The African Development Bank (AfDB), has called for urgent structural reforms to tackle Africa’s deepening economic challenges that include currency depreciation, rising inflation and an escalating import bill. Its Vice-President for Economic Governance and Knowledge Management, Prof. Kevin Urama, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that global and local factors contribute to the continent’s…
Nigeria and South Africa have operationalised the Joint Ministerial Advisory Council on Industry, Trade, and Investment to enhance economic cooperation between the two leading African economies. President Cyril Ramaphosa said this at the Nigeria -South Africa Business Roundtable on Tuesday in Cape Town, South Africa. At the roundtable, President Bola Tinubu said that Nigeria was…
President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa says tourists from Nigeria can now apply for a visa without submitting a passport. Ramaphosa announced this on Tuesday at the opening of the 11th session of the Nigeria-South Africa Bi-National Commission (BNC) in Cape Town, which President Bola Tinubu attended. He said South Africa had simplified its visa…
Nigeria and South Africa have agreed to finalise the five-year-old Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Early Warning Mechanism, which monitors threats of violence, acts of criminality, and reprisals involving nationals of both countries. The decision was announced in a communiqué released at the end of the 11th session of the Nigeria-South Africa Bi-National Commission (BNC)…
The Nigerian government is seeking South Africa’s backing to attain full membership of the G20, BRICS and the BRICS New Development Bank (NDB). Nigeria is also seeking South Africa’s support to assume leadership roles in thematic discussions of interest under South Africa’s G20 presidency. These requests were made by Amb. Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, the Minister of…
The 11th session of Nigeria-South Africa Bi-National Commission (BNC) started on Monday with a ministerial meeting at the Vineyard Hotel in Cape Town, South Africa. The meeting is co-chaired by Amb. Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, and Dr Roland Lamola, South Africa’s Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Mr Bayo Onanuga,…
The United Kingdom on Wednesday said a new Visa Application Centre (VAC) has been opened in Ikeja, through its new commercial partner, VFS Global. The British Deputy High Commission, which made this known in a statement, said it was the largest in Africa. It noted that VFS Global also opened United Kingdom VAC in Abuja…
Vice-President Kashim Shettima has expressed satisfaction with the continuous increase in the volume of trade between Nigeria and China. This is contained in a statement issued by the spokesperson of the Vice-President, Mr Stanley Nkwocha on Wednesday. Shettima made this known when he received a delegation from China, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The delegation…
The Beauty West Africa Exhibition begins in Lagos, the commercial city of Nigeria where 16 Pakistani companies, 30 delegations and other exhibitors are in attendance. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the 7th edition of the exhibition is scheduled to hold from Nov. 26 to 28. The 2024 event is termed as the…
Wars and extreme weather conditions have driven up the number of people in Africa who are fleeing within their own country. A report by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC), published in Geneva on Tuesday, says around 35 million Africans are living as refugees and displaced people within their own countries as of 2023. The…
