By Sarafina Christopher The Bangladesh High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mr Masudur Rahman, says relations between Bangladesh and Nigeria have significantly strengthened in recent years. He highlighted that bilateral trade has grown from 50 million to more than 100 million dollars. Rahman said this in Abuja at a reception marking theContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje Search for Common Ground (SFCG) simply known as ‘Search’, a global peacebuilding organisation, says it has developed an approach for increased involvement of youths in peace building initiatives in Nigeria. The Acting Country Director, SFCG, Ouattara Karno, disclosed this in Abuja, while briefing newsmen on the activitiesContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje The Alumni Association of the National Institute for Security Studies (AANISS), has advocated that security education and awareness be made mandatory at all levels of education in Nigeria. This is contained in a communique issued at the end of the Maiden Annual Lecture of AANISS held recentlyContinue Reading
The UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has called for an immediate end to hostilities and urgent dialogue between the country’s leaders to prevent a relapse into civil war, as violence escalates around the capital city. Nicholas Haysom, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMISS, called on partiesContinue Reading
By Martha Agas The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has waived import duty and Value Added Tax (VAT) on critical raw materials essential for pharmaceutical production for a period of two years. Its Spokesperson, Abdullahi Maiwada, made this known in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. Maiwada explained that the waiverContinue Reading
By Cecilia Ologunagba The UN on Wednesday marked the 50th anniversary of the entry into force of the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) – the first multilateral disarmament treaty to ban an entire category of weapons of mass destruction. The UN’s High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Izumi Nakamitsu, said that theContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo Vice-President Kashim Shettima says the Federal Government is working to establish a sustainable land administration system in the country. Shettima, represented by Sen. Ibrahim Hadejia, Deputy Chief of Staff to the President, made this known at a three-day National Land Conference 2025, in Abuja. The conference withContinue Reading
By Aminu Garko The 15th Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Bayero, has announced the cancellation of the Eid-el-Fitr Durbar celebration due to security concerns in the state. Emir Bayero made this announcement while briefing newsmen at his Nasarawa Mini Palace in Kano on Wednesday night. He said that the peacefulContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Oloniruha The Peoples Democratic Party Governors’ Forum (PDP-GF) has congratulated former president Goodluck Jonathan for winning the prestigious 2025 Founders Sunhak Peace Prize (FSPP). The congratulatory message was issued by the Director-General of the PDP-GF, Dr Emmanuel Agbo, in Abuja on behalf of the Chairman, Gov. Bala MohammedContinue Reading
By Oluwafunke Ishola Stakeholders in the nutrition and cold chain system have stressed the need for an improved technical expertise and infrastructure to strengthen cold chain process for a resilient and sustainable food system. The stakeholders said this during the seventh West African Cold ChainContinue Reading
