Ambassador Zhuo Pingjian, Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, on Friday said the volume of trade between China and Nigeria reached $19.27 billion in 2019.
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Stakeholders, including child rights activists, sociologists, lawyers and clerics, have identified major factors behind the rising cases of incest in the country.
The Emeritus Professor of History made this call during a reception held to honour his 85th birthday at the Secretariat of the Yoruba World Congress in Lagos.
An International NGO, Search for Common Grounds, has said the Nigerian Government loses $12 billion annually due to insecurity in the Middle Belt zone alone.
The Basketball Africa League at the weekend announced the 12 club teams from 12 African countries that will compete in the league’s inaugural season, which will tip-off March 13 at the Dakar Arena in Dakar, Senegal.
Dr. Osagie Ehanire, the Minister of Health, says Nigeria has not recorded any suspected case of Coronavirus.
The Embassy of Saudi Arabia in Nigeria, which announced this in a statement on Tuesday, said the envoy died in his sleep.
Ferdinand Nwonye, Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ spokesperson, announced this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja.
The Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Com mission said the Transparency International report on Nigeria was unfair and untenable.
The Super Falcons have won the tournament as hosts on three previous occasions – 1998, 2002 and 2016 – and are also the current holders having claimed an 11th title overall in 2018.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, says there is hope that Nigeria will pull through its present socio-economic challenges to become a great nation.
Hon. Ned Nwoko, Founder of Prince Ned Nwoko Foundation, a humanitarian NGO, on Sunday said the organisation would champion the eradication of malaria from Nigeria and Africa through research funding.
Obi made the lamentation in his New Year message, blaming the country’s woes on the failure of leadership.
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has said that women can rise to be president of Nigeria because they have the strengths and potential of good leadership.
The Presidency says the decision by the US government to place Nigeria on its Watch List does make Nigeria a country of concern on religious freedom.
Three-African champions, the Super Eagles have retained their position as the 3rd highest African side in the FIFA world rankings, making them a Pot 1 team for the 2022 World Cup Qualifiers.
Nigeria stands to gain N48 billion annually if one million hectares of the newly released Pod Borer Resistant cowpea was grown.
John Quincy Adams once said: “There are two ways to conquer and enslave a nation. One is by the sword. The other is by debt.” He may have very well been referring to Nigeria of the last three years.
Samson Siasia, former Nigeria striker and manager of the Super Eagles, has accused the Nigeria Football Federation of failing to help him fight against the life ban imposed on him in August by FIFA, world football’s governing body, for match-fixing.
The National Bureau of Statistics said total imports into the country in the third quarter of 2019 decreased by 2.70 per cent, while exports of other oil products rose by 6.14 per cent.