Zhibiao Wang, a Chinese medical teacher, has underscored the need for adequate investment in advanced medical technology to promote treatment of tumor health related issues in the human body across Africa. Zhibiao, a Professor of Medicine, disclosed this on Thursday while briefing African media delegation on field visit to Chongqing, the Southwestern Municipality of China, on tour of the 2024 Summit of…
Justice Mojisola Dada of the Lagos State Special Offences Court in Ikeja has convicted and sentenced an American businessman, Marco Antonio Ramirez, to 74 years in prison over his involvement in a $1.2 million US visa scam. Justice Dada handed down the verdict after she found the foreigner guilty of a 16-count charge of defrauding…
Kamala Harris and Donald Trump were at the same 9/11 memorial the day after a fiery debate – their first of the 2024 US presidential election. It has been 23 years since the 9/11 attack on downtown Manhattan – where both the US presidential election and the war it resulted in and the withdrawal from…
The Director-General, Ghana’s National Disaster Management (NADMO), Nana Prempeh, has urged ECOWAS and member states to scale up disaster preparedness response mechanisms. Prempeh made the plea at a mid-term consultation meeting of the regional committee for disaster management in West Africa (GECEAO) in Abuja on Wednesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the…
Miss Jennifer Ezeonyeasi, Culture and Events Administrative Assistant at the Korean Cultural Centre in Nigeria (KCCN), has urged the creative sector to utilise the opportunity to infuse cultural attires of Korea and Nigeria through fashion. Ezeonyeasi made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Abuja, stating that…
The Federal Government has said that it will work closely with the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) and other stakeholders to advance safety in aviation sector. Mr Festus Keyamo, Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, said this on Wednesday at the ICAO’s first-ever symposium on Advanced Air Mobility (AAM 2024). in Montréal, Canada. A statement…
A U.S.-Nigeria inaugural strategic energy dialogue, which holds from Sept. 11 to 12, is underway in Washington, DC, U.S.A. The senior delegation from the Nigerian government is led by the Minister of State Petroleum Resources Ekperikpe Ekpo, the U.S Embassy in Abuja stated on Wednesday. It said the Department of State is to host the…
The Israeli military has released video footage showing a tunnel in the Gaza Strip, where it says the bodies of six hostages shot dead by Hamas were found. Israel Defense Forces Spokesman, Daniel Hagari, presented the video at a news conference after touring the tunnel. He said a shaft hidden in a residential home in…
Foreign ministers of Arab countries have urged Israel’s complete withdrawal from the Gaza Strip, including from the Philadelphi Corridor and the Palestinian side of the Rafah crossing. The demand was made in a resolution issued after the 162nd session of the Arab League (AL) Council at the ministerial level held in Egypt’s Cairo. The ministers…
Iranian Foreign Minister Seyyed Araghchi and his Mexican counterpart Alicia Barcena have expressed their countries’ support for a ceasefire in Gaza. In a phone call, the two sides called for the continuation of bilateral political talks and consultations, according to a statement released by the Iranian Foreign Ministry. Barcena said her country supported the achievement…
