Pope Pope Francis, spiritual leader of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics, died on Monday aged 88, the Vatican announced. Cardinal Kevin Farrell, camerlengo of the Apostolic Chamber, announced the death in a statement: “At 7:35 this morning (0535 GMT), the Bishop of Rome, Francis, returned to the house of theContinue Reading
By Ibironke Ariyo The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Illela Border Command in Sokoto State, has confirmed the repatriation of 62 Republic of Mali nationals through the Illela Control Post. The Controller of the command, Mr Tony Akuneme, who disclosed this in Abuja, added that they comprised of 51 males andContinue Reading
The Venezuelan Ambassador to Egypt, Wilmer Omar Barrientos Fernandez, has emphasised the importance of developing bilateral cooperation with Egypt, a country that aims to increase tourist traffic to 30 million tourists by 2028. Venezolana de Television, a partner of TV BRICS, repoted Fernandez as stressing this at a working sessionContinue Reading
By Sarafina Christopher Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, Yu Dunhai, has said that the current U.S. tariff policy could trigger a severe global economic downturn, which could also in turn hurt the U.S. economy. He gave the warning at a news conference on Friday in Abuja, cautioning that the U.S.’ aggressiveContinue Reading
Ethiopian ambassador to Brazil, Leulseged Tadese Abebe, says his country’s accession to the BRICS New Development Bank (NDB) is one of the priorities for the current year. Abebe said in an interview published on the website of Brazil’s BRICS Chairmanship, a partner of TV BRICS, that already, an application forContinue Reading
Economic relations between Egypt and Saudi Arabia witnessed significant growth in 2024, with the total volume of trade exchange reaching U.S.$15.98 billion, official data released by the Saudi Ministry of Investment indicated. This figure represents a 29 per cent increase compared to the previous year, as reported by Sada El-Balad,Continue Reading
By Mark Longyen The U.S. Government has called for the withdrawal of Rwandan forces from the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) occupied territory, and urged the alleged Rwandan-backed M23 rebels to declare a ceasefire. U.S. Department of State’s Senior Advisor for Africa, Massad Boulos, made the appeal at a digitalContinue Reading
By Fortune Abang The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Yusuf Tuggar, has underscored the importance of Nigeria maintaining a central role in protecting and promoting Africa’s foreign policy in an increasingly uncertain global environment. Tuggar delivered this message in his keynote address during the inaugural session of the Agora PolicyContinue Reading
By Fortune Abang The Federal Government on Thursday urged the government of Ethiopia to expedite action towards the signing of the agreement on the exchange of sentenced persons to advance the ties between both countries. The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Amb. Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, made the call at aContinue Reading
Analysts have expressed mixed feelings over the U.S. 90-day reciprocal tariff for all countries except China. This is against the backdrop of President Donald Trump’s announcement of tariff reprieve, amidst stock market’s bond investors worry over sell-off in the U.S. Speaking during global trade virtual session on Thursday, trade expertsContinue Reading
