Sunday, September 22, 2024

REGION

Nigeria, China sign MoUs as Tinubu meets Xi JinPing

  President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Chinese President Xi Jinping, on Tuesday in Beijing, China, announced the elevation of Nigeria-China ties to a comprehensive strategic partnership. This was part of the outcome of talks between the two leaders during President Tinubu’s official visit to China. The president’s official visit precedes his participation in the 2024 […]

Nigerians Paid Over N1bn Ransom To Kidnappers In One Year-Report

A geopolitical research firm, SB Morgen (SBM) Intelligence, says kidnappers demanded over N10.9 billion from victims and their families between June 2023 and July 2024. The research firm, in its latest report, titled, ‘Economics of Nigeria’s Kidnap Industry’, released on Thursday said out of the total amount of N10.9 billion demanded as ransom, N1.048bn was […]

DIPLOMATIC SECTIONS

Nigeria-Malaysia Bilateral Trade Hits $956m In 2023

The bilateral trade value between Nigeria-Malaysia is in the region of $956 million, Ambassador Aiyub Omar, High Commissioner of Malaysia to Nigeria has said. The envoy said no fewer than 3,386 Nigerian students are currently pursuing higher education in Malaysian public and private institutions. Omar spoke at the weekend on the occasion of his country’s […]

No Relations With Israel Without Palestinian State-Saudi

  “The Kingdom also seeks to enhance regional and international security and peace, by making efforts to reach political solutions to the crises in Yemen, Sudan, Libya, and others, and also supports solutions in international crises such as the Russian-Ukrainian crisis,” he added.   In a significant statement reinforcing Saudi Arabia’s longstanding stance on the […]

NEWS SECTION

Nigerians Paid Over N1bn Ransom To Kidnappers In One Year-Report

A geopolitical research firm, SB Morgen (SBM) Intelligence, says kidnappers demanded over N10.9 billion from victims and their families between June 2023 and July 2024. The research firm, in its latest report, titled, ‘Economics of Nigeria’s Kidnap Industry’, released on Thursday said out of the total amount of N10.9 billion demanded as ransom, N1.048bn was […]

Reps Back Dangote’s Industrialization Stride

  Dangote Group’s industrialization stride in Nigeria has received yet another momentum as federal lawmakers back the company’s stride. Members of the House of Representatives who visited Dangote Cement Plc in Obajana, Kogi State, expressed their delight at the significant economic impact the company has made in Nigeria’s cement subsector. Speaking during the visit, Hon. […]