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FG Woos FAO to Enhance Food Security
The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Sen. Abubakar Kyari has said that continuous robust collaboration and partnership with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of United Nations would boost agricultural productivity, promote...
Zulum Calls for Regional Action on Sahel Security, Humanitarian Crisis
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has called for a united and well-coordinated strategy to deal with the worsening security and humanitarian challenges in the Sahel region. Zulum made the call on Sunday while delivering a...
Polio funding cuts and war threaten 40-year effort to wipe out disease
Nations divided by conflict face the greatest threat from a resurgent polio virus and a 30 per cent cut in global funding that could badly hamper efforts to eliminate the disease by the end of the decade. Wild polio remains endemic in Afghanistan...
Tinubu Returns To Abuja After Attending Aqaba Process Security Summit in Rome
President Bola Tinubu on Saturday returned to the nation’s capital, Abuja after participating in the Aqaba Process Heads of State and Government-level Security Meeting in Rome, Italy. President Tinubu, whose official aircraft, Nigeria Air Force 1,...
Tinubu returns to Abuja from Aqaba meeting in Rome
Politics PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu returned to Abuja on Saturday after attending the Aqaba Process Heads of State Meeting in Rome, Italy. This is contained in a statement issued by Presidential spokesperson, Mr Bayo Onanuga, on Saturday in Abuja. ...
Lawyer: $309 billion lawsuit by Malawi against Vancouver-based gem wholesaler essentially dismissed
The African nation of Malawi’s bid to seek $309 billion from a Vancouver gem wholesaler appears to be at its end. U.S. District Court Judge David Estudillo issued a new decision in the case Monday, overriding a previous decision allowing the...
Trump’s Tariffs: What’s In Effect, What Could Be In Store?
President of the Unitd States, Donald Trump has launched a global trade war with an series of tariffs that target products and countries. With a baseline tariff of 10% on all imports to the United States, as well as additional duties on certain...
Tinubu Returns To Abuja After Attending Counter-Terrorism Summit In Rome
President Bola Tinubu has returned to Abuja after participating in the Aqaba Process Heads of State and Government-level Meeting held in Rome, Italy. According to a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy,...
Tinubu returns to Abuja after trip to Rome
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has returned to Abuja after participating in the Aqaba Process Heads of State and Government-level Meeting in Rome, Italy. The Aqaba Process, a counter-terrorism initiative launched by His Majesty, King Abdullah II of...
Funding cuts and war threaten effort to wipe out polio
Nations divided by conflict face the greatest threat from a resurgent polio virus and a 30 per cent cut in global funding that could badly hamper efforts to eliminate the disease by the end of the decade. Wild polio remains endemic in Afghanistan...
Breach of traditional protocol at the Lagos meeting of traditional rulers
The recent meeting of the Council of Traditional Rulers held in Lagos has left a bitter mark of embarrassment and disappointment for those who understand and value Nigeria’s traditional order. It is with deep concern and firm conviction that I...
Poland officially endorses Morocco's Autonomy Plan, describing it as ‘serious and realistic’
Diplomatic statement between Poland and Morocco International support and opening of consulates in the Moroccan Sahara Diplomatic and economic relations between Poland and Morocco Trade between Morocco and the European Union in 2024 Poland...
Tinubu returns to Abuja after Aqaba meeting in Rome
President Bola Tinubu is expected to return to Abuja on Saturday (today), after participating in the Aqaba Process Heads of State and Government-level Meeting in Rome, Italy. Bayo Onanuga, special adviser to the President on Information and...
US deportee jailed in Eswatini enters hunger strike
Roberto Mosquera del Peral was among five men sent to the kingdom in July under a deal with the US seen by AFP in which Eswatini agreed to accept up to 160 deportees in exchange for $5.1 million to "build its border and migration management...
Ten preps for one-party rule
MAHMUD JEGA: VIEW FROM THE GALLERY With the Biblical-scale Exodus in recent weeks of governors, senators and other high-profile politicians from opposition parties to the ruling All Peoples Congress [APC], this country is set to have a one party...
Tinubu Returns To Abuja After Meeting In Rome
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has returned to Abuja after participating in the Aqaba Process Heads of State and Government-level Meeting in Rome, Italy. Naija News reports that this was made known in a statement on Saturday by Tinubu’s Special...
Tinubu Returns To Abuja Saturday After Aqaba Meeting In Rome
President Bola Tinubu will return to Abuja this Saturday after participating in the Aqaba Process Heads of State and Government-level Meeting in Rome, Italy. The Aqaba Process is a counter-terrorism initiative launched by His Majesty King Abdullah...
Police commence investigation over woman’s death linked to alleged forced marriage
The Borno State Police Command has opened an investigation into the death of a young woman in Gubio Local Government Area, who reportedly took her own life after being allegedly pressured by her father into a forced marriage. Reports by Lake Chad...
Climate Change: Developments Rights in a just transition to Decarbonisation
Africa’s journey from a polluted environment to a sustainable and cleaner energy future must be guided by justice, equity, and accountability. Our climate and energy policies must protect the most vulnerable while empowering communities to thrive...