The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Yusuf Tuggar, has called on Japan to join Africa in advocating for reform of the UN Security Council to ensure fair and equitable representation for the continent. Tuggar disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja by Alkasim Abdulkadir, Special Assistant on Media and Communications Strategy to the…
The National Policy Advocacy Centre (NPAC) of the Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) is partnering with the European Union (EU) Delegation to drive green technology and digital innovation. The ACCI, which said this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja, said that both organisations would drive the partnership by conducting a comprehensive desk study…
President Bola Tinubu will depart for Beijing, China, in the first week of September, during which he will sign several MOUs with President Xi Jinping, his Chinese counterpart. The President’s Spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, said this while briefing State House correspondents on Tuesday. He said the President would also visit two major Chinese corporations, Huawei Technologies,…
The Taliban government in Afghanistan has banned the combat sport Mixed Martial Arts (MMA), an official told broadcaster TOLOnews on Tuesday. Ahmadullah Wasiq, the head of the physical education and sports department said that the country’s morality police banned the full-contact sport due to its violent nature and potential risk of death. MMA, a popular…
A remote region in north-western Australia set a new all-time national record for the highest winter temperature on Monday, the Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) said on Tuesday. The weather station at Yampi Sound, approximately 2,000 kilometres north of Perth in the state of Western Australia (WA), recorded a maximum temperature of 41.6 degrees Celsius on…
To date, Chinese public security authorities have issued a total of 16,000 test licenses for autonomous vehicles, the Ministry of Public Security announced on Tuesday. At a news conference in Beijing, the ministry also revealed that 32,000 kilometres of roads nationwide have been opened for autonomous vehicle testing. These initiatives have provided strong support for…
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has called on Muslim states to take joint actions to force Israel to stop its “crimes and genocide” in Gaza. He made the appeal during talks with visiting Qatari Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani in Tehran, according to a statement by his office….
The Great Wall-2024 International Forum on Counter-terrorism kicked off in Beijing on Tuesday. Hosted by China’s armed police force, the four-day event has brought together over 170 delegates from more than 50 similar foreign armed forces, as well as over 150 Chinese representatives. While addressing the opening ceremony, Wang Chunning, commander of the Chinese People’s…
First Lady Oluremi Tinubu’s pet project, Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI), is partnering with the National Population Commission (NPC) and UNICEF to launch an electronic natal registration for children. The NPC Chairman, Nasir Kwarra, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday after a pre-launch meeting with the first lady in Abuja. He…
Speaker of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Parliament, Memounatou Ibrahima, says member states’ reinforcement of ECOWAS Free Movement protocol is crucial to fully realising the bloc’s integration. Ibrahima made this known at a delocalised meeting of the parliament’s Committee on Free Movement in Banjul, The Gambia, on Monday. According to her, the…
