By Nana Musa The Federal Government has committed 500,000 dollars to AFRITAC West 2 Phase III, reinforcing efforts to strengthen policy capacity and macroeconomic management across West Africa. The agreement was signed during the IMF/World Bank Spring Meetings involving senior officials from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the CentralContinue Reading
By Mark Longyen Antalya (Türkiye) Turkish President Recep Erdogan on Friday said the world was currently facing a deepening crisis in both power and direction, warning that the international system had reached a “serious and dangerous threshold.” Erdogan gave the warning at the opening ceremony of the Antalya Diplomacy ForumContinue Reading
By Mark Longyen Antalya (Türkiye) Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Saeed Khatibzadeh says his country is seeking a comprehensive end to wars across the Middle East region, not a temporary ceasefire. Khatibzadeh made this known on Friday in Antalya, Türkiye, while speaking to newsmen on the sidelines of the Antalya DiplomacyContinue Reading
By Mark Longyen Antalya (Türkiye) Amb. Tom Barrack, U.S. Ambassador to Türkiye and Special Envoy for Syria, has called on regional blocs to handle their own specific internal affairs devoid of external interference. Barrack made the appeal in an interview with newsmen on the sidelines of the Antalya Diplomacy ForumContinue Reading
By Mark Longyen Antalya (Türkiye) Global leaders and senior government officials have converged on Antalya, Türkiye, for this year’s Antalya Diplomacy Forum (ADF2026) an annual multilateral conference aimed at managing current global uncertainty. The three-day annual conference, which kicks off on Friday in the serene southern Mediterranean city, is hostedContinue Reading
Iranian Government has estimated the cost of the war launched by the United States (U.S.) and Israel since February at 270 billion dollars. The government spokeswoman, Fatemeh Mohajerani, on Tuesday told the Russian state news agency, RIA Novosti, that the figure was a preliminary estimate. According to Mohajerani, the firstContinue Reading
By Cecilia Ologunagba The UN Deputy Secretary-General, Ms Amina Mohammed, has reaffirmed the organisation’s commitment to supporting Nigerian-led solutions to development and humanitarian challenges. UN spokesperson, Stéphane Dujarric, said Mohammed had returned from Nigeria, where she visited Zamfara and Benue states and met communities affected by insecurity and displacement. HeContinue Reading
Türkiye has distributed 36 tons of food aid to internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Adamawa through its Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) to support Nigeria’s current humanitarian efforts. The food aid, which was carried out in coordination with the United Nations, was distributed at the Malkohi Internally Displaced PersonsContinue Reading
Iran-U.S. failed peace talks: Turkish, Pakistani foreign ministers discuss Türkiye’s Foreign Minister, Hakan Fidan and his Pakistani counterpart Ishaq Dar, on Sunday, discussed the Iran-U.S. talks held in Islamabad on Saturday night. The two ministers held a phone call to assess the outcome of the Islamabad negotiations, said Turkish diplomaticContinue Reading
The U.S. has begun operations to clear out the Strait of Hormuz, a critical global shipping route, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday. “We’re now starting the process of clearing out the Strait of Hormuz as a favour to countries all over the World, including China, Japan, South Korea,Continue Reading
