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By Ismaila Chafe Abuja, Oct. 27, 2022 President Muhammadu Buhari has reminded Nigerians resident in South Korea that they are the “faces of Nigeria’, as such they should project the country in good light. He has also urged them to endeavour to project a positive image of the country through …

Berlin, Oct. 27, 2022  Bayern Munich have sealed FC Barcelona’s UEFA Champions League misery with a 3-0 win at the Camp Nou which secured the Bavarians as Group C winners. Former winners Liverpool also clinched a spot in the last 16 with a 3-0 victory at Ajax on Wednesday. Sadio …

By Cecilia Ologunagba New York, Oct. 27, 2022 UN says while plans submitted by most signatories of the Paris Agreement will reduce global greenhouse gas emissions, they are still not be ambitious enough to limit global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius by the end of the century. The UN …

By Cecilia Ologunagba New York, Oct. 25, 2022 A United States of America (USA) based Nigerian Professor, Mondy Gold, has emphasised the need to increase agricultural production in order to fuel the transformation process that promotes economic growth in Africa. Gold, the President of the Ijaw Diaspora Council (IDC), said …

President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday in Seoul, South Korea, said that Nigeria was already experiencing the negative fallout of climate change seen in the flooding in different parts of the country, as well as encroaching desertification and drought from the northern part. The President made this observation at an audience he …

KEYNOTE REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY, PROF. YEMI OSINBAJO, SAN, GCON, VICE PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, DELIVERED BY LAOLU AKANDE, SENIOR SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT ON MEDIA AND PUBLICITY, OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT AT THE US-BASED GLOBAL PATRIOT NEWSPAPERS’ 2022 VIRTUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON AFRICA’S ECONOMY …

By Cecilia Ologunagba New York, Oct. 25, 2022 A Nigerian banker and the Chairman, Stanbic IBTC Bank Plc, Mrs. Sola David-Borha says Sub Sahara Africa (SSA) requires competent leadership in critical decision-making positions to achieve growth and sustainable development. David-Borha, who was Chief Executive for Africa Regions in the Standard …

By Cecilia Ologunagba New Jersey, Oct. 24, 2022 Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo says the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is a unique opportunity to consolidate Africa’s large market, which will address the economic challenges of the continent. Osinbajo made the assertion at a hybrid International Conference on Africa’s Economy at …

By Yunus Yusuf Lagos, Oct. 25, 2022 The Nigeria LNG Ltd. (NLNG) has called on stakeholders in the domestic Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) value chain to invest in the supply of the product to ensure reliable and steady supply. The company made the call in a statement issued by its …

   – Monitoring development in the Gulf of Guinea.  The United States Coast Guard, USCG, through Captain Brian Lisko of the US Department of State has commended the efforts of the Nigerian Government to suppress criminality in Nigeria’s maritime domain and by extension the Gulf of Guinea. Capt. Brian Lisko who stated this while on a fact …

By Ismaila Chafe Abuja, Oct. 25, 2022 President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed Nigeria’s readiness to become a global hub for sustainable manufacturing and distribution of vaccine and biological pharmaceuticals to support initiatives to keep all of mankind safe. Mr Femi Adesina, the President’s spokesman in a statement, said the president …

Berlin, Oct. 25, 2022 Mobile messenger service WhatsApp on Tuesday is experiencing widespread technical disruptions. The WhatsApp apps allows people to send messages, pictures, videos and even voice recordings, and to make voice and video calls over the internet for free, rather than paying to do the same using your …

Mrs. Sola David-Borha is Chairman, Stanbic IBTC Bank Plc and former Chief Executive for Africa Regions, Standard Bank Group. Introduction: Development is complex. Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has developed from the extractive economies of the colonial period to cash crop economies in the sixties, infant industries in the seventies and eighties …

All is set for the inauguration of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) The Americas’ Region 15, Dominion Cathedral, Orange, New Jersey, by the Continental Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), The Americas, Pastor James Fadel, today, Friday, October 21, 2022, inaugurate from 7:00 PM (EST). RCCG …

VP Osinbajo, Mayor Baraka, top Diplomats, senior Clerics, Toyin Laoye, Ghandi Olaoye, Nwaorgu, others for Global Patriot Newspapers’ International Conference Chairman of Stanbic IBTC Bank Plc and former Chief Executive for Africa Regions, Standard Bank Group, Sola David-Borha and frontline Presidential Candidate in the 2023 general elections in Liberia, Madam …

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks during his visit to EDF’s Sizewell B Nuclear power station, in Sizewell, Britain Sept. 1, 2022. Chris Radburn/Pool via REUTERS.   London, Oct. 21, 2022 Out of power for a matter of months, comeback king Boris Johnson is once again being touted as the …

London, Oct. 21, 2022 Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak on Friday were leading the potential contenders to replace British Prime Minister Liz Truss with candidates canvassing support to become Conservative Party leader in a fast-tracked contest. After Truss quit on Thursday, ending her six weeks in power, those who want …

Inspires students on healthier lifestyles Nestlé Professional has celebrated International Chefs Day 2022 at the new Lagos State Culinary Academy, Ikeja, with students from public and private secondary schools across Lagos. The event included training on the importance of healthy eating and lifestyles in line with this year’s International Chef’s …

All is set for the Nigerian National Flag Raising Ceremony for year 2022 in New Jersey, United States of America (USA), today, Thursday, October 20, 2022. The occasion, which is in celebration of Nigeria’s 62nd Independence Anniversary, will take place at the Newark City Hall, Broad Street, Newark, New Jersey …

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has offered his condolence to President Muhammadu Buhari after severe floods claimed many lives and affected millions in the country. In a message issued on Wednesday, the Japanese Prime Minister expressed deep sadness over ”the recent floods caused by heavy rainfall in many states in …

Washington DC, October 18, 2022: The Labour Party of Nigeria has tapped a highly regarded US based good governance advocate and technocrat Professor Eddie Oparaoji as Chairman of a 7-man Caretaker Committee to establish the US Chapter of the party. This appointment was conveyed via a letter from the Party …

London, Oct. 19, 2022 More than half of British voters think Liz Truss should resign as prime minister and 80 per cent blame the government for the rising cost of living. In the poll conducted over the weekend, 53 per cent of people told Ipsos that Truss should quit and …

  PRESS STATEMENT International Conference on Africa’s Economy holds in New Jersey, USA An International Conference with the theme, Africa’s Economy: The Way Forward, is to hold at the Newark City Hall, Newark, New Jersey, United States of America (USA) on Saturday, October 22, 2022 from (9:00AM EST) (2:00 PM …

By Cecilia Ologunagba New York, Oct. 18, 2022 The World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General, Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, announced the appointment of Henrietta Lacks family as WHO Goodwill Ambassadors for Cervical Cancer Elimination. Ghebreyesus made the announcement at the ongoing World Health Summit in Berlin, hosted by the presidents of Germany, …