President Bola Tinubu will depart Abuja for Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, on Wednesday, August 14, for a three-day official visit. This visit follows an invitation extended by President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo. According to a statement from Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Tinubu will meet with President Obiang […]
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Envoys of Côte d’Ivoire, Poland, Britain and the U.S. diplomatic missions have commended Nigeria’s strategic approach to the recent nationwide protests. The envoys disclosed this in separate remarks on Wednesday in Abuja when foreign affairs minister, Yussuf Tuggar briefed Heads of Diplomatic Missions on the protests. Ambassador of Côte d’Ivoire, Kalilou Traore commended Tuggar for […]
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The Russian Federation has distanced itself from Nigerian protesters holding its flags and other symbols of the Russian state to show their anger against the policies of President Bola Tinubu amid the ongoing #EndBadGovernance protests that hit Nigerian cities from August 1. Some analysts have said the flag is that of the Nigerian Armed Forces, […]
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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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