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Guinness Nigeria Plc says the country has emerged as the third-largest market for the Guinness brand globally, behind Ireland and the United Kingdom. The Finance and Strategy Director of the company, Mr Mayank Kabra, disclosed this during a media parley on Wednesday in Lagos. Kabra said the Guinness brand had become deeply rooted in Nigeria ...
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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian held a phone call with Iraqi Prime Minister-Designate, Ali al-Zaidi, during which Pezeshkian said Iran is ready for dialogue within the framework of international law. Pezeshkian said that “our problem is that on the one hand, the United States is pursuing a policy of maximum pressure against our country, and on ...
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U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday said that “Project Freedom,” the initiative to secure shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, will be paused “for a short period of time” to see whether an agreement with Iran can be finalised and signed. Since the start of hostilities between the United States, Israel, and Iran in late ...
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The United Nations is alarmed by the escalating drone attacks in Sudan that are endangering civilians. Stephane Dujarric, spokesperson for the UN secretary-general, said that a drone was reportedly shot down over Khartoum International Airport on Monday, leading to flights being canceled. Local media reported earlier that five members of the same family, including women ...
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Rising debt servicing is estimated to cause 55 million lost jobs for women and a 17 per cent fall in women’s per capita income, says a United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) analysis. The analysis drew data from 85 developing countries. The new report, “Who Pays the Price? Gender Inequality and Sovereign Debt” shows that women are disproportionately ...
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has condemned reported threats against Nigerians and other foreign nationals in South Africa. The ministry said some groups had allegedly urged foreigners, particularly black migrants, to leave the country. The ministry’s spokesperson, Kimiebi Ebienfa, disclosed this on Monday in Abuja. Ebienfa spoke after a meeting between Permanent Secretary, Dunoma Ahmed, ...
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The President of the Africa Development Studies Centre (ADSC), Dr Victor Oluwafemi has called for urgent continental action to curb rising xenophobic tensions in South Africa. Oluwafemi who frowned at the anti-migrant hostility in parts of South Africa made the call in a statement on Monday in Abuja. Oluwafemi, an international development consultant and an ...
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By Osordi Ayomide Rising geopolitical friction in the Middle East has cast a long shadow over global markets, with economists warning that the fragile recovery from previous inflationary peaks is now at risk. At the heart of the crisis is the Strait of Hormuz, a chokepoint responsible for nearly a fifth of global oil consumption; ...
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Tanzania Minister of Agriculture, Daniel Chongolo, on Tuesday told the parliament that Tanzania has attained a 130 per cent food self-sufficiency rate following increased agricultural production in the 2024/2025 farming season. Chongolo said this while presenting the ministry’s budget proposals for the 2026/2027 financial year in Dodoma, Tanzania. He said that the total food crop ...
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U.S. President Donald Trump is not satisfied with Iran’s latest peace proposal, which seeks to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and end the U.S. naval blockade of Iran’s ports, U.S. media reported, citing several White House officials. The president discussed Iran’s proposal with his top national security officials at a meeting in the White House Situation ...
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The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, has urged newly inducted Ambassadors/High Commissioners-designate to advance Nigeria’s interests using the 4Ds framework of Democracy, Development, Demography and Diaspora. She gave the charge on Monday in Abuja at the commencement of an induction programme organised to prepare the envoys for their diplomatic assignments. Odumegwu-Ojukwu congratulated ...
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Secret Service officers rushed U.S. President Donald Trump out of the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner at Washington Hilton on Saturday night after a gunfire. The shooting erupted just after 8:30pm, about 20 minutes after Trump and Melania made their grand entrance into the hotel’s ballroom. Trump, first lady Melania, Vice President James Vance, Defense ...
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The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced a breakthrough in the fight against malaria, prequalifying the first treatment tailored for newborns and small infants as World Malaria Day is marked globally on April 25. The agency said in a Friday statement that the medicine targeted babies weighing two to five kilograms, a group long underserved by ...
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World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that over the past 50 years, vaccines have saved more than 150 million lives, as ordinary people chose to protect themselves, their children and their communities from diseases like measles, diphtheria, pertussis, polio, and rotavirus. WHO, gave the assurance in a statement on Friday as World Immunisation Week, begins, ...
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) says over 1.75 billion people lived healthier lives at the end of 2025. WHO stated this in its annual Results Report released on Thursday. This, it said, is a significant gain driven by improvements in tobacco control, air quality, and access to water and sanitation. “The Results Report 2025 shows that with support from WHO ...
