AdminUN to Fund African Union-Led Peace Missions The United Nations Security Council has unanimously adopted a resolution on the financing of African Union-led peace support operations, a decision welcomed by UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres. In a post on X on Tuesday, December 26, Guterres called it a “ground-breaking resolution [which] will help address a […]
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AdminTerrorism Threat: Nigerian student jailed in UK APerth Sheriff Court in the United Kingdom has sentenced Somtochukwu Okwuoha, a Master’s student at Dundee University, Scotland, to 40 months in prison. On Friday, the 26-year-old international energy studies student was handed the sentence after being found guilty of making terrorism threats against staff and students of […]
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Admin US, French Embassies condemn Christmas Eve attacks in Nigeria Embassies of France and the United States of America have both condemned Christmas Eve attacks across Plateau communities that left at least 162 persons dead, scores injured and over 34,000 persons displaced. Amid increasing number of casualties on Thursday, both countries called for investigation and […]
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AdminNIIA, Czech Republic Embassy chart path for Africa Africa’s role in international relations is a topic of increasing importance and academic interest, and must adapt to changing global politics, and diversification to remain relevant. These were the recommendations made at a panel discussion at the weekend organised by the Embassy of the Czech Republic in […]
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AdminUkraine to Invest $25m in Establishing Embassies in Africa The Government of Ukraine said it is set to invest $25 million in establishing nine embassies in African countries. This was revealed by Ukraine’s Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal in Kyiv while meeting with African journalists. He said the establishment of these embassies was a part of […]
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Admin French Embassy, Foundation host female power-lifters As part of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, held annually on 3 December, the FAME Foundation, in collaboration with the French Embassy in Nigeria, organised a two-day event for female para-powerlifters in Lagos. The event commenced with a capacity-building workshop on Saturday, 2 December, where the […]
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AdminPalestinian Embassy Accuses Israel of Economic Sabotage The Palestinian Embassy in Abuja has accused Israel of deliberately pushing the Palestinian economic situation towards disaster by failing to disburse Palestine’s clearance funds for the second consecutive month. A statement by the Palestinian Embassy in Nigeria said the withholding of funds is due to Israel’s insistence on […]
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AdminFrance Strategizes to Regain Lost Grounds in Sahel Following a clear failure of its foreign policy in the Sahel region, President Emmanuel Macron of France is constituting a new team to help regain lost grounds. However, African foreign policy experts doubt the success of the move with one describing it as “a man-child fighting hard […]
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The government of Canada has increased the proof of funds for Nigerians and other international students from ₦8,025,000.00 ($10,000) to ₦16,050,000.0000 ($20,000). Marc Miller, Canadian Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, made this announcement in a statement on Thursday, saying the new requirement will take effect from January 1, 2024. “Starting January 1, 2024, the […]
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The Canadian government has relaunched two programmes to invite caregivers for fresh applications into Canada from January 1, 2024. Canada disclosed that the two schemes are 5-year pilot programmes that allow qualified caregivers and their family members to relocate and become permanent residents. In a released modified information, the Canadian government said that experienced caregivers […]
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