EU Emphasizes Importance of Media to Democracy

EU Emphasizes Importance of Media to Democracy

The European Union (EU) has emphasized the importance of free, independent and pluralistic media to resilient and healthy democracies, even as it lamented that press freedom is at stake in most parts of the world today. The EU in a statement on…

Sudan: Igbos were among the first evacuees, FG Insists

Sudan: Igbos were among the first evacuees, FG Insists

The Federal Government has clarified that Igbos were among the first set of Nigerians that were evacuated crisis ridden Sudan. The Nigerian government especially theChairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Hon Abike Dabiri-Erewa was called out by a stranded Nigerian in Sudan…

Sudan: FG Gives Update on Evacuation of Nigerians

Sudan: FG Gives Update on Evacuation of Nigerians

The Federal Government has said that 637 Nigerian evacuated from troubled Sudan had arrived the identified safe borders at Aswan, Egypt and are undergoing necessary documentation and clearance before admission into the Egyptian territory for their eventual evacuation to Nigeria, with the…

China Points Path to Modernization… As Chinese President Insists Route to Modernization Requires General Patterns

China Points Path to Modernization… As Chinese President Insists Route to Modernization Requires General Patterns

Chinese President Xi Jinping has sent congratulatory message to Lanting Forum on Chinese Modernization and the World At the Forum held on 21 April at the Meet-the-World Lounge in Shanghai, the Chinese President pointed out that realizing modernization is a relentless pursuit…

Okpe Union, United Kingdom Hails Okowa Over Their Kinsman, Oborevwori

Okpe Union, United Kingdom Hails Okowa Over Their Kinsman, Oborevwori

*** Says Governor-Elect Will Not Disappoint Him, Deltans The Okpe Union , United Kingdom, has rained praises on the State Governor, Senator Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, for his overwhelming support for their Kinsman, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Francis Orohwedor Oborevwori, JP, FICMC, FNIM, Ukodo…

Dabiri-Erewa Laments Situation in Sudan As Responsible for Non Evacuation of Nigerians

Dabiri-Erewa Laments Situation in Sudan As Responsible for Non Evacuation of Nigerians

The Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Hon Abike Dabiri-Erewa has said the situation in Sudan was responsible for the inability to evacuate Nigerians trapped in the country presently engulfed in crisis. Dabiri-Erewa, in a statement on Friday by Gabriel Odu of…

Modi Advocates for Conservation of Big Cats

Modi Advocates for Conservation of Big Cats

India’s Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has advocated for the conservation of the big cats in order to prevent their extinction. The Prime Minister, in a mega international event held on Sunday at Mysuru, Karnataka, to commemorate 50 years of Project Tiger,…

Surinamese man arrested at PH airport with 9.9kg cocaine concealed in condoms

Surinamese man arrested at PH airport with 9.9kg cocaine concealed in condoms

A 34-year-old male South American from Suriname, Dadda Albert has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, at the Port Harcourt International Airport, Rivers state for bringing into Nigeria 117 parcels of cocaine concealed in extra-large latex…

UN Laments Lack of Funding for Deprived of Northeast Nigeria

UN Laments Lack of Funding for Deprived of Northeast Nigeria

The United Nations has lamented the lack of funding for many indigent and deprived persons affected by the protracted Boko Haram crisis in the Northeast. A statement on Friday by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN-OCHA) read…

European Union allocates N75 million to prevent the spread of diphtheria in Nigeria

European Union allocates N75 million to prevent the spread of diphtheria in Nigeria

The European Union has released €150,000 (N75 million) in humanitarian funds to prevent the spread of diphtheria and assist the most affected communities in the states of Kano, Katsina, Lagos, and Osun. A statement on Monday said the EU funding will enable…

2023 Elections: British High Commission Promises to Keep an Eye on Legal Proceedings

2023 Elections: British High Commission Promises to Keep an Eye on Legal Proceedings

The British High Commission in Nigeria has said despite high level of violence during the last Gubernatorial and House of Assembly elections, it had marked improvement over the earlier Presidential and National Assembly elections, promising to keep an eye on legal proceedings…

US Demands Prosecution of those Involved in Intimidation of Voters, Suppression of Voting

US Demands Prosecution of those Involved in Intimidation of Voters, Suppression of Voting

The United States has called on Nigeria government to bring to justice everyone that was involved in violence including intimidation of voters and suppression of voting during the last election. It also said it was considering taking all available actions, including additional…

Saudi-Based Company “White Helmet” Named 2022 Entrepreneurship World Cup Champion

Saudi-Based Company “White Helmet” Named 2022 Entrepreneurship World Cup Champion

After four days of fierce competition, with 100 up-and-coming startups representing 53 countries, one has emerged the victor of the Entrepreneurship World Cup (EWC).  White Helmet, a company that provides a platform to manage and monitor construction operations remotely, from anywhere and at any time, returns…

