Monday, May 18, 2026

REGION

Nigeria, US Deepen Security Ties As Ribadu Meets Vance, Rubio

Nigeria’s National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, has held talks with senior United States government officials on counterterrorism, defence cooperation, and regional security. Ribadu undertook a three-day working visit to the US from May 4 to 6, during which he met with Vice President J. D. Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who also serves […]

Mali at the Crossroads: Sovereignty Without Stability?

  Mali may have walked out of the Economic Community of West African States. But it cannot walk out of West Africa, its geography, its economy, and its security realities remain firmly tied to the region. Its borders are porous, its trade routes dependent, and its stability inseparable from that of its neighbours. Nor can […]

DIPLOMATIC SECTIONS

Atlantic Gas Pipeline: Nigeria, Morocco To Sign Fresh Pact

Both ministers stressed the need to re-establish the Nigeria-Morocco Business Council to promote trade and investment, particularly under the African Continental Free Trade Area framework and an existing double taxation treaty.   Nigeria and Morocco are expected to sign an intergovernmental agreement in the fourth quarter of 2026 to move forward with the proposed Atlantic […]

Nigeria, Germany Sign €65m Development Cooperation Agreement

  Highlighting the impact of existing Nigeria-Germany cooperation programmes, he revealed that more than 16,000 small and medium-sized enterprises had increased their incomes through joint initiatives, while about 600,000 smallholder farming households had benefited from training programmes that boosted productivity and incomes by up to 90 per cent.   The Minister of Budget and Economic […]

NEWS SECTION

Atlantic Gas Pipeline: Nigeria, Morocco To Sign Fresh Pact

Both ministers stressed the need to re-establish the Nigeria-Morocco Business Council to promote trade and investment, particularly under the African Continental Free Trade Area framework and an existing double taxation treaty.   Nigeria and Morocco are expected to sign an intergovernmental agreement in the fourth quarter of 2026 to move forward with the proposed Atlantic […]

Nairobi Summit: New Dawn for Franco-Nigerian Ties

  The question remains: is the Giant ready to strengthen its feet and walk the talk? If Nigeria can match its external diplomacy with internal discipline, the Nairobi Summit could indeed be the beginning of its greatest industrial era. By Jibrin Abubakar As the global economic compass increasingly points toward the African continent, the “Africa […]