Sixty years after forging ties in the shadow of the Holocaust, Germany and Israel are marking a diplomatic milestone with mutual visits by their heads of state. Israeli President Isaac Herzog is set to arrive in Berlin on Monday, followed by a return visit by German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier to Israel on Tuesday and Wednesday….
The Trump administration was set to accept a luxury Boeing aircraft as a gift from Qatar’s royal family, U.S. media reported on Sunday. The aircraft was to be retrofitted for use as Air Force One, news outlets including broadcaster ABC reported. The ownership of the aircraft would then be transferred to the Trump Presidential Library…
The Non-Governmental Association for Literacy Support Services (NOGALSS) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Nineteen-Seventeen Northern Consensus Movement (NSNCM) to address challenges of out-of-school and girl-child education in Northern Nigeria. The National President of NOGALSS, Noah Emmanuel, at the signing ceremony in Abuja on Monday, said the initiative would focus on the implementation…
The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) has commended the Association of Nigerian Physicians in the Americas (ANPA) for its unwavering commitment to improving healthcare in Nigeria. Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/CEO of NiDCOM, said this as ANPA marked its 30th anniversary with a life-impacting medical mission in Lagos and Oyo States. This is contained in a…
The Chairman of Zinox Group, Mr Leo Ekeh, has urged Nigerian youths to take advantage technology evolution to enhance their economic fortunes. Ekeh, said this during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Enugu on the sidelines of the just-concluded Enugu Tech Festival 2025 which had as its theme: Coal…
Abuja, Nigeria – Professor Chris Piwuna has been elected as the new President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). Piwuna, who serves as a consultant psychiatrist at the University of Jos Teaching Hospital (JUTH) and is currently the Dean of Student Affairs at the University of Jos in Plateau State, takes over from…
The Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru, has expressed his readiness to fully participate in the proposed national security summit being planned by members of the National Assembly. Badaru made this known while speaking with newsmen on Sunday in Abuja. He specifically described the proposed summit as “a timely initiative to tackle Nigeria’s growing security concerns”,…
Former First Lady, Mrs Patience Jonathan and Mrs Folashade Tinubu -Ojo, daughter of President Bola Tinubu, on Sunday received outstanding women icon awards. They received the awards at the 2025 Yellow Ball held in Abuja. Also honoured were the Minister of women affairs ,Hajia Imaan Suleiman -Ibrahim, wife of the Secretary to the Government of…
The Edo Muslim Pilgrim Welfare Board says the airlift of intending pilgrims for the 2025 Hajj pilgrimage will commence on May 14, with nearly 200 pilgrims set to depart for Saudi Arabia. The chairman of the board, Mallam Musah Muhammad Uduimoh, made the disclosure on Sunday in Benin during a media briefing. He explained that…
A total of 86 Nigerian Army captains will be sitting for the 2025 Written Promotion Examination in Benin. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the week-long examination will run from May 12 through May 16 and is being hosted by the Nigerian Army School of Supply and Transport (NASST). Speaking at the opening…
