The government of Colombia has agreed to U.S. President Donald Trump’s terms on migrant deportations, the White House says. Trump threatened Colombia with tariffs and sanctions, after two U.S. deportation flights carrying migrants were refused permission to land. “Colombia now agreed to all Trump’s terms, “including the unrestricted acceptance of all illegal aliens from Colombia…
Foreign visitors to New Zealand are now able to work remotely while in the country, the government announced on Monday. Economic Growth Minister Nicola Willis said the change, which came into effect immediately, was part of a plan to boost the economy. “Making the country more attractive to ‘digital nomads’ people who work remotely while…
According to the assessment of the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Russian Federation, even though the defence and industrial complex has been firmly reoriented towards the priority satisfaction of the demands of the armed forces after the conflict in Ukraine, remains one of the world’s largest arms exporters. Russia is ready to increase the…
The Federal Government has extolled the government and people of the Republic of India on the country’s 76th Republic Day anniversary celebration. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Yusuf Tuggar, in a statement in Abuja on Sunday, described January 26 as a “very important day” in the history of India. Tuggar added in the statement,…
The Federal Government has sought Singapore’s partnership to transform the nation’s civil service to a model of professionalism, efficiency and responsiveness. Mrs Didi Walson-Jack, Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HCSF) sought for the partnership when she led a delegation to Singapore. The delegation visited the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Global Centre…
The Federal Ministry of Art, Culture, Tourism and Creative Economy, has reiterated the Federal Government’s commitment to strengthen trade and tourism relationship with China. The Permanent Secretary in the ministry, Mr Oraeluno Raphael, stated this on Saturday in Abuja, at the Chinese New Year Temple Fair, also known as the spring festival. Raphael said that…
How plausible is the target by African heads of states to grant access to electricity to 300 million people by 2030? That is the task before the over 1,000 participants expected at the Mission 300 Africa Energy Summit, which kicks off in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, on Jan. 27. “It’s a tight journey because 2030…
World Bank-financed project, Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL) and Yobe Government have disbursed $2.525m as revolving fund to 101 communities in the state to boost agricultural development. Gov. Mai Mala Buni of Yobe State, made this known at the presentation of cheques to the beneficiaries on Saturday in Damaturu. Buni said that the fund…
Vice-President Kashim Shettima, on Wednesday, said Nigeria was ready to spearhead the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). Shettima said this at a forum of Friends of AfCFTA on the sidelines of the ongoing 2025 World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland. While addressing the forum tagged, “Forum Friends of AfCFTA: Turning Digital Trade into…
The United States immigration authorities have been granted the ability to arrest individuals at schools, churches, and hospitals following President Donald Trump’s administration’s reversal of policies that previously classified these locations as off-limits for enforcement. The policy change ends over a decade of restrictions protecting these “sensitive areas.” The Department of Homeland Security, which oversees…
