Tinubu confers GCON on Indian PM, Modi

By Salisu Sani-Idris President Bola Tinubu on Sunday conferred the national honour of the Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger (GCON), on the Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi. Tinubu gave the honour during the Nigeria/India Bilateral meeting held at the Presidential, Abuja. The president said that the awardContinue Reading

Nuclear-ban-treaty organisation reappoints Floyd as Executive-Secretary

By Fortune Abang The governing body of the Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organisation (CTBTO) has reappointed Mr Robert Floyd as its Executive-Secretary. The organisation disclosed this in an official statement. The statement indicated that Floyd’s reappointment reaffirmed his leadership for a second term and that the extensionContinue Reading

COP29: UN chief urges action on loss, damage funding

By Cecilia Ologunagba UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday urged nations to increase contributions to a fund supporting developing countries impacted by climate change. Guterres made the appeal at a high-level dialogue on loss and damage funding during the COP29 UN climate change conference in Baku, Azerbaijan. “In an eraContinue Reading

Environmentalists call for global action against green economy sabotage

By Fortune Abang Environmentalists have called for international cooperation against political agenda that undermines green economy transition designed to mitigate impact of climate change globally. The environmentalists made the advocacy on Monday at the virtual 7th China International Import Expo (CIIE) Hongqiao International Economic Forum sub-forum titled: “Sustainable Trade amidContinue Reading

China upgrades cooperation with Africa–Official

By Halima Sheji China says it has upgraded the China-Africa Economic and Trade Forum and China-Africa Cultural Cooperation and Exchange Month to the China-Africa Economic and Trade Forum in the framework of China-Africa Cooperation Forum. Zhang Yangbin, Deputy Secretary-General, Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, said this duringContinue Reading