Xi Jinping unanimously elected Chinese president, PRC CMC chairman

Xi Jinping unanimously elected Chinese president, PRC CMC chairman

Xi Jinping has been unanimously elected president of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC) of the PRC at the third plenary meeting of the first session of the 14th National People’s Congress (NPC) at…

EBID Launches ESG Financing Framework

EBID Launches ESG Financing Framework

The ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) has published its inaugural Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Financing Framework, signalling its commitment to sustainable development and green financing of key projects in priority sectors. The Framework, which has received a positive assessment…

EU-ACT, British Council Call for Govt, CSOs Collabo to Create Enabling Laws, Increase Compliance

EU-ACT, British Council Call for Govt, CSOs Collabo to Create Enabling Laws, Increase Compliance

The European Union and the British Council have urged Civil Society organisations in Nigeria to collaborate with the government in mapping out an enabling environment for the sector. The National Programme Manager, Agents for Citizen-Driven Transformation (ACT) Programme, Damilare Babalola said the…

UN, Diplomatic Community Restate Commitment to Nigeria’s Elections

UN, Diplomatic Community Restate Commitment to Nigeria’s Elections

The United Nations in Nigeria and members of the diplomatic community have restated their commitment to supporting Nigeria in ensuring peaceful, credible, and inclusive elections, even as concern was shown over the possible adverse effects on the forthcoming elections due to fuel…

Nigeria, India to Partner on Eradication of Use of Fake Nigerian Passports

Nigeria, India to Partner on Eradication of Use of Fake Nigerian Passports

The Hon Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola has expressed the readiness of Nigerian government to cooperate with India on total eradication of fake Nigerian passports into India. Aregbesola gave this assurance in his office at the weekend while receiving the Indian…

2023 Elections: UN meets with Civil Society

2023 Elections: UN meets with Civil Society

As part of its commitment to supporting peaceful, credible, free and fair general elections in Nigeria, the United Nations convened a meeting to listen to and discuss civil society perspectives on the ongoing general election process. The meeting, attended by representatives of…

EU launches 2023 election observation

EU launches 2023 election observation

The Chief Observer European Union Election Observation mission for 2023 General Election, Mr. Barry Andrews has appeal to stakeholders to ensure that the upcoming elections are peaceful, free and fair. He also disclosed that 40 long term observers would be deployed by…

UNICEF Organises Spelling Bee Competition in Borno

UNICEF Organises Spelling Bee Competition in Borno

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in conjunction with the Restoration of Hope Initiative (ROHI) have organized a spelling bee competition for secondary schools in Borno State to commemorate this year’s International Day of Education. Speaking on Tuesday during the grand finale…

2023 Election: IHS Donates Communication Gadgets to NIS

2023 Election: IHS Donates Communication Gadgets to NIS

The management of IHS an international Telecoms infrastructure company has donated equipment worth millions of naira to the Nigeria immigration Service (NIS) to promote service delivery especially regarding border security as the nation gears up for general election. The CEO of the…

Kasada to Develop Dual Branded Hotel Within Largest Retail Led Mixed Use Dev in Côte d’Ivoire

Kasada to Develop Dual Branded Hotel Within Largest Retail Led Mixed Use Dev in Côte d’Ivoire

Kasada, the leading independent real estate private equity platform dedicated to hospitality in sub-Saharan Africa, announced today that it will build a new dual-branded hotel in Abidjan within the largest retail-led mixed-use development currently being developed by HCCP. The complex, scheduled to…

Saudi Fund for Dev expands operations in Caribbean countries 

Saudi Fund for Dev expands operations in Caribbean countries 

The Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) CEO, Mr. Sultan Al-Marshad, and Honorable Gaston Browne, Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, signed an $80 million financing agreement for the expansion project of the University of the West Indies at Five Islands (UWI) in…

EU, British Council Efforts Toward Restoration of Peace in Northeast Commended

EU, British Council Efforts Toward Restoration of Peace in Northeast Commended

The European Union (EU) and the British Council have been commended by stakeholders in Yobe State for their efforts in restoring peace in the region. The commendation was given on Wednesday when the EU-funded Managing Conflict in North-East Nigeria (MCN) Programme of…

Modi Gives Acceptable Standards of Globalization for Developing Countries

Modi Gives Acceptable Standards of Globalization for Developing Countries

Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi has expressed the acceptable standard of globalization to developing nations, insisting that it should be human-centric. Modi, in his Opening Remarks at the Concluding Leaders’ Session of the Voice of Global South Summit recently held…

EU Expresses Concern Over CSOs Low Compliance To Extant Law

EU Expresses Concern Over CSOs Low Compliance To Extant Law

The European Union (EU) has expressed concern over the low compliance of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) on extant laws guiding the regulations of the system at the state and local levels in Nigeria. The concern was expressed on Monday under its Agents…

