Category: Foreign
Chad President, Idriss Deby Dies on Front Lines
Chad President Idriss Deby has died on front lines, This is contained in a statement by the country's army Reports say Parliament has been dissolved ... Read More
5 Steps to Follow for Foreign Pilgrims to Perform Umrah
The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah on Thursday announced mechanisms and regulations for pilgrims coming from outside the Kingdom to perform Umrah. In a statement ... Read More
Top 10 African Countries on Facebook and Internet 2021
As of January 2021, only two African countries made it into the Top 20 Facebook users in the world - Egypt and Nigeria. The current ... Read More
Saudi Increasing Operational Capacity of the Grand Mosque during Ramadan
An official source at the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah stated that, emanating from the wise leadership’s keenness to preserve the health and safety of ... Read More
GMN on Towards Strategic Engagement with China
Nigeria needs strategic plans and consistency in execution to reverse lopsided trade and economic relations with China. Guests on NTA flagship programme, Good Morning Nigeria ... Read More
OPEC Monthly Oil Market Report on Crude oil Prices Rise
Crude oil prices rose firmly in January, along with a steady rise in futures markets. Major physical crude benchmarks increased about 10% month-on-month (m-o-m) on ... Read More
President Buhari’s Speech at the Flag-Off of the Kano – Katsina – Jibiya – Maradi Rail Line
Protocols: I am delighted to preside over the groundbreaking ceremony for the commencement of the construction of yet another vital transportation infrastructure. The rail line ... Read More
As Nigeria-China Relations Clocks 50
President Muhammadu Buhari has written to his Chinese counterpart, President Xi Jinping to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the establishment of bilateral ties between Nigeria ... Read More
Nigerian Returnees from Saudi Arabia
Another batch of 420 Nigerian returnees from Saudi Arabia, comprising 27 children and 393 adults arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja Wednesday. The ... Read More
Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee Optimistic of Recovery in 2021
The 26th Meeting of the ORGANIZATION OF PETROLEUM EXPORTING COUNTRIES (OPEC )Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee has commended The progress made by Nigeria in the production ... Read More
SEPLAT and Partners Signs Gas Project Financial MoU
SEPLAT Petroleum Development Company plc, NNPC and partners have secured a two hundred and sixty million dollars funding for the ANOH gas project. The funding, ... Read More
Army Takes Over in Myanmar
Myanmar’s military seized power on Monday in a coup against the democratically elected government of Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, who was detained along ... Read More
OPEC at S&P Americas Petroleum and Energy Conference
Secretary- General of the Organization of The Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC, Mohammed Sanusi Barkindo Says the Declaration of Cooperation (DoC), in its fifth year has ... Read More
UK unemployment hits four-year high on virus fallout
Britain’s unemployment rate has struck the highest level in four years after the coronavirus pandemic wiped out a record amount of jobs, official data showed ... Read More
The Minister Leads Delegation to Hold Strategic Meeting with Authorities of Dubai Silicon Oasis
In a bid to network, fast-track the implementation of Nigeria's National Digital Economy Policy and Strategy for a Digital Nigeria (NDEPS) 2020 – 2030, get ... Read More
Let’s Be Honest, There’s Racism in The UN – Guterres
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has decried the existence of racism in the organisation. He indicated that the situation was ironic and worrisome, considering the fact ... Read More
Coffins Closed for Over 2,500 Years Unearthed in Egypt
Egypt on Saturday announced the unearthing of a cache of ancient coffins at a major necropolis near Cairo, the second such find in the same ... Read More
President Buhari Congratulates Biden, Says Nigeria Looks Forward to Greater Cooperation with the US
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated former Vice President Joe Biden on his election as new President of the United States "at a time of uncertainty ... Read More
Netflix Says it Does Not Agree with Chinese Author’s Views on Uighur Muslims
Netflix Inc, in a response to U.S. senators’ concerns over the company’s plans to adapt a Chinese science-fiction book trilogy, said on Saturday it did not ... Read More
11 Nigerians die of COVID-19 in South Africa — Union
The Nigerian Union in South Africa (NUSA) says that 11 Nigerians have so far died of COVID-19 in that country. Mr Adetola Olubajo, President of ... Read More