Chinese President Xi Jinping has invited Nigeria’s President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to pay a state visit to China in September. China’s Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, Chen Xiaodong delivered the invitation to Tinubu at the Aso Villa on Thursday. The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, made this known in […]
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In separate travel advisories, the three countries cautioned their citizens to avoid areas where confrontations between security agencies and protesters might occur, citing historical precedents. The United States, United Kingdom, and Canada have issued security alerts to their nationals in Nigeria, warning of potential violence during the planned #EndBadGovernance protest on August 1, […]
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Nigeria’s President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Thursday in Abuja called for the enhancement of the economic value of bilateral relations between Nigeria and other nations. The president said this when he received Letters of Credence from the Ambassadors of Portugal, Jorge Adao Martins Dos Santos; the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Biu Quoc Hung; and the […]
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Nigeria has completed inbound hajj airlift ahead of schedule, a statement signed by Assistant Director/Public Affairs, Fatima Sanda Usara of NAHCO said. The statement said the final batch of 2024 Hajj pilgrims from Nigeria was scheduled to depart from the King Abdul Azeez International Airport in Jeddah on the morning of July 16, 2024. “A […]
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The Rwanda High Commission in Nigeria has celebrated the 30th anniversary of its liberation, known as Kwibohora 30. The celebration marked a significant moment in Rwanda’s history, as it symbolises the end of genocide and the defeat of the oppressive regime that orchestrated it on July 4, 1994. This year’s theme, “Rwanda’s Journey Continues”, signifies […]
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PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu of Nigeria has been re-elected as the chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), about one year after he took over the leadership of the regional bloc. Tinubu was first elected to the position in Guinea-Bissau on July 9, 2023. The Nigerian leader who rose to power in […]
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Mr. Mohammed Mohammed, the Nigerian Charge’ d’Affaires to Libya, has reaffirmed the Federal Government’s stand against irregular migration following the repatriation of 164 Nigerian migrants from Libya. The envoy, in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Abuja, warned against such dangerous trips. Mohammed handed down the warning […]
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An African non-grant foundation, The Mo Ibrahim Foundation, says Morocco, Nigeria, and Egypt received 61.1 percent of remittances into Africa. The foundation disclosed this in its 2024 forum report, titled, ‘Financing Africa. Where is the Money?’ Published on June 18, the report noted that Egypt is the largest recipient of remittances in Africa, receiving inflows […]
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As the death toll from heat stress climbed over 1301 in the just concluded hajj ritual, the health ministry of Saudi Arabia has said that over 1.3million medical services were rendered to pilgrims, including 141,000 services to those who didn’t obtain official authorization to perform Hajj. A statement from Saudi Arabian Embassy in Abuja […]
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FRIENDS and family searched for missing hajj pilgrims on Wednesday as the death toll at the annual rituals, which were carried out in scorching heat, surged past 900. Relatives scoured hospitals and pleaded online for news, fearing the worst after temperatures hit 51.8 degrees Celsius (125 Fahrenheit) in Mecca, Islam’s holiest city, on Monday. About […]
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