President Bola Tinubu departed Nigeria Sunday evening for the United States to attend the 78th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). The 78th UNGA session will be held from September 18 to 26 in New York. The theme for this year’s UNGA is, “Rebuilding Trust and Reigniting Global Solidarity: Accelerating Action on the 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals Towards Peace, Prosperity, Progress and Sustainability for All”. Tinubu, a first-timer at UNGA, will participate in...

The United States Deputy Treasury Secretary, Wally Adeyemo, is anticipated to be in Nigeria next week to reinforce economic ties between Africa’s most populous nation and the US. This visit marks a crucial step in President Biden’s commitment to deepening the US engagement with Africa. The administration once pledged to invest $55 billion over the next three years in the continent, reflecting its growing strategic importance. The visit is particularly significant for Adeyemo because it...