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By Chiazo Ogbolu Lagos, Jan. 21, 2024 The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) on Sunday announced the berthing of the largest container vessel to sail on the nation’s territorial waters at the Lekki Deep Seaport. Mr. Mohammed Bello-Koko, the Managing Director, NPA confirmed this in a statement in Lagos. According to …

By Fortune Abang Abuja, Jan, 21, 2024 The China-Africa Institute (CAI) will host African ambassadors at the Chinese Archeological Museum on Jan. 25 in Beijing, China. An Ni, CAI spokesperson, in a statement on Sunday, said the event was intended to promote China-Africa relations. “CAI is currently organising an event at the Chinese Archaeological Museum in Beijing on …

Abuja, Jan. 21, 2024: Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) is to represent Nigeria at  the 14th Global Forum on Migration and Development Summit (GFMD) holding in Geneva, Switzerland from January 23 to 25. At the summit, under the auspices of Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific …

Niche-publication, Bank & Entrepreneur Africa (B&E) has launched #ItsToughEnough – a bold online initiative that harnesses the know-how of world-leading entrepreneurial experts to help take citizens of Africa from idea (or no-idea) stage to viable business. B & E recently struck its first #ItsToughEnough partnerships with experts Marc Goldberg (founder, …

New York, 20 January 2024 The President of the United Nations General Assembly (PGA), H.E. Mr. Dennis Francis, will undertake an official visit to India from January 22 to 26, 2024. The PGA, according to a statement from his office, will hold bilateral discussions with the leadership and representatives of …

Abuja, Jan 20. 2024 The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) under the leadership of Hon Abike Dabiri-Erewa has applauded the the humanitarian disposition of a Nigerian-Canadian, Ms. Vivian Etuka, as she visited  Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) Camp and Orphanages in Abuja and donated food items, clothes, toys and books for …

By Nathan Nwakamma Yenagoa, Jan. 20, 2024 The Ijaw National Congress (INC) has demanded that International Oil Companies (IOCs) divesting their oil assets should clean up the polluted sites of their host communities before moving out of the Niger Delta. The Congress made its position known in a communique issued …

By Cecilia Ologunagba New York, Jan. 20, 2024 UN Secretary-General António Guterres has again appealed for a humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza and the unconditional release of all hostages. Guterres made the call in his message to the summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) at Kampala, Uganda, on Saturday. Leaders from …

By Cecilia Ologunagba New York, Jan. 20, 2024 The United Nations (UN) Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) says unprecedented flooding in the Republic of the Congo has left more than 350,000 people in urgent need of humanitarian assistance. Some 1.8 million people have been impacted by torrential …

The Falconets of Nigeria have secured their place in the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup with a 2-0 aggregate victory over Burundi in the final qualifying round. In the second leg, played on Saturday, January 20, 2024, the Nigerian team secured a 1-0 win, with Esther Ajakaye scoring the …

Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general election, Mr. Peter Obi, has hailed the contributions of former Commonwealth Secretary General, Chief Emeka Anyaoku, to Nigeria’s development and to world affairs, describing him as a true patriot, “a quintessential diplomat and an exemplary ambassador of the nation …

Gov. Alex Otti of Abia at the inauguration of Abia Global Economic Advisory Council By Ihechinyere Chigemeri-Uwom Umuahia, Jan. 18, 2024 Gov. Alex Otti of Abia has inaugurated the Abia Global Economic Advisory Council, with a charge to evolve initiatives that are focused on identifying, capitalising and showcasing the state’s …

By Monday Ajogun Onitsha (Anambra), Jan. 18, 2024 The former Commonwealth Secretary General, Mr. Emeka Anyaoku, on Thursday, inaugurated a library and museum at his Obosi country home in Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra. Anyaoku, who performed the inauguration during his 91st year birthday anniversary, said that all …

By Cecilia Ologunagba New York¸ Jan. 19, 2024 A senior UN humanitarian official, Ms. Edem Wosornu, on Thursday, called on the international community to step up support for communities in need in Niger, warning that limited funding and access challenges have put lives at risk. Approximately 4.3 million people, over …

ABUJA, JAN. 17, 2024: Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Hon Abike Dabiri- Erewa  has reiterated the fact  that Sports Development in Nigeria will go a long way if its Diaspora Component is fully harnessed and developed through knowledge-sharing, expertise, skills and investment in the Sector. Dabiri-Erewa strongly took the …

Abuja, Jan. 18, 2024: Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/CEO Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) has congratulated Councillor Abigail Marshall Katung, a British Nigerian, the newly appointed Lord Mayor of Leeds, the first citizen of Leeds, for the term 2024-2025. In the same vein, the NIDCOM boss congratulated Tope Awotona, a Nigerian-born …

By Cecilia Ologunagba New York, Jan. 18, 2024 U.S. Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken, will travel to Nigeria, Cape Verde, Cote d’Ivoire and Angola from Sunday, Jan. 21 to Friday, Jan. 26. The U.S. State Department Spokesperson, Matthew Miller, in a statement on Thursday said that the trip was to …

By Alex Enebeli Enugu, Jan. 18, 2024 The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, has felicitated the former Secretary-General of Commonwealth and Nigerian Permanent Representative in the United Nations, Chief Emeka Anyaoku on his 91st birth anniversary. This is contained in a statement by the President-General of the cultural group, issued by its  …

By Cecilia Ologunagba New York, Jan. 18, 2024 The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, has appealed for restraint in the wake of protests and heightened tensions following Sunday’s presidential elections in the Comoros. Incumbent president of the island Archipelago, off the east African coast, Azali Assoumani, was …

Abuja, 18 January 2024 Ms. Cynthia Rowe has been appointed as the Development Director for the British High Commission, Nigeria. She takes over from Mr Christopher Prycroft who recently concluded four years as Development Director, British High Commission, Nigeria. Cynthia Rowe is an experienced development diplomat and practioner who has worked …

By Cecilia Ologunagba New York, Jan. 17, 2024 The UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) has warned that the imminent execution of an American prisoner by a new and untested method – suffocation by nitrogen gas – could amount to torture. Kenneth Eugene Smith was convicted of murder in 1988 and is …

By Cecilia Ologunagba New York, Jan. 17, 2024 The President of the General Assembly, Dennis Francis, on Tuesday laid out his priorities in the face of increasing public spotlight over the Gaza crisis, and inaction on the divided Security Council. Emphasising a commitment to addressing pressing challenges, Francis signalled a …

By Nathan Nwakamma Yenagoa, Jan. 16, 2024 Shell PLC, United Kingdom, has reached an agreement to sell its Nigerian onshore subsidiary,  Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC). According to a statement on the energy firm’s website, SPDC will be sold to Renaissance, a consortium of five companies comprising …

Serial digital entrepreneur, Leo Stan Ekeh, has spotlighted the chief reasons why multinationals are exiting Nigeria and warned that if nothing was done, more of such businesses and indigenous ones may close shop in the coming months and years. In a press statement, Ekeh who is the Chairman of Zinox …

 London, Jan. 16, 2024 British Prime Minister,  Rishi Sunak is facing a major rebellion from right-wing politicians in his party  over flagship immigration legislation to speed up  deportation of asylum seekers to Rwanda. This is a critical test of Sunak’s authority. Two Conservative Party chairmen said they were ready to …