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The European Union Special Representative for the Sahel, João Cravinho, on Tuesday paid a courtesy visit to President Julius Maada Bio, the newly elected Chairman of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government and President of Sierra Leone. During their meeting, held in Brussels, Cravinho congratulated President Bio…
Nigeria and Brazil have reaffirmed their commitment to deepening strategic bilateral cooperation as top-level officials from both countries convened for the second edition of the Nigeria-Brazil Vice Presidential Strategic Dialogue Mechanism (SDM) in Abuja on Monday. The meeting, hosted by Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, marks…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has raised alarm over the growing threats posed by artificial intelligence (AI) and deepfake technology to democracy, national unity, and media integrity in Nigeria. Speaking through the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, at the 70th Anniversary Gala of the Nigeria Union of Journalists…
Nigeria’s President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the immediate past Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), has raised concerns over the slow pace in the activation of the ECOWAS Standby Force—an initiative designed to respond to growing security threats across the region. President Tinubu voiced his concerns during…
President Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone has been appointed the new Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), succeeding Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, who held the position for two consecutive terms. The announcement was made during the 67th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Authority of…
Governor of Kaduna State, Senator Uba Sani, has strongly condemned the brutal killing of 12 Kaduna citizens who were ambushed while traveling through Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State en route to a wedding in Quan Pan LGA. Eleven other passengers sustained varying degrees of injuries in the attack.…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has strongly condemned the spate of violent attacks across the country over the weekend, including a suicide bombing in Borno State, the lynching of wedding guests in Plateau State, and an explosion in a Kano scrap metal facility. In a statement released on Sunday by his…
At the inaugural West African Economic Summit in Abuja, President Bola Tinubu, who also chairs the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), challenged regional heads of government to accelerate integration by translating policy blueprints into tangible, poverty‑reducing projects. He warned that West Africa could no longer tolerate “fragmentation amidst opportunity” while intra‑regional…
Tension has gripped Bali Local Government Area of Taraba State after suspected herders reportedly attacked farming communities, leaving one person injured and 62 houses destroyed in the wake of the violence. According to local accounts, the clash stemmed from a dispute over access to a water source located between Tor…
Vice President Kashim Shettima has inaugurated the Strategic Board of the Nutrition 774 Initiative, describing it as a critical intervention by the Tinubu administration to confront Nigeria’s deepening malnutrition crisis. Speaking during the weekend ceremony at the State House in Abuja, Shettima called the board “a war room” assembled to…
