President Bola Tinubu has launched a renewed grassroots initiative to stabilise Plateau State, sending a senior aide to engage with religious, ethnic and community groups in an effort to rebuild trust and strengthen intercommunal harmony. Presidential spokesperson Bayo Onanuga said in a statement on Sunday that Dr Abiodun Essiet, the President’s Senior Special Assistant on…
The Federal Government has appointed Dr Ayoade Alakija, a globally respected health advocate and Chair of the Board of FIND, as its Ministerial Global Envoy on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR). The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate, made the announcement on Tuesday in Abuja. Pate said that the appointment was in…
Dr Modibbo Umar, Charge De Affaires, Nigerian Embassy, Riyad, says pilgrims performing the 2025 Hajj without permit are liable to 100,000 riyals fine, 10 years ban and deportation. Umar said this at the Hajj 2025 Pre-Arafat Stakeholders’ meeting, organised by the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) in Makkah on Monday. The envoy recalled that…
Iran’s foreign ministry has summoned the British charge d’affaires to protest “suspicious and unjustified” arrests of several Iranians in Britain on “false” charges and “unrealistic” accusations against Tehran. In the absence of the British ambassador, the British envoy was summoned by Shahram Ghazi-Zadeh, director of the Third Western Europe Department of the foreign ministry. This…
Richard Montgomery, the British High Commissioner to Nigeria, has urged Nigerians to remain vigilant against visa fraud. He made the call while speaking to journalists at the UK-Nigeria Economic Growth Conference on Wednesday in Abuja. Montgomery advised applicants to use official channels and submit accurate documentation when applying for a UK visa. Responding to concerns…
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday announced former deputy finance minister Mcebisi Jonas as a special envoy to the United States. Jonas is currently independent non-executive chairman of telecommunications company MTN Group (MTNJ.J) a role he will continue to hold alongside the envoy position. Ramaphosa’s office said in a statement that“Jonas is entrusted with…
The South Korea Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Kim Pankyu, says his country’s Official Development Assistance (ODA) aims to promote and support Nigeria’s agriculture. Pankyu said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Tuesday. “South Korea’s Official Development Assistance (ODA) is programmed to actively promote and support Nigeria’s agriculture,…
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…
Mr Gautier Mignot, the European Union (EU) Ambassador to Nigeria, has expressed commitment to strengthen existing partnerships and contract new ones with the Nigerian government. Mignot, who recently assumed his role as EU Ambassador to Nigeria, made the commitment during a media parley on Monday in Abuja. He shared his vision on how to enhance…
Retired Maj.-Gen. Sohail Khan, the High Commissioner of Pakistan to Nigeria, says the collaboration between his country and Nigeria on raw material for beauty products should be strengthened to enhance investments in the country. The envoy said this on Wednesday while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the sidelines of the ongoing…
