Two Years and Taking Stock: Dr. Aminu Maida’s Stewardship of the NCC

  By Johannes Tobi Wojuola At this time two years ago, Nigeria’s telecommunications sector was far from thriving. Consider the industry debts—both those among operators and those owed to them by banks. Or the Federal Government’s NIN-SIM linkage policy, which had suffered seven postponements since December 2020. Then there wereContinue Reading

Full text of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s Keynote Address at the Opening Ceremony of the Global Leaders’ Meeting on Women

  Beijing, October 13, 2025 Distinguished Colleagues and Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen, Friends, Five years ago, I proposed another global leaders’ meeting on women. Today, I am very pleased that we are having this gathering in Beijing to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women andContinue Reading

Xi attends Global Leaders’ Meeting on Women, Made Four Proposals

  President Xi Jinping attended the opening ceremony of the Global Leaders’ Meeting on Women held in Beijing on Monday. Here are some highlights from his address: Xi says advancing women’s development is international community’s shared responsibility President Xi Jinping on Monday said that it is the international community’s sharedContinue Reading

China Defends Rare Earth Export Controls, Urges US to Manage Differences via Dialogue

China’s commerce ministry on Sunday defended the country’s export control measures on rare earths and related items as a legitimate action, while urging the United States to properly manage differences through dialogues and on the basis of mutual respect and equal-footed consultation. China, as a responsible major country, employs exportContinue Reading

Patrick Herminie of Seychelles’ Main Opposition Party Wins Presidential Election

Patrick Herminie, candidate of the largest opposition party in Seychelles, the United Seychelles, has won the presidential election by garnering more than 50 percent of the votes, according to official results released Sunday by the country’s electoral commission. The official results showed that Herminie received 52.7 percent of the validContinue Reading

Guterres to Attend Gaza Peace Summit in Egypt

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will travel to Egypt to attend the Sharm el-Sheikh Summit for Peace on Monday, the Office of the Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General said on Saturday. “The Secretary-General is traveling to Egypt to attend on Monday the Sharm el-Sheikh Summit for Peace. He is expected backContinue Reading

Ethiopia Earned .3 Billion in Trade Revenue

Ethiopia has achieved its highest-ever export earnings, generating $8.3 billion in trade revenue—representing a 116% increase from the previous year, according to President Taye Atske-Selassie. President Taye announced during a joint session of Parliament on Monday to open the 2025/26 fiscal year. He said Ethiopia’s economy expanded by 9.2% duringContinue Reading

West Africa Exploring Large-Scale Partnership with Russia in Nuclear and Hydropower – Expert

  West African states intend to expand co-operation with Russia in the energy sector, including the implementation of projects in nuclear and hydropower. The statement was made by Chairman of the Board of Directors of First Atlantic Bank (Ghana) Amarquaye Armar during a panel discussion at the 2nd Creating theContinue Reading

Trump Suggests Expelling Spain from NATO

  US President Donald Trump suggested on Thursday that Spain be expelled from NATO for refusing to increase its defense spending. “They have no excuse not to do this,” Trump told reporters at the White House during a meeting with visiting Finnish President Alexander Stubb. “Maybe you should throw themContinue Reading