The Federal Government on has banned entry into the country for travellers from 13 countries of China, Italy, Iran, South Korea, Spain, Japan, France, Germany, Norway, the United States of America, the United Kingdom, Netherlands and Switzerland.The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr. Boss Mustapha, said this on Wednesday in Abuja.Mustapha who…
A Nigerian has recorded significant progress towards finding a cure for the much-dreaded coronavirus or Covid 19. According to a release by Abdulganiyu Aminu, Head of Press and Public Relations, Federal Ministry of Science and Technology, a Nigerian professor of Pharmacognosy, Prof. Maurice Iwu has claimed discovery of a drug with a potential treatment agent for…
Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland and United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed have formally committed their organisations to work more closely together. The two leaders signed a Memorandum of Understanding today at the Commonwealth’s headquarters in Marlborough House, London. The document outlines how the two organisations will work together on pressing global issues such as governance and peace,…
The United States government Fridayindicted Mr. Allen Ifechukwu Athan Onyema, the Chairman, CEO, andfounder of Air Peace, with bank fraud and money laundering for movingmore than $20 million from Nigeria through United States bank accountsin a scheme involving false documents based on the purchase ofairplanes. “Onyema allegedly leveraged his status as a prominentbusiness leader and…
Commonwealth finance ministers will meet in Washington D.C. on 17 October 2019 to discuss coordinated interventions to prevent future debt crises. Finance ministers to discuss joint action to prevent future debt crises Commonwealth finance ministers will meet in Washington D.C. on 17 October 2019 to discuss coordinated interventions to prevent future debt crises. The meeting…
Former Nigeria President, Dr Goodluck Jonathan has put out counter claims to the accusations made by Ex-British Prime Minister, David Cameron who had in his new book, “For the Records” painted the him in bad light. Jonathan, in a reply to Cameron’s claims, laid bare never heard and known statements on his verified Facebook Page….
European leaders agreed with Britain on Thursday to delay Brexit by up to six months, saving the continent from what could have been a chaotic no-deal departure at the end of the week. The deal struck during late night talks in Brussels means that, if London remains in the EU after May 22, British voters…
The All Progressives Congress [APC] presidential campaign council has lambasted the government of the United State of America over what it considered undue interest concerning Nigeria’s upcoming elections. The Director, Strategic Communications and APC Presidential Campaign Council official spokesperson, Mr. Festus Keyamo, in a press release, berated the the United States’ Ambassador to Nigeria, W. Stuart…
More than 500 representatives from governments, non-profits and globalconglomerates joined forces to accelerate resilience building inCaribbean countries still recovering from hurricane devastation. International organisations and businesses, including Expedia, IBM,InterEnergy, First Bank and Pfizer met in San Juan Puerto Rico at amega networking session on post-disaster recovery, hosted by theClinton Global Initiative. Representing the Commonwealth, Secretary-General…
France’s foreign ministry on Monday summoned Italy’s ambassador after Deputy Prime Minister Luigi Di Maio accused Paris of creating poverty in Africa and fueling mass migration to Europe. It’s not the first time the Italian authorities have made unacceptable and aggressive comments,” a French diplomatic source said. Speaking on Saturday in central Italy, Di Maio…