EU Expresses Concern Over CSOs Low Compliance To Extant Law

EU Expresses Concern Over CSOs Low Compliance To Extant Law

The European Union (EU) has expressed concern over the low compliance of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) on extant laws guiding the regulations of the system at the state and local levels in Nigeria. The concern was expressed on Monday under its Agents…

Adaptation is Key Characteristic of China’s Policy against COVID-19 (by H.E. CUI Jianchun, Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria)

Adaptation is Key Characteristic of China’s Policy against COVID-19 (by H.E. CUI Jianchun, Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria)

On the New Year’s eve, Chinese President XI Jinping, at his 2023 New Year Address, extended greetings to all nationals as well as friends and people in the world, while claiming that, since COVID-19 struck, China has prevailed over unprecedented difficulties and…

Brazil returnee arrested with 105 parcels of cocaine in candies

Brazil returnee arrested with 105 parcels of cocaine in candies

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted 105 parcels of cocaine concealed in candies by a Brazil returnee, Agbasi Prosper at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. The suspect, according to the spokesman of the anti-narcotics agency, Femi…

US Commits Additional $5 million to Nigerian Flood Victims

US Commits Additional $5 million to Nigerian Flood Victims

The United States, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), is providing $5 million in additional humanitarian assistance to support people affected by unprecedented flooding in Nigeria. This is an addition to the USAID’s initial support of $1 million in life-saving…

U.S. supports NDLEA with forensic, intelligence, prosecution tools

U.S. supports NDLEA with forensic, intelligence, prosecution tools

The United States government has announced a project that will strengthen the forensic and chemical analysis capacity of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) as well as its intelligence gathering and prosecution capabilities. The latest support from the U.S. Department of…

Election 2023: EU deploys Election Observation Mission to Nigeria

Election 2023: EU deploys Election Observation Mission to Nigeria

The European Union (EU) in response to the invitation by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has decided to deploy an EU Election Observation Mission (EOM) to observe the general elections scheduled for 25 February and 11 March, 2023. A statement on…

Nigeria, Germany Agree to Strengthen Bilateral Ties

Nigeria, Germany Agree to Strengthen Bilateral Ties

Governments of Nigeria and Germany have both agreed to strengthen their bilateral ties, meet the energy transition target, tackle climate crises and strengthen collaborations across all sectors. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama and his German Counterpart, Annalena Baerbock revealed this on…

Reaction of European Countries to Russian/Ukrainian War Has Not Been Too Smooth- Envoy

Reaction of European Countries to Russian/Ukrainian War Has Not Been Too Smooth- Envoy

The Czech Ambassador to Nigeria, Zdenek Krejci has lamented that the reaction of European countries to the ongoing Russian/Ukrainian war has not been too smooth. Krejci, who is the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Czech Republic to Nigeria, Benin, Cameroon, Chad,…

China To Unveil Financial Plan to Combat Global Economy Downturn

China To Unveil Financial Plan to Combat Global Economy Downturn

China is planning to come out with a strategy to combat the growing impact of COVID-19 and Russia/Ukraine war on global economy. Beijing, the capital of China is presently hosting the Financial Street Forum, where 27 activities on 39 topics are being…

EBID President Receives Top Crans Montana Award

EBID President Receives Top Crans Montana Award

The President and Chairman of the ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID), Dr. Agyekum Donkor has been awarded the prestigious Prix de la Fondation by the Crans Montana Forum at a ceremony in Geneva, Switzerland. The award was presented to Donkor…

Zulum writes UN over killing of humanitarian worker by errant soldier

Zulum writes UN over killing of humanitarian worker by errant soldier

Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum has written a condolence letter to the United Nations following the killing of a humanitarian worker by an unruly soldier, on Thursday in Damboa. Zulum addressed the letter to the UN’s resident representative in Nigeria,…

EU Allocates Fresh €500,000 to Fight Cholera Epidemic in Nigeria

EU Allocates Fresh €500,000 to Fight Cholera Epidemic in Nigeria

The European Union has allocated €500,000 from its Epidemics Tool to support Nigeria in its fight against the cholera epidemic affecting the country. A statement by EU said the intervention would be especially to those affected in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states,…

ECOWAS To Establish Electricity Market to Solve Energy Problem, Underdevelopment in West Africa

ECOWAS To Establish Electricity Market to Solve Energy Problem, Underdevelopment in West Africa

The Economic Communities Of West African States (ECOWAS) has expressed it readiness to establish electricity market in West Africa where contractors can buy power to improve energy generation and industrialization of the sub-region. Speaking at the 7th Edition of the ECOWAS Sustainable…