COTE d’Ivoire is responding to newly announced US tariffs with a call for dialogue and diplomacy, viewing the trade dispute as a challenge best resolved through negotiation, according to Foreign Minister Léon Kacou Adom. Speaking to Anadolu Agency at the Antalya Diplomacy Forum 2025 in Turkey, Adom said his country — the world’s top …
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CHINA and Africa recorded a significant boost in economic ties last year, with bilateral trade hitting $295bn in 2024, reflecting a 6 percent year-on-year increase, according to officials from the African Union (AU) and the Chinese Mission to the AU. Speaking at a policy briefing in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, the …
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GHANA’S President John Mahama is spearheading a new round of diplomacy aimed at mending ties between ECOWAS and the breakaway Alliance of Sahel States (AES), comprising Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger. In a bold move, Mahama has extended formal invitations to the military rulers of the three countries to attend a special ECOWAS summit …
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THE Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Osun Command, has arrested three suspects for alleged vandalism of water pipes belonging to the Osun State Water Corporation. The Commandant of NSCDC in Osun, Mr Igbalawole Sotiyo, disclosed this in a statement issued on Thursday in Osogbo. “In line with the …
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A 25-year-old man, Bamidele Tunde, on Thursday appeared before an Ile-Ife Magistrates’ Court for allegedly stealing five kilograms of cocoa beans valued at N50,000. The defendant, whose house address was not provided, is being tried on two count charges of forceful entry and stealing. The Prosecutor, Cpl. Kehinde AbdulKareem, told …
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United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has donated 1.433, 300 doses of polio vaccines to Adamawa government, targeting children from 0 to 59 months in the forthcoming immunisation. Dr Suleiman Bashir, Executive Secretary, Adamawa Primary Healthcare Development Agency (PHCDA) made this known at the media round table discussion on Thursday in …
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THE Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has stated that Crypto Bridge Exchange (CBEX) was never granted registration to operate as a digital assets exchange in Nigeria. Dr Emomotimi Agama, Director-General of the SEC, said this in a statement on Sunday, while urging the public to cease all dealings with the …
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THE Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) on Thursday urged traders to take responsibility for the wastes generated in the market. This is contained in a statement signed by the Director, Public Affair of LAWMA, Mrs Folashade Kadiri, in Lagos. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that LAWMA gave the …
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THE Police Command in Edo has confirmed the killing of one Friday Pius and the abduction of his pregnant wife and her sister by suspected kidnappers in Edo. The incident happened in Uluoke community, Uzairue, Etsako West Local Government Area of the state. The command’s spokesperson, CSP Moses Yamu, said …
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THE Presidency on Thursday said President Bola Tinubu remained fully engaged in Nigeria’s governance even though he was away in Europe. “His absence remains temporary and in line with the communicated timeframe of approximately two weeks,” Mr Bayo Onanuga, the president’s spokesman, said in a statement. He said the president …
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