By Jessica Dogo The Queen of Denmark, Her Majesty Mary Elizabeth has visited Media Coalition and Awareness to Halt Human Trafficking (MeCAHT) in solidarity and international support in the fight against human trafficking. MeCAHT, in partnership with the Embassy of Denmark, hosted the Queen at its rehabilitation centre in Abuja,Continue Reading
Enforcement By Taiye Olayemi The ECOWAS Court has outlined key strategies aimed at strengthening the enforcement of its judgments across member states. Mr Gaye Sowe, Acting Deputy Chief Registrar of the ECOWAS Court, disclosed this during a news conference at the close of the two-day inaugural meeting of Competent NationalContinue Reading
By Mark Longyen U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria Richard Mills says his top priority is to enhance bilateral commercial and investment ties with Nigeria to foster economic growth, and create beneficial opportunities for their citizens. Mills made this known at the official unveiling of a meeting of working groups of theContinue Reading
By Muhyideen Jimoh President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday in Abuja expressed Nigeria’s readiness to deepen ties with Denmark in livestock development, agribusiness, and educational cooperation. The President stated this at the State House while receiving Queen Mary Elizabeth of Denmark, who is visiting Nigeria as Patron of the United NationsContinue Reading
By Salisu Sani-Idris Vice-President Kashim Shettima has applauded the over $1billion Nigeria-Brazil Green Imperative Agricultural Initiative. Shettima made the commendation on Tuesday during the opening session of the 2nd Nigeria-Brazil Strategic Dialogue Mechanism at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. He said that the initiative was a milestone in Nigeria’s renewed strategicContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi Nigeria is set to showcase its efforts in promoting Media and Information Literacy (MIL) at the 12th edition of the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) summit, GlobalFact12. The summit is scheduled to commence on Wednesday, June 25, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The summit, organised by the UnitedContinue Reading
By Salisu Sani-Idris The Vice President of Brazil, Geraldo Alckmin and his wife, Maria Alckmin, on Tuesday arrived Nigeria for the commencement of the Second Session of the Nigeria-Brazil Strategic Dialogue Mechanism (SDM). On arrival at the Presidential Wing of Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, the delegation was received by DeputyContinue Reading
PAttack By Tiamiyu Arobani The United Nations has condemned a suicide bombing during a Sunday Mass at a Damascus church that killed 25 worshippers, including women and children. No fewer than 60 churchgoers were also wounded in the attack. A gunman opened fire inside the Greek Orthodox St. Elias ChurchContinue Reading
By Muhyideen Jimoh President Bola Tinubu has urged his West African colleagues on the need to urgently activate the ECOWAS Standby Force to deal with terrorism in the sub-region. The Nigerian leader expressed concern over the slow pace of its operation, stressing the need to move from concept to realityContinue Reading
By Muhyideen Jimoh President Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone has been elected as the new Chairman of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government. He succeeds Nigerian President Bola Tinubu, who held the position for the past two years. The announcement was made during the 67th OrdinaryContinue Reading
