The Foreign Minister of the People’s Republic of China, Wang Yi, is scheduled to arrive in Abuja on Wednesday for an official visit. During the visit, Yi who is a member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, will engage in discussions aimed at strengthening ties between Nigeria…
TODAY’S VIEWPOINT IS ON ACHIEVING FOOD SECURITY IN NIGERIA. IT IS WRITTEN BY EMMANUEL DADA, A YOUTH CORPS MEMBER IN THE NEWS AND CURRENT AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT. Food security is a cornerstone of national development, which covers the subject of availability, accessibility, utilization, and stability of food. For Nigeria, a country endowed with vast arable land,…
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday presented a national budget of N47.96 trillion for 2025 to the joint session of the National Assembly. The President said the budget, which he said was put together based on economic realities, would trigger prosperity in Nigeria in 2025 if implemented to the letter. According to him, the budget would…
The Presidency on Monday described the remarks about Nigeria made by the newly elected United Kingdom Conservative Party leader, Kemi Badenoch, as a “cock and bull story.” President Bola Tinubu’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Temitope Ajayi, insisted that Badenoch lied about her upbringing in Nigeria. Newsmen report that in 2022, Badenoch accused…
Nigeria has solidified its position as a leading source of international students in the United States, ranking seventh globally and first in Africa, according to the 2024 Open Doors Report on International Education Exchange. The US Embassy disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday. For the 2023/2024 academic year, 20,029 Nigerian students enrolled in US…
TODAY’S VIEWPOINT FOCUSES ON ENSURING EQUITABLE SALARY ADJUSTMENTS IN LIGHT OF THE NEW MINIMUM WAGE. IT IS WRITTEN BY EEDRIS ABIOLA, HEAD OF ENGLISH AND SPORTS PRESENTATIONS UNIT Recently, the federal government approved a new minimum wage of seventy thousand naira for Nigerian workers. The minimum wage is to be paid by all employers of…
NIGERIA’S INDEPENDENCE AND THE ROAD AHEAD IS THE FOCUS OF TODAY’S VIEWPOINT. IT IS WRITTEN BY EMMANUEL DADA, A YOUTH CORPS MEMBER IN THE NEWS AND CURRENT AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT. Nigeria’s journey from 1960 to the present is a story of resilience, struggle, growth and repeated cycle of national challenges. This year’s sixty fourth anniversary brings…
Nigeria has issued a strong condemnation following a terrorist attack in Bamako, Mali, on Tuesday which targeted a military airport and training centre, resulting in multiple casualties and the destruction of several military aircraft. In a statement released today, the spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Eche Abu-Obe, referred to the attack as…
The United Arab Emirates (UAE), has sent 50 tons of humanitarian aid in support of those affected by the recent floods in Nigeria, the federal government confirmed the receipt on Sunday. Ambassador Salem Alshamsi, in his remarks on the receipt of the relief materials, delivered at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja, explained that the…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the Nigeria Police Council have been dragged to the Federal High Court in Abuja over an alleged unlawful tenure elongation for the incumbent Inspector General of Police IGP, Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun. An Abuja-based Public Interest Litigation lawyer and human rights activist, Maxwell Opara who instituted the case is contesting the…