By Abdullahi Usman The name, Dr. Bello Haliru Mohammed (Dangaladiman Gwandu), is one I have long been accustomed to hearing within the family circles as a growing up kid in the then modest town of Birnin Kebbi of the early 1970s. A direct descendant of the renowned Islamic reformistContinue Reading
By our Correspondent The Gender Awareness Trust (GAT), with support from Strengthening Peace and Resilience in Nigeria (SPRING) project, has organised a 3-day training for stakeholders on inclusive peace-building in Katsina. The GAT Programme Manager, Mrs Sophie Akut, during the training in Katsina on Wednesday, said the exercise is alsoContinue Reading
China has called on the World Trade Organization (WTO) members to collectively safeguard and strengthen the rules-based multilateral trading system in order to tackle heightened trade turbulence, according to a Chinese envoy. The current global economic and trade situation continues to be “marked by increasing turbulence,” Li Yongjie, head ofContinue Reading
Zambian youth congratulated President of Russia Vladimir Putin on his birthday by recording a video message with the song Happy Birthday to You. The African Initiative news agency was told this by Rossotrudnichestvo. “Dear Vladimir Vladimirovich, the Russian House in Lusaka and the Zambian youth congratulate you on your birthday!Continue Reading
Governor of Niger State Mohammed Umaru Bago will lead a Nigerian delegation to the 27th Golden Autumn agro-industrial exhibition, which will take place in Moscow from 8 to 11 October. Russian Trade Mission in Nigeria stated. The Nigerian delegation will also include representatives of the Niger State government, Managing DirectorContinue Reading
A coalition of prominent Nigerians has called for the protection of workers’ rights and the preservation of industrial harmony following the recent dispute between Dangote Refinery and the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN). The call came in a joint statement signed by leading figures, includingContinue Reading
Travelogue: – by Lawal Sale When I received the invitation to come to Kunming city of Yunnan province in South Western China for the 2025 Media Cooperation Forum on Belt and Road and Silk Road Global News Award, I never imagined that it would be a remarkable opportunity forContinue Reading
The directors-general of the state news agencies of Burkina Faso (AIB), Mali (AMAP) and Niger (ANP) have signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at creating conditions for future co-operation in the field of print media and information. This was reported by Burkina Faso’s news agency AIB. The heads ofContinue Reading
Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu of France resigned on Monday less than 24 hours after forming his cabinet, catching the nation by surprise and making his government one of the shortest-lived in modern French history. President Emmanuel Macron’s office said in a one-sentence statement that Mr. Macron had accepted theContinue Reading
By our Correspondent The Katsina State Government has revealed plans to equip every final-year student of tertiary institutions in the state, with skills on data analysis and career guidance. The state’s Statistician General, Prof. Saifullahi Sani-Matazu, disclosed this during the opening of a 2-day training for the first batch ofContinue Reading
