Iran’s Supreme National Security Council said Wednesday that the two-week ceasefire with the United States does not signal an end to the war, pending negotiations over the details of its 10-point plan. According to Iran’s semi-official Mehr News Agency, the 10 points are as follows: 1. U.S. commitment toContinue Reading
By Alexander Ayertey Odonkor Lead: As global trade fractures and protectionism rises, China’s extension of zero tariffs to 53 African nations offers the continent a crucial opening to grow exports, attract investment and boost development. Starting May 1, 2026, China will expand its zero-tariff policy to cover imports fromContinue Reading
A Response to Growing Narratives of Economic Breakdown By Tanimu Yakubu Nigeria is not collapsing. We are confronting reality. What Nigerians are experiencing today is painful but necessary. Years of accumulated distortions are being unwound. Distress is real—but distress is not disintegration. Collapsed states do not unify exchangeContinue Reading
U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday he has agreed to “suspend the bombing and attack of Iran for a period of two weeks.” Trump wrote on social media that his decision is “subject to” Iran agreeing to the complete, immediate and safe opening of the Strait of Hormuz. “TheContinue Reading
An analysis by: Lawal Sale In 2013, during his first official foreign trip as President of the People’s Republic of China, Xi Jinping introduced a new vision to the world while delivering a lecture at the Moscow Institute of International Relations (MGIMO). That vision was ‘building a global communityContinue Reading
US consumers — especially younger drivers — are increasingly open to buying Chinese-made electric vehicles, even as steep tariffs and other restrictions keep them out of the market. At least 69 percent of Generation Z car shoppers — those aged 14 to 29 — polled between Dec 29 andContinue Reading
China is willing to continue working with Russia within the framework of the United Nations (UN) Security Council, maintain timely communication on major issues, and make joint efforts to help de-escalate the situation in the Middle East, safeguard regional peace and stability, and uphold common security for the world,Continue Reading
By our Correspondent Nigeria and China have reaffirmed their enduring strategic partnership following a meeting between the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Dunoma Umar Ahmed, and the Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Nigeria, Yu Dunhai, at the Ministry in Abuja. During the meeting,Continue Reading
By our Correspondent Nigeria’s Foreign Affairs Ministry has announced the successful participation of Nigeria in the Seminar on Industrial Cooperation and New Industrialisation under the Global Development Initiative, organized by the Academy for International Business Officials (AIBO) in Beijing, People’s Republic of China, from March 19 to April 1,Continue Reading
By Lawal Sale The Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA) and the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enhance institutional cooperation, academic exchange and joint research. The signing followed a joint forum organised by both institutes with the theme: “NigeriaContinue Reading
