President, Global Migration Research Institute (GMRI), Prof Williams Ijoma, has said it is time Nigeria joined the league of nations in BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) bloc to rescue Nigeria from the clutch of poverty and open opportunities for rapid development.

Nigeria will apply for membership of BRICS in the next two years, the country's foreign affairs minister Yusuf Tuggar told Russian-owned Sputnik on Wednesday. Tuggar is on a three-day working visit to Russia, where he has held talks with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov. BRICS group, which stands for Brazil, Russia, India, China and South…

The world is currently experiencing not greater multipolarity, but greater bipolarity. America and China are waging a new Cold War that is less about ideology and more about markets and technology.

Throughout history, the preservation of peace and stability among nations has been of paramount concern to leaders whether city, states, empires, or nations as we have today. In the past, nations formed alliances as a means of preserving and protecting states. With the coming of the First World War, former alliances were seen as ineffective so the League of Nations was formed.

It is quite clear that indeed power has changed from the hand of the lanky, foxy and taciturn one to the hand of a very artful dodger who actually prepared for a strategic state capture.

The above 16th century quote neatly summarises globalisation. Essentially, the term embraces the economic interdependence of nation states, the universality thereof, underpinned by the rule of law. Its foundational hypothesis rests upon the premise that no matter how powerful...

The Consul General of the People's Republic of China in Nigeria, Ms Yan Yuqing, has stated that the three proposals announced by Chinese President, Xi Jinping...

In a week full of high drama on the international scene - the murder of Yevgeny Prigozhin in Russia; Donald Trump’s mug shot in a Georgia prison; India landing a spacecraft on the moon and the cable car rescue in Pakistan – the 15th Summit of the BRICS nations in South Africa managed to grab a few headlines.

When it was announced that Vice President Kashim Shettima was to attend the 15th Annual Summit of the BRICS in Johannesburg, South Africa, last week, many would have wondered in what capacity Nigeria was attending. It’s likely that because of our engagements with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), in neighbouring Niger, we…

The Vice President, Kashim Shettima, says Nigeria remains committed to collaborating with China and African countries to ensure that the objectives of the partnership are achieved for the benefit of both parties. Mr Olusola Abiola, Director, Information, Office of the Vice President, in a statement on Friday, said Shettima stated this at the China-Africa Leaders’…

• Tinubu’s economic reforms, alliances will attract investments, says Shettima The BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa), yesterday, announced expansion of the emerging countries’ bloc, with the integration of six new members, from January. Conspicuously missing, however, is Nigeria, the supposed giant of Africa. South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa, announced that Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia,…

Vice President, Kashim Shettima, says President Bola Tinubu’s economic reforms and diplomatic alliances are intended to attract investments and partnerships to the country. Mr Olusola Abiola, Director, Information, Office of the Vice President, in a statement, said Shettima stated this in his address to world leaders at the third BRICS-Africa Outreach and BRICS Plus Dialogue…