Ms Yan Yuqing, the Consul General of the People’s Republic of China in Lagos, Nigeria, says African nations should leverage their resources and market advantages to engage more in international cooperation while maintaining sovereignty and economic independence. According to Yuqing, the global trade system is undergoing restructuring, and countries need to strengthen cooperation and dialogue…
Foreign Investment Network, FIN, the African knowledge partner of Forbes Best of Africa Award (Emerging Markets), has honoured Tpl. Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu, Ph.D, CON with “FIN Outstanding Woman Of The Year Award 2023” The award will be conferred on her in London, United Kingdom on 18th July 2023 by Mr. Mark Furlong (President, Forbes Custom)…
The Vice-Chancellor of the African School of Economics (ASE), Prof. Mahfouz Adedimeji, has called for greater collaboration among universities and urged them to confront pressing global challenges. Adedimeji made the call in his address titled “Ideas Rule the World”, delivered at the fourth Public Lecture of the university in Abuja on Wednesday. The lecture, “The…
Slovakia has voiced strong opposition to a new European Commission proposal aimed at ending the European Union’s reliance on Russian gas, oil, and nuclear fuel by 2027, warning that the plan would harm both national and regional interests. The Slovak Ministry of Economy issued a statement rejecting the Commission’s REPowerEU Roadmap, which outlined a phased…
Russian President Vladimir Putin has accused the West of trying to provoke him into using nuclear weapons in Ukraine. Putin made the comment on a documentry film about his 25 years in power, local media reported. “They wanted to provoke us, they wanted to make us make mistakes,” he said in the film. “However, there…
The Nigerian Army has continued to consolidate its operational momentum across the country, achieving major tactical and strategic successes against the terrorists and criminal elements across the country. A credible source at the Army Headquarters told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the army’s sustained onslaught had led to major breakthroughs recently in the…
Flykite Productions, organisers of the newly unveiled NAIJA Super 8 off-season club football competition, have dismissed suggestions that the competition is competing with the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) Super 8. In a statement issued on Thursday, Flykite Productions, explained that there is no division higher than the NPFL in the domestic game and…
Star-studded intriguing Nollyood film “My Mother is a Witch”, is set for premiere in cinemas on May 23, its producers have said. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Anthill Studios, co-producer of the film, has released the trailer of the blockbuster on its Instagram page. The highly anticipated film is produced by Anthill…
President Bola Tinubu has empowered the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) to implement a more efficient and better streamlined public-private partnership (PPP) project delivery process. Jobson Ewalefoh, director-general, ICRC, disclosed this in a statement by Ifeanyi Nwoko, acting head, media and publicity, ICRC on Sunday in Abuja. Mr Ewalefoh said that the process would involve…
President Bola Tinubu has approved the deployment of two newly appointed Federal Permanent Secretaries to key ministries. This is contained in a statement issued by Mr Eno Olotu, Director, Public Relations, Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HCSF), on Monday in Abuja. Olotu said the move aimed at enhancing governance…