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UN human rights Chief, Volker Türk has called on Mexican authorities to intensify efforts in ending impunity, protect journalists and human rights defenders, and address the country’s “painful” crisis of disappearances, Türkmade the call in a statement on Thursday after his official visit to Mexico, which he concluded on Tuesday. The High Commissioner warned that ...
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President Bola Tinubu has expressed Nigeria’s solidarity with the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and other Gulf countries that came under attack in the heat of the US/Israel war with Iran. Commending the countries for their resilience and restraint, the President noted that Nigeria will always stand for peace and stability. President Tinubu spoke at ...
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By Ejire Folakunmi Nearly 4,700 Nigerian-trained doctors have joined the United Kingdom’s medical register since May 2023, highlighting a growing migration trend that is putting additional strain on Nigeria’s healthcare system. Data from the General Medical Council shows that 4,691 doctors trained in Nigeria were added to its register within the period, bringing the total ...
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The Cultural Counsellor of the Chinese Embassy in Nigeria, Mr Yang Jianxing, on Monday said learning the Chinese language would open up economic, educational and cultural opportunities for Nigerians amid growing bilateral relations. Yang, who is also Director of the China Cultural Centre in Nigeria, said this at the 2026 International Chinese Language Day celebration ...
Crime
By Usman Yahaya Ismail A French soldier has been killed and three others wounded after peacekeeping troops came under attack in southern Lebanon, raising fresh concerns over security in the volatile region. Pres. Emmanuel Macron said initial findings point to Hezbollah as being responsible for the incident. He extended condolences to the family of the ...
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The Minister of Defence, retired Gen. Christopher Musa, has said that Nigeria and Türkiye have reached an agreement for the immediate deployment of 200 Nigerian Special Forces for training in Türkiye. Musa disclosed this in an interview on the sidelines of the 5th Antalya Diplomacy Forum (ADF2026) in Antalya, Türkiye, on Saturday, following discussions with ...
Business
By Fredrick Ameh Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister, Saeed Khatibzadeh, has criticized Donald Trump for what he described as contradictory and inconsistent rhetoric as diplomatic tensions between the two nations continue to escalate. Speaking on Saturday, April 18, 2026, on the sidelines of a major diplomatic forum in Antalya, Turkey, Khatibzadeh dismissed recent claims by the ...
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The Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution (IPCR) and its partners have called for the urgent adoption of Nigeria’s National Peace Policy (NPP) as part of efforts to tackle insecurity and strengthen national cohesion. The stakeholders made the call during the dialogue in Abuja at the Second High-Level Expert Dialogue on the Draft National Peace ...
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Global leaders and senior government officials have converged on Antalya, Türkiye, for this year’s Antalya Diplomacy Forum (ADF2026) an annual multilateral conference aimed at managing current global uncertainty. The three-day annual conference, which kicks off on Friday in the serene southern Mediterranean city, is hosted by the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs under the auspices ...
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By Cecilia Ologunagba Humanitarian affairs chief, Tom Fletcher has said “Sudan is an atrocities laboratory,” with the killings of civilians and aid workers. The humanitarian chief also cited sieges of cities such as El Fasher in Darfur, the denial of food, use of sexual violence as a weapon of war, and the targeting of schools ...
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Stock markets in East Asia rose for a second straight day on Wednesday as oil prices fell and hopes grew for an agreement in the Iran war.South Korea’s benchmark KOSPI index was up as much as 3 per cent by mid-morning, while Japan’s Nikkei 225 gained 0.8 per cent. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index rose ...
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By Usman Yahaya Ismail Turkey has provided 36 tonnes of food assistance to internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Adamawa State as part of ongoing humanitarian efforts to support victims of insurgency in northeast Nigeria. The aid, delivered through Turkey’s disaster management agency, AFAD, in collaboration with the United Nations, was distributed at the Malkohi IDP ...
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By Osordi Ayomide The United Kingdom government is weighing the possibility of banning social media access for children under the age of 16, as part of a broader push to tackle rising concerns over online safety and excessive screen time among young users. The proposal, currently under consultation, was disclosed by Prime Minister Keir Starmer, ...
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President Donald Trump of United States has accused Pope Leo XIV of being "terrible" on foreign policy following the pontiff’s criticism of the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran. On Saturday, the 70-year-old American pope called on global leaders to end the violence, telling worshippers at St. Peter’s Basilica: “Enough of the idolatry of self and money! ...
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The Regional Trade Institute (RTI), has expressed its readiness to deepen economic cooperation between Nigeria and the Central European region through strategic partnerships and knowledge exchange. Prof. Jan Zahorik, the Vice-President of Nigeria–Central Europe Chamber of Commerce (NCECC), said this at the 2026 Open-Day and international news conference on Saturday in Abuja. The report states ...