By Fortune Abang The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced that the Federal Government and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will resolve issues related to visa procurement for Nigerians seeking to travel to the UAE. The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Mrs Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, said this following the visitContinue Reading
By Fortune Abang The Government of China has inaugurated its 2025 economic Roadmap centred on bolstering five per cent GDP growth, innovation and investment. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the roadmap is centred on boosting consumption, innovation and technology, fiscal and monetary policy implementation, as well asContinue Reading
Hostilities By Fortune Abang The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Moussa Faki, has called for an end to hostilities in South Sudan. Faki expressed concern over the escalating tensions and clashes in Nasir County, Upper-Nile State, including a lethal attack on a UN helicopter and violence in WesternContinue Reading
By Mark Longyen The ECOWAS Court Women’s Forum has called on West African women to always seek redress at the ECOWAS Court of Justice for gender-based violence and discrimination. The forum’s President, Mrs Frances Ibanga, gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja.Continue Reading
Empowerment By Sarafina Christopher The Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria Yu Dunhai has affirmed China’s dedication in collaborating with Nigeria to enhance gender equality and promote women’s empowerment. He made this pledge on Friday in Abuja during the “Her Story and Future” event marking the 115th International Women’s Day and 30thContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Lombardy Regional Government in Italy, has promised to establish a Vocational Training Institute in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. Mr Lere Olayinka, Senior Special Assistant to the FCT Minister on Public Communications and Social Media, made this known in a statement in Milan on Thursday.Continue Reading
By Busayo Onijala The success of China and the U.S. will present opportunities not threats because both share extensive common interests and a broad cooperation space, says China’s Commerce Minister, Wang Wentao. Wang said this at a news conference organised on the sidelines of the Third Session ofContinue Reading
By Mark Longyen Dr Omar Touray, President of the ECOWAS Commission, has called on the media to deploy modern technology tools to identify and counter anti-democratic narratives, combat disinformation, and uphold ethical journalism. Touray gave the charge at a two-day training for journalists on ‘tackling misinformation, disinformation and anti-democratic narratives,’Continue Reading
By Mark Longyen, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) was established by its founding fathers on May 28, 1975 with the aim of fostering regional economic integration, mutual cooperation, and political stability among its member states. The creation of the subregional bloc wasContinue Reading
By Muhammad Nur Tijani The Saudi Arabia Consulate in collaboration with Kano State Government has inaugurated the distribution of dates donated to the state by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Speaking at the event on Friday in Kano, Gov. Abba Kabir-Yusuf said that the gesture marked a significant moment inContinue Reading
