Fight against poverty: UNICEF hails FG, Gombe over policy implementation

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Country Representative in Nigeria, Cristian Munduate, has hailed the Federal Government of Nigeria and the Gombe State Government for domesticating the social protection policy that is geared towards bringing families out of extreme poverty. Munduate made the commendation at the launch of the policy in Gombe State recently where she stated the UNICEF’s commitment towards working, providing knowledge and technical advice, having had the social protection experience. The policy...

Nigeria Should Learn China’s Model of Industralisation – PDP Chairman

The national chairman, Iyorchia Ayu, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), learning from China’s model of industrialization will be beneficial to Nigeria. He said this while receiving a delegation from the Communist Party of China (CPC) at the party’s headquarters in Abuja on Friday. This was documented in a statement issued by Debo Ologunagba, the PDP spokesperson. “There is much that Nigeria can learn from China, especially it’s model of industrialization. “This is a country that...

Three Years After, Experts Evaluate Nigeria-China Currency Swap

LAGOS — Some Financial Economists have expressed great concerns about the minor influence that the Nigeria-China currency swap had on the country’s economy, three years after. The experts told newsmen in Lagos on Friday that the volume of currency import so far traded, had not been significant, though a few swaps took place. The pact which marked three years of implementation in April was signed on April 27, 2018, to ease demand pressure on the...

WHO Team Arrives in Wuhan in Search of Novel Coronavirus Origins

An international team of experts tasked with studying the origin of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak has arrived in the central Chinese city of Wuhan, officials confirmed on Thursday. Their arrival was delayed after a protracted tug-of-war about the trip. Upon arrival, the researchers were tested for the coronavirus and asked to go into quarantine for two weeks. The experts will work with Chinese scientists to investigate whether the virus can be traced back to its...

China Reports 96 New Coronavirus Cases Nationwide

Chinese health authorities reported 96 coronavirus cases nationwide on Sunday as the country continues efforts to rein in a new outbreak. Fifty-nine out of the 96 new cases were confirmed in Hebei, the Northern Province surrounding Beijing, where a flare-up in the provincial capital Shijiazhuang has prompted lockdown measures and the mass testing of its over 10 million residents. In Shijiazhuang, the three-day testing blitz that concluded on Saturday evening produced a total of 354...

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang to Visit Nigeria in Jan

Mr. Wang Yi, State Councilor and Foreign Minister of the People’s Republic of China is expected in Nigeria on a two-day State visit from Jan. 4 to Jan. 5. The Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Nigeria, disclosed the visit on its verified Twitter handle, @China_emb_ng on Wednesday. The visit, the Chinese Embassy said, was at the invitation of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama. “At the invitation of Nigerian Foreign Minister...

Chinese Embassy Pledges Increased Education Cooperation With Nigeria

The Embassy of the People’s Republic of China has pledged to promote education exchange and cooperation between China and Nigeria, saying that this has always been its top priority. Mr Zhao Yong, Deputy Ambassador of the Chinese Embassy in Abuja, made this known on Monday during the presentation ceremony of the China-Nigeria friendship award ceremony on Oct. 1 to outstanding secondary school students and teachers. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the award...

China Threatens Retaliation Against Britain Over Hong Kong

China on Thursday threatened to retaliate after Britain promised Hong Kong residents a path to citizenship in the wake of a new, controversial national security law. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said Britain was violating its previous commitments to China by promising to expand residency rights for hundreds of thousands of Hong Kong British passport holders. “The Chinese side strongly condemns this and reserves the right to make further responses,’’ Zhao said, according to...

China Sends Delegation to Israel Over Dead Ambassador

China says it will send a delegation to Israel after its ambassador to Tel Aviv, Du Wei, was found dead in his home on Sunday, the Israeli Foreign Ministry said on Monday. “They are sending a delegation to help with the arrangements of sending the body back to China,’’ Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lior Haiat told dpa. He would not confirm a report in the Israeli Haaretz daily that the delegation would examine the circumstances of the...

China Pledges $2bn to Fight Global Pandemic

China said it will contribute two billion dollars over the next two years for the global fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, Chinese President, Xi Jinping on Monday announced. The money is not only earmarked for health measures, but also for development aid for affected countries. Xi said in a message to the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) annual conference. Xi urged other countries to increase their funding to the WHO. “The WHO should lead the global response,’’ he...

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