Here are key things to know about Dr. Muttaqa Rabe Darma, the Katsina born ministerial nominee for the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development: Compiled by- Lawal Sale 1. Bio and academic background Darma is about 62 years old, a product of Government Day Secondary School, Katsina, and is alsoContinue Reading
China on Tuesday opposed malicious associations and hype about a US interception of a foreign-flagged ship in the Strait of Hormuz. Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Guo Jiakun made the remarks at a regular press briefing in Beijing after former US Permanent Representative to the United Nations Nikki Haley saidContinue Reading
We Are Working with Africa to Address Spillover Effects of Middle East Conflict – Xi Jinping As the impact of the Middle East conflict spills over to African countries, China stands ready to work hand in hand with Africa to address these challenges, jointly promote peace and work together toContinue Reading
By our Correspondent The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to safeguard consumers against financial fraud while availing them the leverage and potentials of the telecommunications and financial sectors. During the signing of the MoU, NCC andContinue Reading
During his visit to China, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President of Vietnam To Lam twice chose to travel on China’s “Fuxing” bullet train, spending a total of nearly 12 hours on board. This detail has attracted wide international attention. In fact, riding China’sContinue Reading
TEHRAN – Iran’s official news agency IRNA said on Sunday the country has rejected taking part in the second round of the peace talks with the United States. Iran’s absence from the second round of talks “stems from what it called Washington’s excessive demands, unrealistic expectations, constant shifts in stance,Continue Reading
Unitree Robotics announced on Sunday that its H1 humanoid robot autonomously completed a 1.9-kilometer winding course in 4 minutes and 13 seconds in the Beijing humanoid robot half marathon qualifying round, breaking the human 1,500-meter world record on a proportional calculation. “The result in the qualifying session, when comparedContinue Reading
By Tanimu Yakubu As I have argued consistently, the protracted banditry menace has two interrelated points to bear: First, it is analytically unsound to treat northern Nigeria’s insecurity—commonly labelled “banditry”—outside the framework of radical land and tenure reform. What is described as banditry is, in fact, a low-intensity, non-stateContinue Reading
CGTN Against the backdrop of rising global geopolitical risks and violent fluctuations in the energy market, the best expectation for the world economy is nothing less than growth resilient enough to withstand downward pressure and stability to be found amid turmoil – and China’s economic performance in the firstContinue Reading
BRICS nations accounted for 39.2% of global GDP last year, marking the highest level in the bloc’s history, according to Sputnik’s analysis of International Monetary Fund data. This places BRICS nearly 11 percentage points ahead of the G7, whose share declined to 28.3% for the first time. The gapContinue Reading
