Tag: nigeria
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Protecting, harnessing future of Girl-Child in Nigeria
According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), adolescence is a critical period that can determine the trajectory of girls’ lives. It is a stage at which key investments and support can set girls on a path toward empowerment, or when discrimination, recurrent constraints, harmful practices, and violence can send them down a negative spiral. These…
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No record of Nigerian in Guinea Bissau’s prisons – Envoy
The Nigeria Ambassador to Guinea Bissau, Mr John Usanga says there is no record of any Nigerian in any prison in Guinea Bissau. The Envoy disclosed this to our correspondent on the sidelines of the inauguration of a newly constructed Nigeria Chancery building in Bissau, the capital of Guinea Bissau. Usanga said official record of…
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Nigeria joins other countries to remember 9/11 victims
Nigeria took part in a special tribute to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the US. The National Security Adviser, Maj.-Gen Babagana Monguno (Rtd), represented President Muhammadu Buhari at the event which also attracted other global leaders. The Head, Strategic Communication, Counter Terrorism Centre, Office of the National Security…
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Nigeria has come to stay — Obaseki
Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo on Monday expressed faith in the unity of the country dispelling insinuations in some quarters that the country is due for a split. “Nigeria has come to stay,’’ Obaseki said as he received visiting Nigeria’s Ambassador to Republic of Benin, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, at Government House, Benin. Buratai served as…
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Cape Verde seeks Nigeria’s support in creative industry
The Cape Verde Government has solicited the support of Nigeria in the development of its music, films and other areas of creative industry. Mr Abraao Vincente, The Cape Verde Minister of Culture and Creative Industry made the request during a bilateral talk with Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the Nigeria Minister of Information and Culture. Our correspondent…
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Nigeria to expand bilateral relation with Greece
The Nigeria Ambassador to Greece, Mrs Opunimi Akinkugbe, has promised to expand the bilateral ties between both countries in maritime, tourism, education and security sectors. The envoy told our correspondent in a telephone in Abuja on Friday that her appointment as a substantive Ambassador to Hellenic Republic by President Muhammadu Buhari followed several years without…
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Invictus Africa launches directly for SGBV responders in Nigeria
A Civil Society group, Invictus Africa has launched “Orange Pages”, a directory of Sexual Gender Based Violence (SGBV) responders and service providers in Nigeria. The directory according to the Organization is to help first responders of sexual Gender Based Violence and is being developed under the PAS model. Speaking at the official launch which took…
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Nigeria close to becoming a failed state – Financial Times
The Financial Times of London has described Nigeria as a country going backwards economically and plagued with terrorism, illiteracy, poverty, banditry, and kidnapping and risks becoming a failed state if things don’t take a drastic turn. The UK-based newspaper said this in an editorial on Tuesday titled, ‘Nigeria at Risk of Becoming a Failed State’.…
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Nigeria drop to 35 in latest FIFA rankings
Nigeria dropped down to 35th position in the latest FIFA Coca-Cola world rankings following a lacklustre display in November that saw them end the year without a win. The rankings released by the world football body on Friday showed that Nigeria dropped three places from the 32nd position in November. The Super Eagles dropped three…
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India seeks closer ties with Nigeria as trade volume reaches $14 bn
India has expressed its readiness to deepen economic ties with Nigeria towards promoting investment and trade between both countries. Amb. Abhay Thakur, High Commissioner of India to Nigeria, said this during a courtesy visit to Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje on Friday in Kano. Thakur noted that India and Nigeria had long-standing relations based on mutual respect…