Partnership By Doris Esa The African Union (AU) and Nigeria are collaborating to transform, revitalise agriculture and boost food production across the continent through the Comprehensive Africa Agricultural Development Programme (CAADP) initiative. CAADP, a road-map for the continent’s agricultural sector, was adopted by the African Union (AU) Heads of StateContinue Reading
Capacity By Abujah Racheal The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) and China’s Xinhua News Agency are deepening discussions on expanding their partnership, with a focus on content distribution, capacity building and media cooperation. During a courtesy visit by Xinhua to NAN headquarters on Monday in Abuja, the Managing Director, MalamContinue Reading
By Nana Musa The National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA) says it will continue to partner relevant stakeholders toward addressing oil spills in the country. NOSDRA Director-General, Chukwuemeka Woke, disclosed on Monday in Abuja when he met with a delegation of the Green Clean Innovation Hub, ledContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo The Nigeria-China Strategic Partnership (NCSP) has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening bilateral collaboration between Nigeria and China as part of efforts to drive Nigeria’s industrialisation and economic growth. NCSP Director-General Joseph Tegbe made this known in a statement issued in Abuja after a media interactive session.Continue Reading
By Abbas Bamalli The Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC) and the Katsina State Government have engaged business leaders to access and accelerate business enabling reforms in the state. The business leaders and other stakeholders were engaged at the State Action on Business-enabling Reforms (SABER) Technical Session and Statewide Town-HallContinue Reading
By Collins Yakubu-Hammer The Director-General, Voice of Nigeria (VON), Malam Jibrin Ndace, says VON is targeting about 500 million Swahili language listeners in South and East Africa “with contents that tell the African story.” Ndace made this known when he received the Tanzanian High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mr SelestineContinue Reading
By Akpan Glory A leading embroidery expert and Chief Executive Officer of Embroidery Chief, Mr Lukman Abdulsalam, has unveiled a national initiative to transform Nigeria’s fashion industry through skills training and access to modern embroidery technology. The initiative, unveiled in collaboration with two Chinese firms, Beijing Dahao and Futong, wasContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje The National Counter Terrorism Centre, Office of the National Security Adviser (NCTC-ONSA), has announced efforts to bolster Nigeria’s counter-terrorism capabilities through partnership with the British High Commission. The National Coordinator, NCTC-ONSA, Maj.-Gen. Adamu Laka, made this known on Monday in Abuja, at the opening of theContinue Reading
Zimbabwe has called on Chinese investors and partners aligned with China’s global development vision to help accelerate its transition to a knowledge-based, resource-driven industrial economy. Prof. Amon Murwira, the country’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, outlined the policy shift, according to a report by The Herald, aContinue Reading
By Mark Longyen The ECOWAS Court of Justice, International Court of Justice (ICJ), International Criminal Court, (ICC), and Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA), have pledged to deepen their cooperation to enhance global jurisprudence. They made the pledge during a working visit by a high-level ECOWAS Court delegation, led by itsContinue Reading
