By Muhyideen Jimoh The Federal Government has again strongly condemned the attacks, harassment and forced displacement of Nigerians in South Africa, saying it is considering appropriate measures in response. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, stated this while speaking with State House Correspondents on Monday in Abuja. AccordingContinue Reading
By Sarafina Christopher Mr Zhou Hongyou, Minister at the Chinese Embassy in Nigeria, has identified art and cultural exchange as promoters of wildlife conservation and environmental awareness among young people. Zhou said this on Monday during the “Hello Nigeria 2026 Panda Painting Interactive Experience” in Abuja. He described the giantContinue Reading
By Chinasa Nwankwo Liberia’s Ambassador to Nigeria and Permanent Representative to ECOWAS, John Ballout, has called for the establishment of a regional task force to tackle illicit drug trafficking menace in West Africa. Ballout, who is also concurrent Ambassador to the Republic of Benin and Equatorial Guinea, made this knownContinue Reading
By Maureen Okon The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) says more than 1,000 Nigerians in South Africa have undergone screening for voluntary repatriation being facilitated by the Federal Government. Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of NiDCOM, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) inContinue Reading
By Fortune Abang Nigeria has extended the screening of its citizens, who are willing to be evacuated from South Africa following the recent wave of xenophobic attacks against Blacks in the country, to Wednesday. Kimiebi Ebienfa, the spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, disclosed this in a statement onContinue Reading
By Sarafina Christopher Abuja, June 7, 2026 (NAN) Minister of Works, David Umahi, has commended China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) for the quality execution of the ongoing Mararaba-Keffi Road project. Umahi made the appeal on Saturday during an inspection of the 43.65 kilometre road reconstruction and expansion project linking theContinue Reading
Since the establishment of BRICS, the member states have significantly increased their high-tech exports, which now account for more than one-third of global supplies, reflecting a shift in technological leadership worldwide. This was stated by Russian President Vladimir Putin at the plenary session of the 29th St. Petersburg International EconomicContinue Reading
By Sarafina Christopher Mrs Joy Okeke, Permanent Secretary, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Education Secretariat says plans are underway to expand Chinese language education in public schools to strengthen educational and cultural exchanges between Nigeria and China. Okeke disclosed this on Friday at the 19th and 25th Nigeria Division of theContinue Reading
NJ Ayuk, Executive Chairman of the African Energy Chamber, has said that cooperation between Russia and African countries is expanding across a wide range of energy sectors. These areas, he said, include nuclear power, natural gas and renewable energy, with a strong focus on addressing energy poverty and supporting skillsContinue Reading
BRICS intra-group trade exceeded the symbolic threshold of 1 trillion dollars in 2025, according to Irina Abramova, Director of the Institute for African Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences. She reminded participants of the 29th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) of this milestone during a BRICS Business CouncilContinue Reading
