridging the nation’s national sovereignty. The Continental Chair of NiDOA, Dr Victor Ubani, stated the positionContinue Reading
By Sarafina Christopher China and Nigeria have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening bilateral trade and investment at the China Commodities Expo-Nigeria 2025 in Lagos, showcasing opportunities for economic cooperation and fostering deeper commercial ties between both nations. Hosted by China’s Ministry of Commerce and organised by its Trade Bureau onContinue Reading
By Collins Yakubu-Hammer The Zambian government has indicated interest in understudying the operations of the National Values Charter, the cornerstone of the proposed Nigerian Identity Project (NIP). This was the outcome of the second meeting between the Director-General of the National Orientation Agency (NOA), Malam Lanre Issa-Onilu, and the ZambianContinue Reading
By Busayo Onijala The European Union (EU) has reiterated its solidarity with Nigeria, emphasising respect for the nation’s sovereignty and commitment to strengthening cooperation in peacebuilding, interfaith dialogue, and human rights protection. The EU Ambassador to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Gautier Mignot, disclosed this in an interview with the News AgencyContinue Reading
By Fortune Abang The Ethiopian Ambassador to Nigeria, Legesse Haile, says his country’s success-driven Homegrown Economic Reform agenda remains a testament to transformative potential of focused, high-impact investments in agriculture. Haile said this during the G20-Africa outreach meeting in Abuja, which centred on industrialisation and agriculture. The meeting was hostedContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Yashim China has expressed firm support for Nigeria amid tensions following U.S. criticism of the West African country’s handling of religious issues, declaring opposition to any external interference in Nigeria’s internal affairs. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said in a statement published on the ministry’s website onContinue Reading
Sri Lanka will recruit women for key railway positions, including engine driver, railway superintendent, station master, and railway supervisory manager, for the first time in the history of the Railway Department, the Government Information Department said Tuesday. The Cabinet of Ministers approved the move to promote gender inclusivity and broadenContinue Reading
