Barrow lauds FG’s efforts in advancing Gambian educational standard

By Maureen Okon Adama Barrow, the President, Republic of Gambia, has lauded the Nigerian Government’s efforts in advancing his country’s educational standard. He said the impact was evident through the scholarship and the Technical Aid Corps (TAC) volunteers competence who were sent by the Nigerian Technical Aid Corps (NTAC) toContinue Reading

Shettima seeks int’l collaboration on Nigeria’s HCD strategy

By Salisu Sani-Idris Vice-President Kashim Shettima has called for stronger international collaboration to advance Nigeria’s Human Capital Development 2.0 (HCD 2.0) strategy. Shettima made the call virtually at a high-level roundtable on the sidelines of the 2025 World Bank/International Monetary Fund Spring Meetings. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reportsContinue Reading

ECOWAS solicits support for standby force following Bénin terrorist attack

By Mark Longyen ECOWAS has solicited the full support of member states for the operation of its regional counter-terrorism initiative, the ECOWAS Standby Force (ESF), following the recent terrorist attack on Bénin Republic. ECOWAS President, Dr Omar Touray, made this known in a statement issued by the commission’s spokesman, JoelContinue Reading

China denies tariff talks with U.S.

China on Thursday denied any suggestion on negotiations with the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump over tariffs. China’s comments come after Trump had earlier on Tuesday said that things were going on fine with China and that the final tariff rate on Chinese exports would come down substantially from the currentContinue Reading