By Mark Longyen The United States’ Ambassador to Nigeria, Richard Mills, has announced that bilateral trade between the two countries has soared to about 13 billion dollars since last year. Mills disclosed this at a dinner organised by the U.S. Mission in Nigeria to mark the country’s 249th independence anniversaryContinue Reading
By Muhyideen Jimoh Nigeria and Saint Lucia have signed a Technical Manpower Assistance (TMA) agreement to deploy skilled Nigerian professionals to the Caribbean nation. A statement by Presidential Spokesperson, Mr Bayo Onanuga, on Wednesday said the pact aims to deepen South-South cooperation between the two countries. TheContinue Reading
By Maureen Okon The Federal Government (FG) on Wednesday deployed four Technical Aid Volunteers (TAC) Specialist Nurses to Jamaica as a soft power diplomacy to bridge both the educational and professional gaps. The orientation and deployment exercise was organised for the volunteers by the Nigerian Technical Aid Corps (NTAC) inContinue Reading
By Muhyideen Jimoh President Bola Tinubu has called on Africans and people of African descent worldwide to unite in building a future of “promise, honour and dignity for the black race.” The President made the call during a dinner hosted in his honour by Saint Lucia’s Prime Minister,Continue Reading
By Fortune Abang The All Africa Association for Small and Medium Enterprises (AAASME) has called for deeper sensitisation aimed at making Small and Medium scale Enterprises (SMEs) stronger and repositioned for growth. The President of AAASME, Dr Ebiekure Eradiri, made the call in an interview with the News Agency ofContinue Reading
By Muhyideen Jimoh President Bola Tinubu has urged Saint Lucian students to harness the power of education to shape a more prosperous and united Afro-Caribbean future. President Tinubu stated this while addressing students at the Sir Arthur Lewis Community College in Morne Fortune on Tuesday, the fourth day ofContinue Reading
By Muhyideen Jimoh President of the Saint Lucian Senate, Alvina Reynolds, has highlighted the strong ancestral connections between Nigeria and Saint Lucia. Reynolds cited data from a British census conducted on the island in 1815, revealing that many Saint Lucians trace their origins to Nigeria. She made this known whileContinue Reading
By Muhyideen Jimoh President Bola Tinubu has called on the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) to take advantage of ‘Africa’s largest market’ and invest in Nigeria. The President described Nigeria as a gateway to Africa’s booming market and urged the island nations to deepen trade, joint ventures andContinue Reading
By Mark Longyen The Speaker of the ECOWAS Parliament, Hadja Memounatou Ibrahima, has called for a strong legal framework for Artificial Intelligence (AI) development across West Africa. She made this call on Monday at a delocalised meeting of the parliament’s Joint Committee in Dakar, Senegal, focusing on education, science, andContinue Reading
By Patricia Amogu The National President, Tinubu Young Generation Forum (TYGF), Mr Kevin Timothy, said Nigeria’s international relations and partnerships would deepen its economic diversification drive. Timothy stated this during an official meeting with Egyptian investors and billionaire business mogul, Mr Yasser Mohammed, the CEO/Managing Director of SAMCO Cooperation CompanyContinue Reading
