The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Monday presented the Outstanding Diplomat Medal to eight current and former foreign ambassadors in Beijing in recognition of their outstanding contributions to promoting friendship and cooperation between China and other countries. They are former Russian Ambassador Andrey Denisov, former Cambodian Ambassador Khek M CaimealyContinue Reading

  By Lawal Sale  The Director-General of the Budget Office of the Federation (BoF), Tanimu Yakubu, has dismissed recent criticisms of President Bola Tinubu’s foreign trips by opposition figures as “populist simplification” that ignores the complex realities of rebuilding a distressed economy. In a strongly worded statement issued in Abuja,Continue Reading

  Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin each sent congratulatory letters on Sunday to the tenth China-Russia Expo, which opened in Harbin, capital city of Heilongjiang Province in northeast China. Pointing out that this year marks the 30th anniversary of the China-Russia strategic partnership of coordination andContinue Reading

  “Safeguarding peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait is the biggest common denominator between China and the United States.” “The Taiwan question is the most important issue in China-U.S. relations. If it is handled properly, the bilateral relationship will enjoy overall stability. If it isn’t, the two countries willContinue Reading

  By Prof Sheriff Ghali Ibrahim The world has seen a change in diplomatic presentation and engagement from Trump’s embarrasing moments with world leaders such as Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa, Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine, Angela Merkel of Germany and King Abdallah of Jordan among others. Trump triggered an unhealthyContinue Reading