The Cleric also warned against the emergence of a new terrorist group he foresees.
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President Bola Tinubu asserted that the African Union (AU) is strategically positioned to secure consensus positions for the continent on economic and socio-political relations with the world, particularly with Nigeria’s stalwart backing, as he engaged in a bilateral discussion with the President of the Union of Comoros and Chairperson of the African Union (AU), President Azali Assoumani, on Monday in New York.
AU in a statement ahead of an industrialization-themed continental meeting said “COVID-19 pandemic has further heightened the risks of perpetuating the continent’s trade and business vulnerability.’’
In a statement signed by his media aide, Osho Oluwatosin, Primate Ayodele mentioned countries that include South Sudan, Egypt, Tunisia, Sri Lanka, Central Africa Republic, Zimbabwe, Mali, Kenya, Chad, DR Congo, Rwanda, and Sudan. He also addressed the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the African Union (AU).
With the re-election, Nigeria is to represent the West African sub region between 2022 and 2025.
The Chief of Military Public Information, Col. Muhammad Dole, in a statement on Friday in N’Djamena, Chad, said the renewed mandate takes effect from February 1.
Buhari spoke on Thursday in Abuja at the 5th Conference of the Network of African Parliamentarians for Defence and Security Committees of the House of Representatives.
The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) made this known via its website on Monday morning.
The Perm Sec stressed the need for improved bilateral relations between Nigeria and Guinea Bissau during the opening.
These are under the Africa Continental Free Trade Area.
Saraki congratulated Obasanjo in a statement by the Abubakar Bukola Saraki Media Office on Saturday.
It said the proposed investigation by officials of the agency would be an exercise in futility which can have no credibility, and called for a serious, independent and impartial investigation into this and other attacks against journalists.
The collaboration between Standard Chartered and Afreximbank will help ensure that 55 countries across Africa have access to COVID-19 vaccines. This facility will play a part in ensuring that Africa can achieve its COVID-19 strategy, which targets vaccinating a minimum of 60 per cent of Africa’s population.
In a boost to the African Union’s target to vaccinate 60 per cent of the continent’s population by 2022, the World Bank and the AU announced that they are partnering to support the Africa Vaccine Acquisition Task Team initiative with resources to allow countries to purchase and deploy vaccines for up to 400 million people across Africa.
Adams, in a strongly-worded letter to the global community, expressed concern over the spate of insecurity in the country
They described the ban as an unjustifiable violation of the rights of all Nigerians to freedom of expression and access to information, and a contravention of the relevant instruments of both bodies.
The NCDC disclosed this on its official Twitter handle on Friday.
The exposition is being organised by ABG Paulas in partnership with the Plateau State Government and Grimme, Germany.
President Buhari said this in an intervention at the ongoing two-day 34th Summit of the AU, held virtually, on Saturday.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that ECOSOCC is an advisory body of the AU, designed to give Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) a voice within AU institutions and decision-making processes.