World

By Fortune Abang Abuja, Nov. 15, 2023 Chinese President Xi Jinping has arrived in San Francisco, U.S., to attend a Summit with President Joe Biden. The Summit is also the 30th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders’ Meeting that started on November 14 and will end on November 17. In …

By Nathan Nwakamma Yenagoa, Nov. 14, 2023 A United States based Nigerian, Prof. Mondy Gold has been nominated for the United States President’s Lifetime Achievement Award. Gold, a professor of Business Administration is President of Ijaw Diaspora Council (IDC) and hails from Delta. The award announcement is contained in a …

Staff Union Ceremony to honor colleagues killed in Gaza By Cecilia Ologunagba New York, Nov. 14,  2023 UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday led a minute of silence at UN Headquarters in New York in honour of 101 staff killed so far during in the Gaza conflict. According to the …

    The outgoing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Nigeria to the Republic of Cuba, His Excellency, Mr. Benaoyagha B. M. Okoyen, has called for a panel discussion that would focus on seeking out a diplomatic perspective to the question of Africa’s economic development. Ambassador Okoyen made the call during …

Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) has “categorically” dismissed as false a Thisday newspaper report that there may be gas supply constraints in Nigeria and Europe as the company embarks on plant maintenance by February next year. The frontline LNG company, in a statement by Andy Odeh, its General Manager, External Relations …

Remembrance Day is a memorial day observed in Commonwealth member states since 1919; a year after the end of the First World War. Remembrance Day (which was known as Armistice Day until after the Second World War) falls on 11th November. Remembrance Sunday is held on the second Sunday in November, …

Nathan Temitayo Tella scored his very first German Bundesliga goal, days after getting his maiden invitation to the Super Eagles of Nigeria. Tella, who came on as a substitute scored the final goal as Bayer Leverkusen trounced Union Berlin 4-0 , in a matchday eleven fixture of the German Bundesliga, …

London, Nov. 12, 2023 Chelsea’s rip-roaring 4-4 draw with Premier League champions Manchester City on Sunday sent a resounding signal that Mauricio Pochettino’s new-look side are finally finding their feet. This was after a faltering start to the season for the Blues. The hosts came from behind three times at …

  President Bola Tinubu and the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia By Collins Yakubu-Hammer Abuja, Nov. 10, 2023 The Government of Saudi Arabia has pledged to invest in the revamp of Nigeria’s refineries, as well as provide financial support to sustain President Bola Tinubu’s government on its foreign exchange reforms. …

The Consulate General of Nigeria, New York, United States of America (USA), will be in Cleveland, Ohio, on Friday, November 17, 2023, for the 11th Edition of its Town Hall Meeting with the Nigerian Community in its coverage area. Being hosted by the Nigerians in Diaspora Organization Americas (NIDOA), North …

An international symposium convened by the Centre for Peace Studies of the Usman DanFodio University, Sokoto, has beamed its searchlight on the security situations in the Northwestern region of Nigeria and the Middle East region where Israel is crrently at war with Hamas, and has come up with major recommendations …

Riyadh, November 09, 2023 Africa’s Global Bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, and Saudi Export-Import Bank (Saudi EXIM), a premier export credit agency in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, have announced a partnership aimed at strengthening business growth and enhancing economic cooperation between their economies. To this end, both …

For Deacon Sunday Ode of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Dominion Cathedral, Orange, New Jersey, United States of America (USA) and his wife, Mrs. Moyinoluwa Ode, it was a day of great joy when they named their new born son recently. The beautiful naming ceremony was performed by the …

By Busayo Onijala Lagos, Nov. 9, 2023 The High Commission of Canada in Nigeria on Thursday said visa application centres in Abuja and Lagos remained open to the public. Mr. Demilade Kosemani, Communications and Public Affairs Officer, High Commission of Canada, Abuja, said this in a statement, following the fire …

The UK Government through the British High Commission in Abuja has pledged continued support to the Jigawa State Government as it held an Education Reform Dialogue with critical stakeholders on Wednesday, 8 November 2023. The event, with the theme ‘Repositioning Teaching and Learning for Human Capital Development’, was convened by …

While knowledge, understanding, and wisdom are qualities linked to both intellectual and human development, prayer is a spiritual practice or means of communication with God. Even though prayer can offer consolation, peace, and a feeling of being connected to God, ignorance is not always addressed or eradicated by it. Lack …

BY ANKELI EMMNAUEL, Sokoto The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) with funding from Eleva Foundation, in collaboration with the Sokoto State Arabic and Islamic Education Commission and the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs, Saturday flagged off an entrepreneurship skills acquisition programme for 4,700 almajiri and adolescent girls in Sokoto …

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) has provided insight into how the lingering conflict between Russia and Ukraine has impacted Nigerian crude oil inflows in the international oil market, leading to a dip in demand from the once-dependable Asian market at the onset of hostilities in the Eastern …

Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) has dismissed “as speculative and indicative of a fundamental misunderstanding of Nigeria’s intricate market dynamics,” media reports suggesting that a price hike by the company is responsible for the surge in the price of domestic Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) otherwise known as cooking gas in the …

By Ibironke Ariyo Abuja, Nov. 8, 2023 The Federal Government has inaugurated additional enhanced e-passport facilities at selected Nigerian Embassies in Italy, Spain, Greece, Austria and Switzerland. The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo inaugurated the facilities at the Nigerian Embassy in Rome. A statement by the Service Public Relations …

Tel Aviv/Gaza/Cairo, Nov. 8, 2023 Israeli ground troops are “currently in the depths” of Gaza City and are exerting “great pressure” on the ruling Palestinian Islamist Hamas movement there, Israeli army spokesman Daniel Hagari said on Tuesday evening. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said earlier in a televised address, “Hamas …

  …As Export of Two 950,000 barrels Cargoes Commences The NNPC/ Aiteo Joint venture has announced the introduction of Nembe Crude Oil Grade, a new crude oil grade into the international crude oil market. The announcement of the Nembe Crude Oil Blend, produced by Aiteo, the Operator of the NNPC/Aiteo Oil …

Manchester (UK), Nov. 8, 2023 Erling Haaland scored twice as holders Manchester City cruised into the last 16 of the Champions League with two group games remaining. This was after a 3-0 victory over Swiss side Young Boys on Tuesday. Pep Guardiola’s side maintained their 100 percent record and lead …

Over the years, climate change and its vagaries have featured conspicuously in global discourses. From CoP1 in Berlin, Germany in 1995 to CoP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, it has been intense advocacy and dialogue on how to mitigate the impact of climate change and achieve a just energy transition vis-à-vis …

Washington, Nov. 7, 2023   Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ruled out a longer ceasefire in the Gaza Strip for the time being during an interview on U.S. television on Monday. “There’ll be no ceasefire, general ceasefire, in Gaza without the release of our hostages,” Netanyahu told the U.S. broadcaster ABC. …