Jimoh Ibrahim elected chair of UN Fifth committee, thanks Tinubu for support
Nigeria's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Jimoh Ibrahim, has been elected Chairman of the Fifth Committee of the United Nations General Assembly, the body responsible…
IFC targets Nigeria’s livestock, energy, housing sectors for fresh investments
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) is set to dispatch a team to Nigeria to explore scalable investment opportunities in livestock, energy, and housing following talks with President Bola Tinubu at…
South Africa turned me back over visa, yet Europeans entered freely — Rabiu
Abdul Samad Rabiu, founder of BUA Group, has criticised what he described as unequal visa treatment in Africa after he was denied entry into South Africa over an expired visa…
Tinubu, Kagame deepen trade ties as Nigeria weighs visa-free entry for Rwandans
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and President Paul Kagame have agreed to deepen bilateral relations between Nigeria and Rwanda, with both leaders pledging to activate key cooperation mechanisms between the two…
Tinubu arrives Kigali for Africa CEO forum
President Bola Tinubu has arrived in Kigali, Rwanda, ahead of the 13th edition of the Africa CEO Forum scheduled to begin on Thursday. The Nigerian leader was received at the…
Tinubu arrives Kenya for Africa Forward summit
President Bola Tinubu has arrived in Nairobi, Kenya, to participate in the Africa Forward Summit, a high-level gathering focused on economic transformation, regional cooperation and sustainable development across the continent.…
US resumes visa processing for foreign doctors, Nigerians set to benefit
Nigerian doctors are expected to benefit from a recent policy shift by the United States, which has resumed visa application processing for foreign physicians after an earlier suspension. The suspension,…
Trump’s photo to appear inside new U.S. passports
The United States government has announced plans to release special-edition passports this summer as part of its 250th independence anniversary celebrations. The commemorative passports will include a large photograph of…
Mali defence minister reportedly killed in major coordinated terrorist attacks
Mali’s Defence Minister, General Sadio Camara, has reportedly been killed following a wave of coordinated attacks on military installations across the country. The development emerged on Sunday, a day after…
Gunman in custody after disrupting White House dinner, Trump safely evacuated
U.S. President was evacuated by Secret Service agents after gunfire erupted at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner in Washington on Saturday night. The incident occurred shortly after 8:30 p.m.,…