By our Correspondent The Federal Government has reiterated that it has no immediate plans to increase electricity tariffs, assuring Nigerians that its priority is to improve service delivery, expand access to reliable electricity, and accelerate universal metering across the country. The Minister of Power, Joseph Olasunkanmi Tegbe, stated this whileContinue Reading
Article: by Lawal Sale As the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi, India, came to an end on September 13, 2026, China is set to take over the baton of chairmanship of the influential emerging world’s economies, the BRICS Plus (BRICS+) and partner countries come 2027. China’s chairmanship ofContinue Reading
By Our Correspondent The Minister of Power, Joseph Tegbe, on Wednesday said he had been receiving feedback from some Nigerians following improvement in power supply across the country., calling on him to “slow down” efforts as their appliances including freezers were now working continuously. Tegbe disclosed this while speakingContinue Reading
Xinhua China’s top diplomat Wang Yi held talks with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iran Seyyed Abbas Araghchi on Wednesday in Beijing. Wang, Chinese foreign minister and a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, said the continued prolongation of the U.S.-Iran conflictContinue Reading
Taiwan’s future can only be determined by the over 1.4 billion Chinese people, including Taiwan people, a mainland spokesperson said on Wednesday. Zhu Fenglian, a spokesperson for the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office, made the remarks at a press conference in response to a media query about recent commentsContinue Reading
Africa remains one of the priority regions when allocating quotas for international students in Russia. Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova stated this on the sidelines of the International Youth Festival in Yekaterinburg on 15 September. “The [Russian] federal budget for 2026 allocates more than 10 billion roubles forContinue Reading
The Chinese side urged Philippines to abide by the one-China principle with concrete actions, and refrain from taking any steps that could harm China-Philippines relations, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said on Wednesday. Spokesperson Guo Jiakun made the remarks at a daily news briefing when asked to comment onContinue Reading
The 2029 World Athletics Championships will be held in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya. This was reported by The Star on 15 September, citing World Athletics President Sebastian Coe. “With this Council decision today, we continue to fulfil our mission of growing athletics worldwide. Over the coming years, weContinue Reading
Hong Kong maintained third place globally and continued to hold the top position in the Asia-Pacific region in a financial centers index published Wednesday by British and Chinese think tanks. The Global Financial Centers Index (GFCI) 40 Report, released by British think tank Z/Yen Group and the China DevelopmentContinue Reading
by Hai Feng In recent days, multiple signals concerning the Taiwan question have converged from Beijing, Paris, Rome, Tokyo and public opinion on the Taiwan island. First, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi held a phone conversation with French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot, stressing that the one-China principle is theContinue Reading
