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The U.S. State Department has greenlit the sale of $1.4 billion worth of military aircraft and defense equipment to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), officials announced Monday, just days before President Donald Trump’s scheduled visit to the Gulf region. The proposed arms deal includes the sale of six CH-47F Chinook…
President of the ECOWAS Commission, Dr. Omar Alieu Touray, has commended the creativity and resilience of young African innovators as he presented cash prizes totaling $50,000 to three standout startups at the close of the African Forum for Research and Innovation (FARI 2025) in Cotonou, Benin Republic. The event, which…
The Chinese Embassy in Nigeria has reaffirms it’s One-China policy and called on Nigerian journalists to continue to uphold accuracy while reporting the status of Taiwan. Speaking at an interactive session on China-Africa relations in Abuja, the Director, Political Sector, Chinese Embassy in Nigeria, Mr Zhu Songbo said Taiwan remained…
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission, in collaboration with the World Bank-funded West Africa Regional Digital Integration Program (WARDIP), officially launched a two-day Technical Workshop on Policy Coordination and Knowledge Exchange for Connectivity Market Integration in Abuja, Nigeria. The high-level event convened key stakeholders from across the…
A pivotal three-day ECOWAS Regional Baseline Consultation Workshop has commenced in Abuja, Nigeria, bringing together disaster management experts, civil protection officials, and monitoring and evaluation specialists from across West Africa. The workshop aims to accelerate the rollout of the ECOWAS Food Security, Nutrition, and Livelihood Humanitarian Assistance Programme, a vital…
The Nigerian Immigration and Custom at Nigeria -Benin Republic border have complained of Human trafficking, infrastructure decay, multiple taxation and check points, lack of electricity, water and Internet connectivity. They laid the complaints during a meeting between members of the security agencies and a delegation led by the President of…
The Executive Director of the World Institute for Nuclear Security (WINS), Dr. Lars van Dassen, has paid a strategic courtesy visit to the ECOWAS Commission in Abuja, signaling plans to deepen cooperation on nuclear safety, training, and regulatory governance across West Africa. During the high-level engagement, both parties explored collaborative…
In a bold and controversial move, former US President Donald Trump announced on Sunday that he will impose a 100% tariff on all movies produced outside the United States, citing the decline of domestic film production as a national security concern. The announcement, made via Trump’s Truth Social platform, marks…
The United States has reportedly reached out to China for discussions on soaring tariffs that have rattled global markets and disrupted international supply chains, according to a Chinese state-affiliated media outlet on Thursday. Punitive US tariffs — which now stand at up to 145% on numerous Chinese goods — came…
The Nigerian government has reaffirmed its strong commitment to deepening strategic ties with the European Union (EU), as the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) prepares to launch its first West African office in Lagos. This development follows Nigeria’s official admission as the EBRD’s 77th shareholder in February 2025,…
