The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) says its Artificial Intelligence (AI) business registration portal now processes over 11,000 transactions daily, despite some ongoing challenges. In a statement on Sunday, CAC management said it was working to address identity verification and payment difficulties affecting smooth portal operations. Launched on June 30, theContinue Reading
Nigeria In $20bn Deal With China For Manufacturing, Energy, Other Infrastructure The Director General of the Nigeria-China Strategic Partnership, Joseph Tegbe, has disclosed that Nigeria has secured over $20bn in investment commitments from China, aimed at transforming key sectors of the Nigerian economy. Tegbe said the investments are channelled intoContinue Reading
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has paid glowing tribute to Nigeria’s late former President Muhammadu Buhari, hailing him as a champion of peace, institutional reform and multilateralism. Visiting Nigeria House in New York on Friday, Guterres said Buhari’s legacy of selfless service and dedication to Africa and the world would endure.Continue Reading
In Case You Missed It (ICYMI) Understanding Nigeria’s Position On the “One China” Policy — By Lawal Sale …China is one of the countries that have been in full support of reforms in UN that would see Africa having two seats at the UN Security Council. Unarguably, China remains aContinue Reading
ONCE AGAIN, TAIWAN WAS KICKED OUT OF W.H.O ASSEMBLY For the ninth time in a row, the World Health Assembly has refused to include the proposal to allow Taiwan as an observer. An official spokesman of the Foreign Ministry of China stated: “Taiwan has no grounds, reasons, and right toContinue Reading
By our Correspondent The Nigerian Communications Commission has announced a new licensing framework designed to foster innovation and expand opportunities for startups and technology-driven enterprises within the telecommunications sector. The Executive Vice Chairman of the NCC, Dr. Aminu Maida, disclosed this in a speech delivered on his behalf byContinue Reading
By Lawal Sale Over 250 representatives from nearly 150 media outlets, think tanks, government agencies, and regional organizations across 36 countries gathered here on Wednesday for the BRICS Media and Think Tank Forum, an event focusing on how to advance BRICS cooperation and strengthen solidarity across the Global South. InContinue Reading
By Lawal Sale World leaders, mostly from the countries of the Global South, are converging in Kazan city of Tatarstan Republic in Russian Federation for the 16th BRICS Summit from October 22 – 24, 2024. Russian President Vladimir Putin, who took over the chairmanship of the BRICS bloc beginning fromContinue Reading
An opinion by Lawal Sale It wasn’t a surprise to witness an escalation in the more than two years of military conflict between Russia and Western backed Ukrainian forces. Also, it wasn’t a surprise to see Ukraine firing missiles supplied to it by the Western powers just a few daysContinue Reading
By Lawal Sale The newly appointed Russian Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Nigeria, His Excellency, Amb. Andrey Leonidovich Podelyshev, has described the extant Russia-Nigeria relations as “strong ties bound by strong ties of friendship and cooperation”. In a statement he personally signed, Podelyshev noted that diplomatic relations between the twoContinue Reading
