As world leaders and senior officials gather in Beijing for the Global Leaders’ Meeting on Women from Monday to Tuesday, Irina Bokova, former UNESCO director-general, called for renewed commitment to gender equality and voiced hope that China would continue to play a leadership role in this global endeavour. “As theContinue Reading
By Muhyideen Jimoh President Bola Tinubu will depart Abuja on Sunday for Rome to attend the Aqaba Process Heads of State and Government Meeting, focused on West Africa’s security crisis. This was announced in a statement by Presidential Spokesperson, Mr Bayo Onanuga. The high-level summit begins onContinue Reading
Protection The European Commission is demanding information from U.S platforms Apple, Snapchat, Google and YouTube over allegations of insufficient child protection, European Commission Vice-President Henna Virkkunen said on Friday. European Union legislation “clearly says that when minors are using online services, very high levels of privacy, security, and safety haveContinue Reading
By Mark Longyen Dr Kalilou Sylla from Ivory Coast has been inaugurated as the new ECOWAS Commissioner for Economic Affairs and Agriculture. He was sworn in by Justice Ricardo Gonçalves, the President of the ECOWAS Court of Justice, during the Extraordinary Session of the ECOWAS Council of Ministers in AbujaContinue Reading
By Fortune Abang The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Yusuf Tuggar, has announced Dr Taoheed Elias as Nigeria’s candidate for the UN principal judicial organ, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) election. The ICJ, commonly regarded as the highest court for resolving disputes between sovereign states, was established in 1945Continue Reading
By Mark Longyen Former President of the ECOWAS Court of Justice, Justice Edward Asante, has been elected to the prestigious Advisory Committee of the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council. This is contained in a statement by Justice Asante’s office at the Community Court’s headquarters on Thursday in Abuja. TheContinue Reading
By Collins Yakubu-Hammer The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has reaffirmed Nigeria’s commitment to strengthen bilateral relations with Argentina on information exchange and cultural cooperation. Idris made the disclosure on Wednesday in Abuja when the Argentine Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Nicholas Nao, paid him a courtesy visitContinue Reading
By Mark Longyen Nigeria on Tuesday called for the upholding of fairness and inclusivity in the distribution of the statutory positions within the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). The Minister of State, Foreign Affairs, Amb. Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, made the appeal while declaring open an Ad hoc Ministerial MeetingContinue Reading
By Hadiza Mohammed Prof. Saad Bin Dajem, Vice President for Education and Academic Affairs, King Khalid University has said that 3, 200 Nigerians have graduated from Saudi Arabian universities in the last decade. The vice president made this known on Monday in Abuja at the opening of the Forum ofContinue Reading
By Maureen Okon The Forum for Graduates of Saudi Universities in Nigeria and Neighboring Countries will begin its sessions on Monday in Abuja, under the patronage of Saudi universities. The Saudi Embassy’s Press attache, Mohammed Alsahabi, confirmed the event in a statement to the News Agency of NigeriaContinue Reading
