The International Monetary Fund has approved a $1.1bn disbursement to Ukraine as part of a four-year loan program aimed at providing budgetary support. This decision comes amid continued Russian aggression and follows the IMF’s recent review of the programme, which…
Amid its ongoing conflict with Russia, Ukraine’s parliament voted on Wednesday to join the International Criminal Court (ICC). This move aligns with Kyiv’s goal of seeking justice for alleged Russian war crimes during the invasion of Ukraine. The ICC, which…
Around 42,000 people are currently missing in Ukraine, an Interior Ministry official said on Wednesday, a figure that includes both soldiers and civilians. The number had once stood as high as 51,000, Dmytro Bohatiuk, who leads the ministry’s missing persons…
US President Joe Biden has condemned a wave of Russian missile strikes in Ukraine as a “horrific reminder of Russia’s brutality”, and vowed to strengthen Kyiv’s air defenses. At least 38 people were killed and 190 injured across the country,…
U.S. President Joe Biden wants to start delivering of weapons and equipment to Ukraine this week. The president said this shortly after the U.S. Senate approved billions of dollars in new aid for the country under attack from Russia. “I…
The Group of Seven (G7) has strongly condemned Iran for its attacks on Israel but also called on both parties to de-escalate amid reports of Israeli retaliation. A meeting of foreign ministers from the group of industrialised democracies has been…
Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, says the fact that Nigeria accepted grains from Ukraine does not make Nigeria a weak or failed state. “Egypt gets about 60 per cent of its grains from Ukraine. The fact…
The Ukrainian agricultural sector continues to play an important role in ensuring global food security Ukraine has partnered with the Lagos Free Zone company to build a grain terminal at the Lekki Port in Nigeria, the Ministry of Agrarian Policy…
As we come up to the one-year mark since the full-scale war began, Ukrainian businesses are facing challenges created by the conflict, including a serious decline in the workforce with the millions of refugees, recurring blackouts, and a fall in…
Spain Interior Minister, Fernando Grande-Marlaska said a suspect has been arrested two months after letter bombs in Spain were sent to several Embassies and Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, among others. The state television station RTVE and other media on Wednesday…
