By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has reaffirmed the state’s dedication to fostering an inclusive society through quality education and robust healthcare services. Zulum stated this on Wednesday when the state hosted a farewell ceremony for 103 indigenes who were awarded scholarships to pursue medicine...
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By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Edo State Governor-elect, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has denied ever signing any deal with the Chinese government to the tune of $45.21m for flyover bridges. He, therefore assured the people of the state that he would not be another memorandum of understanding (MoU) governor like...
Nigeria has signed a $3.3 billion agreement with China to develop the Brass Industrial Park and Methanol Complex. This was disclosed by the Ministry of Finance in a statement singed by the Director, Information and Public Relations, Mohammed Manga, on Friday. According to the statement, the agreement was signed...
President Bola Tinubu has expressed his commitment to replicate China’s infrastructure in Nigeria, following his visit to China. He made this known during a meeting with the Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation in China (NIDO China) and the Nigerian community in Beijing. The President’s spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, said in a...
President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday gave assurances that the Ibadan-Abuja-Kaduna-Kano railway project would be completed to the satisfaction of Nigeria and West Africa at large. Tinubu said this during a visit to the headquarters of China Railway Construction Corporation (CRCC) in Beijing, his spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, said in a...
President Bola Tinubu and Chinese President Xi Jinping, on Tuesday in Beijing, China, pledged to further strengthen the relationship between the two countries to advance trade and economic development programmes. The two leaders also promised to elevate the Nigeria-China ties to that of a comprehensive strategic partnership, by building...
President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday met with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, in Beijing, China. Disclosing this in a statement, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, said both leaders announced the elevation of Nigeria-China ties to that of a comprehensive strategic partnership. According...
Ms Yan Yuqing, Consul General of China in Lagos, says she is optimistic that President Bola Tinubu’s visit to her country will boost investment and employment in Nigeria. Yuqing told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that this would further enhance the sense of gain, happiness, and...
U.S. President Joe Biden’s National Security Advisor, Jake Sullivan, on Thursday said the U.S. was not seeking a new Cold War with China or change China’s system. Sullivan made this known during a meeting with President Xi Jinping of China in Beijing. He explained that the revitalisation of U.S....
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- President Bola Tinubu will depart Abuja for Beijing, China, on Thursday on an official visit. A statement by his spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, said Tinubu would have a brief layover in the United Arab Emirates. “In China, the President will meet with President Xi Jinping and...
At least 16 people were killed in a fire that broke out in a high-rise building in China on Wednesday, according to local media. The fire broke out on Wednesday evening in a 14-storey building in the south-western city of Zigong, state news agency Xinhua reported. Initial investigations...
The Minister of Foreign Affairs Yusuf Tuggar has reiterated its move to deepen bilateral ties between Nigeria and China on grounds of mutual respect and shared developmental goals. Tuggar disclosed this in a statement on Friday in Abuja by Alkasim Abdulkadir, Special Assistant on Media and Communication to the...
Beijing warned on Friday that escalating frictions with the European Union over electric vehicle imports could trigger a trade war, as Germany’s economy minister arrived in the Chinese capital with the proposed tariffs high on his agenda. Robert Habeck’s three-day trip to China is the first by a...
The death toll has risen to 36 following the collapse of a carriageway on a motorway in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong, state news agency Xinhua reported on Thursday. The agency reported that three more vehicles which went down with the collapsed road had been discovered. Chinese...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Special Adviser to the president on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga has said the embattled former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele and his cohorts would be facing a firing squad if they were in China. Mr. Onanuga...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – Air Peace Airline on Friday said it is set to resume direct flight connectivity to Guangzhou-China on Dec. 28. The spokesman of the airline, Mr Stanley Olisa, announced this in a statement on Friday. He said that passengers could also now fly Accra-China-Accra,...
The U.S. and China will resume military-to-military communication after a long period of radio silence, according to U.S. President Joe Biden. Biden disclosed this to reporters after a long-awaited face-to-face meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. The meeting held on the sidelines of the ongoing summit in Filoli...
By nature, most people would like to dodge payment of taxes if the system allows it. It’s not surprising that some easily agree with the saying that tax collectors rarely have many friends. But, for governments, taxes are a major policy instrument for shaping, and reshaping, the economic...
China has conducted further military exercises near Taiwan, in response to a recent stopover by the Taiwanese vice president in the United States on a state trip. The Chinese military stated in a declaration on Saturday that these exercises were a “serious warning” to the “separatists” in Taiwan who...