Nigeria and China Strengthen Ties with Trade and Security Deals

NewsNigeriaPoliticsNigeria and China Strengthen Ties with Trade and Security Deals

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)September 5, 2024

In a significant diplomatic development, Nigeria and China have deepened their bilateral relations by agreeing to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. The partnership aims to enhance cooperation in trade, financial intelligence against money laundering and terrorist financing, and infrastructure development. A joint statement issued by both governments outlined their commitment to encourage “flexible and diverse regional monetary and financial cooperation such as local currency swaps, to facilitate trade between the two countries and make contributions to...

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Switzerland Reopens Iraqi Embassy After 33 Years

NewsPoliticsWorld NewsSwitzerland Reopens Iraqi Embassy After 33 Years

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)September 4, 2024

After 33 years of closure by its previous representation in the country due to the 1991 Gulf War, Switzerland’s government has reopened its embassy in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad. According to a statement on Tuesday by the Swiss Foreign Ministry, the reopening of the embassy followed the security situation after years of conflict that it is now safe to have a presence in Iraq again. “Iraq is playing an increasingly important role as a bridge-builder...

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Hamas Political Leader, Ismail Haniyeh, Killed By Israel In Iran

NewsWorld NewsHamas Political Leader, Ismail Haniyeh, Killed By Israel In Iran

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)July 31, 2024

Ismail Haniyeh, Hamas political leader, was killed in the Iranian capital Tehran, according to Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps and Hamas on Wednesday. There are speculations that his killing has marked a significant blow to the militant group, eliminating a key figure who headed its political operations while living overseas. In a press statement, Hamas accused Israel of targeting Haniyeh in a “raid” on his residence in Tehran, following his participation in the inauguration of the...

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Meta deletes 63,000 Facebook accounts of ‘Yahoo Boys’

BusinessNewsNigeriaMeta deletes 63,000 Facebook accounts of ‘Yahoo Boys’

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)July 25, 2024

The US-based firm ‘Meta’ has removed 63,000 ‘Yahoo Boys’ Facebook accounts belonging to Nigerians suspected to be engaging in financial sextortion. ‘Yahoo Boys’ is a term for describing Internet scams in Nigeria. The firm in a statement on Wednesday, titled, Combating Financial Sextortion Scams From Nigeria’, said the removal of the 63,000 is a punitive measure against criminal activities. “We’ve banned Yahoo Boys under Meta’s Dangerous Organizations and Individuals Policy, one of our strictest policies...

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Okonjo-Iweala Gets Support of 58 Countries for Second Term As WTO DG 

BusinessNewsWorld NewsOkonjo-Iweala Gets Support of 58 Countries for Second Term As WTO DG 

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)July 24, 2024

The World Trade Organisation, WTO, has announced that 58 member countries have endorsed a proposal by the African Group for Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to run for a second four-year term as director-general. According to a statement by the Geneva-based organisation, the countries expressed their support during the general council meeting on Monday. The African Group had proposed that Okonjo-Iweala, who is due to complete her first term at the end of August 2025, make herself available...

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Pakistan’s premier meets Jonathan-led commonwealth observers, assures peaceful elections

NewsNigeriaPakistan’s premier meets Jonathan-led commonwealth observers, assures peaceful elections

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)February 6, 2024

Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar, Pakistan’s Caretaker Prime Minister has assured former President Goodluck Jonathan and other members of the Commonwealth Observer Group (COG) that the best possible arrangements have been made to ensure peaceful and transparent conduct of the scheduled February 8 general elections, despite numerous challenges ahead of the polls. Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar who stated this on Tuesday while receiving Dr. Jonathan and other members the COG in the State House in Islamabad Pakistan stated that Pakistan is proud to honour its commitment as a Commonwealth member, stressing that the country had...

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Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger pull out of ECOWAS as bloc awaits formal notice

NewsNigeriaWest AfricaBurkina Faso, Mali and Niger pull out of ECOWAS as bloc awaits formal notice

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)January 29, 2024

The heads of State of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have announced the immediate withdrawal of their countries from the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS. The three countries accuse ECOWAS of deviating from its founding principles of brotherhood, solidarity and mutual aid and allowing foreign powers to meddle in its affairs. They also criticised the ECOWAS leadership for the sanctions imposed on them as part of efforts to reverse the military coups in...

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Canada shuts down Abuja Embassy after fire incident, issues travel advisory

NewsNigeriaWorld NewsCanada shuts down Abuja Embassy after fire incident, issues travel advisory

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)November 10, 2023

Canada on Tuesday suspended operations in Nigeria’s capital Abuja amid an investigation into a fatal explosion at its embassy in Abuja’s Central Business District area that killed two persons on Monday. The fire incident also caused damage to a section of the building. Details regarding the exact cause of the explosion remain scarce but Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Melanie Joly assured that “we are working to shed light on what caused this situation” via...

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UNICEF To Commit $ 270 million To Fight Poverty In Nigeria

Human Rights & FreedomNewsNigeriaUNICEF To Commit $ 270 million To Fight Poverty In Nigeria

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)August 24, 2023

In its efforts to aid humanitarian response and alleviation of poverty in Nigeria, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has pledged its commitment to provide $ 270 million. Christian Mundate , the Country Representative of UNICEF disclosed this in Abuja, when she visited the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr Betta Edu in company of the Chief of Health and HIV/AIDS, Eduardo Celades. The Deputy Director Information of the Ministry Rhoda Iliya in...

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Nutritional Deficiency Accounts For 11 Million Deaths Globally- Expert

HealthNewsNigeriaNutritional Deficiency Accounts For 11 Million Deaths Globally- Expert

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)July 25, 2023

A food systems and nutrition specialist, Mrs Dolapo Enejoh has advocated for a policy that will tackle malnutrition in the country. Enejoh explained that “dietary risk factors are estimated to cause 11 million deaths and the loss of 255 million years due to ill-health, disability, or early death, annually”. She stated this at a virtual workshop organized by the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) in collaboration with the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) and...

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