By Sarafina Christopher Indian High Commissioner to Nigeria Shri Balasubramanian says more than 27,500 Nigerian professionals have been trained across various sectors in 45 years under the Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC). Balasubramanian stated this during the 2024 ITEC Day reception at the High Commission of India in Abuja.Continue Reading
By Mark Longyen Col. Anorph Akaubong, Director of Training, Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Center (KAIPC), Accra, Ghana, has called for collaborative strategies to confront violent extremism and terrorism within the ECOWAS subregion. He stated this at the third training for defence and security sector actors on violent extremism andContinue Reading
By Sarafina Christopher Prof. Sheriff Ibrahim, Director of Contemporary Africa-China Research in Nigeria, has called for leveraging China-Nigeria media cooperation to strengthen bilateral relations between the two countries. Ibrahim, who is also the Head of Department, Political Science and International Relations, University of Abuja, stated this during a news conferenceContinue Reading
By Sarafina Christopher China’s Ambassador to Nigeria, Yu Dunhai, has pledged to actualise all the agreements, signed between the Federal Republic of Nigeria and People’s Republic of China. The agreements were signed during President Bola Tinubu’s recent visit to the East Asian country. The ambassador stated this during a newsContinue Reading
By Mark Longyen The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), has called for urgent humanitarian aid to nine million community citizens displaced by conflicts and climate change disasters. Dr Mohammed Ibrahim, Head of ECOWAS Humanitarian Affairs Division, made the plea at a mid-term consultation meeting of the regionalContinue Reading
(Middle): The leader of the Tunisian delegation and President of Tunisia Africa Business Council, Anis Jaziri, addressing diplomatic correspondents at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, on arrival in Nigeria, while the Tunisian Ambassador to Nigeria, Mohsen Antit, (left) looks on (NAN). By Mark LongyenContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with two Chinese corporations to improve electricity and water supply in the territory. Wike disclosed this in a statement signed by Mr Anthony Ogunleye, Director of Press, Office ofContinue Reading
By Mark Longyen A Joint Committee of the ECOWAS Parliament has proposed the adoption of enabling laws that would transform healthcare and education within the subregion. This is contained in a Draft Report produced at the end of a delocalised meeting of the parliament’s Joint Committee on Saturday inContinue Reading
By Maureen Okon Nigeria and Bulgaria recorded a huge leap in bilateral trade in the first five months of 2024, Yanko Yoldarnov, Bulgaria’s envoy to Nigeria, has disclosed. According to him, Bulgaria’s exports to Nigeria grew by 122 per cent and imports from the largest West African economyContinue Reading
By Mark Longyen The United States government on Friday said that it was not planning the establishment of any military base in Nigeria. Maj.-Gen. Kenneth Ekman, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), West Africa Coordination Element Lead, Department of Defence, made this known during a media roundtable with select journalistsContinue Reading
