The Government of Türkiye has expressed condolences to Nigeria over the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) aircraft crash in Ondo State, which claimed lives. The Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs conveyed the condolences in a statement posted on its official ‘X’ handle on Tuesday. The ministry said it was deeply saddened by the loss of lives…
President Bola Tinubu has returned to Nigeria after a four-week working vacation in Europe, arriving at the Presidential Wing of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, on Tuesday evening. The presidential aircraft landed at about 6:22 p.m., according to reports by Channels Television. Tinubu had departed Nigeria on August 30 and spent most of his…
Nigeria and Italy have strengthened collaboration with the Global Partnership for Education, GPE, to mobilise 5 billion dollars in global education financing, as world leaders renewed efforts to close the widening education funding gap. The initiative was highlighted at the high-level Multiply Possibility: A New Era for Education Financing event in New York, held on…
Nigeria will renew its campaign for permanent representation on the UN Security Council as Vice-President Kashim Shettima leads the country’s engagements at UNGA81. The country will also push for wider UN reforms, stronger development outcomes for developing countries and increased international investment in Nigeria. Foreign Affairs Minister Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu and Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the…
The Trade Union Congress (TUC) has suspended the industrial action it earlier directed its affiliates to embark on over the proposed concession of King’s College, Lagos. The TUC General Secretary, Mr Nuhu Toro, announced the suspension after a meeting with the Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, and other stakeholders in Abuja. Toro described the…
FREETOWN — Former Sierra Leone President Ernest Bai Koroma has returned to his country after spending more than two years in Nigeria, following the discontinuation of treason and other criminal proceedings against him. Koroma arrived at the Freetown International Airport on Sunday, accompanied by former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo and Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs,…
PORT HARCOURT— Presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr Peter Obi, says Nigeria has all the human and natural resources required to prosper but needs competent, honest and purposeful leadership. Obi stated this while speaking as a guest and panellist alongside some presidential candidates and their representatives at the 66th Annual General Conference…
