Nigeria on Sunday extended its condolences to the government and people of the Republic of Ghana on the death of its High Commissioner to Nigeria, Rashid Bawa. Bawa reportedly died in Abuja on Thursday after a brief illness. The Nigeria’s Federal Government, in a statement signed by the spokesperson, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Francisca […]
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Niger’s government announced on Saturday that it was breaking off “with immediate effect” its military cooperation agreement with the United States. The declaration came just a day after a senior US delegation left Niger, following a three-day visit to renew contact with the military junta that ousted the president and moved closer to Russia. […]
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Nigeria’s Emir of Kano Aminu Ado Bayero has visited Morocco to attend the Annual Ramadan Hassaniya Lectures on the invitation of the King Of Morocco, King Mohammed VI. According to a statement by the Emir’s Private Secretary, Abdullahi Haruna Kwaru made available to Diplomat Nigeria, the Monarch departed on Wednesday and was accompanied by the […]
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The Director General of Voice of Nigeria (VON), Mallam Jibrin Baba Ndace, has reaffirmed the organization’s dedication to collaborating with Bulgaria and France in initiatives encompassing content sharing, capacity building, and the fight against fake news. “As Director-General, my focus lies in strengthening the relationships inherited and upholding our mandate of truthfully, deliberately, and […]
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Nigeria’s National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons said arrangements are in top gear to ascertain the number of trafficked Nigerian women in Iraq for easy rescue. The spokesperson for NAPTIP, Zacks Dauda, who disclosed this to Saturday PUNCH on Friday, noted that the agency would partner the Ministry of Foreign Affairs […]
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The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has expressed its resolve to work with the Swedish government. The NCC Executive Vice Chairman/CEO, Dr Aminu Maida, disclosed this when he received the Swedish Ambassador to Nigeria, Her Excellency, Annika Hahn-Englund, in his office in Abuja. Maida, who promised to leave nothing to chance to ensure that the telecommunications […]
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The House of Representatives has pledged to work with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and other arms of government to smoothen Nigeria’s diplomatic relations with other countries. Deputy Speaker of the House Rt.Hon. Benjamin Kalu gave the assurance at the inaugural meeting of the House Committee on Inter-Parliamentary Relations in Abuja. According to him, […]
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The United Nigerians in Diaspora (UND) has resolved to embark on an advocacy march to the United States (U.S) Embassy as well as the British High Commission in Abuja to demand for a visa ban and travel restrictions against the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu. The group are also demanding […]
Continue ReadingGhana’s High Commissioner to Nigeria, Rashid Bawa has passed on, Ghana News Agency Reports. He is said to have died in Nigeria on Thursday 14 March, 2024, the News Agency said. The 83-year-old is expected to be flown to Ghana for burial in accordance with Islamic culture. Mr. Rashid Bawa also served as Ghana’s ambassador […]
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THE latest kidnapping of a Chinese national by militants in Nigeria highlights the security risks for these nationals in the West African country. Unknown individuals abducted the Chinese road engineer and killed a member of his security detail last Thursday in the north-central Kogi State. The victim is part of a group of workers […]
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