President Bola Tinubu has urged Nigeria and the neighbouring countries in the Lake Chad region to display courage in reforming their military doctrine and practices. Tinubu said the change in tactics had become necessary as countries in the region were…
A member of the National Assembly, Senator Sharafadeen Abiodun Alli has said Nigeria can only progress in the atmosphere of peace and tranquility. Alli who represents Oyo South Senatorial District on the platform of All Progressives Congress (APC) made the…
The United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, has blamed myths, disinformation, misinformation, and rumours, as major contributing factors to poor immunisation in Nigeria. Chief of the UNICEF field office in Kano, Mr. Rahama Rihood Farah, stated this in his goodwill message…
The Governments of Nigeria and the Republic of Equatorial Guinea have opened discussions regarding new partnership opportunities such as the establishment of a joint logistics base, deployment of indigenous capacities across countries, and lowering the costs of major oil and…
Nigeria has caught up with Angola in the drilling of crude oil, as both nations are now the biggest crude oil drilling markets in Africa, data from the June 2023 Offshore Rigs Tracker, released on Monday by Hawilti and the…
Reno Omokri, a socio-political activist, has reacted to the controversy surrounding the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, JAMB, result of Ejikeme Mmesoma. Omokri said the controversy surrounding Mmesoma’s JAMB result has shown that the 2023 general elections had divided Nigeria.…
The Chinese Navy Escort Task Group (ETG) 162, comprising MSL Destroyer NANNING, MSL Frigate SANYA, and Supply Ship WEISHANHU, on Sunday visited Nigeria to strengthen bilateral relationship between the two countries. The Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Chi Jian Chun,…
Nigeria’s intra-African trade has continued to underperform expectations despite the commencement of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) as the trade value fell Year-on-Year (YoY) to N842.6 billion in the first quarter of 2023 (Q1’23) 11.95 percent down from…
The South African Government has sought the collaboration of the Nigerian Government on mutually beneficial infrastructure development through Public Private Partnerships (PPPs). This is contained in a statement signed by Manji Yarling, Acting Head, Media and Publicity, Infrastructure Concession Regulatory…
By Bob MajiriOghene Etemiku, Abuja The World Bank Group (WBG) in a Migration and Development Brief (number 38) in the series), has predicted that there would be an increment in remittances to Nigeria and several West African countries. According to…
