Switzerland
27 Jan
In a move signaling a paradigm shift in international cooperation, Nigeria and Switzerland have redefined their relationship with a focus on innovation, sustainability, and economic diversification. During a high-level meeting at the National Assembly, Senate President Godswill Akpabio and a delegation from the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) discussed bold strategies to elevate bilateral ties…
24 Jan
Vice-President Kashim Shettima has returned to Nigeria after his engagements at the 2025 World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland. Mr Stanley Nkwocha, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Communications, Office of the Vice-President, made this known in a statement on Friday in Abuja. Shettima, who represented Nigeria at the annual global…
24 Jan
The Federal Government has called for collaboration with the World Economic Forum (WEF) to foster economic development and growth in the country and on the African continent. Specifically, it sought partnerships with the global body on the African Atlantic Gas Pipeline (AAGP) to connect Nigeria to Morocco and other African countries, as well as the…
23 Jan
Donald Trump on Thursday will star in an eagerly-anticipated online appearance at the World Economic Forum in Davos, addressing global elites whose annual gabfest has been consumed by the US president's days-old second term. Trump's name has come up in almost every conversation in the Swiss Alpine village this week: in formal panel discussions, in…
20 Jan
Vice President Kashim Shettima has arrived in Davos, Switzerland, where he is representing Nigeria at the 2025 annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF). The WEF meeting brings together global leaders, business executives, and development partners to address pressing global and national economic challenges and identify strategies for sustainable growth. In Davos, Vice President…
19 Jan
Vice President Kashim Shettima has departed Abuja to represent Nigeria at the 2025 annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) scheduled for Davos, Switzerland. The Vice President will join world leaders, top business executives, and representatives of development partners at the meeting to discuss the state of the world economy with a view to…
15 Jan
Switzerland will explore making women do mandatory service in the army, considered one of the famously neutral Alpine nation's founding pillars, the country's first women defence minister said on Wednesday. Overseen by a few thousand professionals, the Swiss army's conscripts do at least four months' service before being called up repeatedly over the next decade…
18 Oct
The US ambassador to Switzerland criticised the Alpine country's latest sanctions on Russia, saying he was disappointed by a "loophole" which could see them circumvented, newspapers reported Friday. On Wednesday, Switzerland matched most of the European Union's 14th package of sanctions against Russia over its war in Ukraine. However, it made some exceptions, notably deciding…
3 Oct
A top figure in African football's governing body is under investigation in Switzerland on suspicion of criminal mismanagement of funds, but insisted Thursday the bank transfers in question were "legitimate". Veron Mosengo-Omba, general secretary of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) headquartered in Cairo, is being investigated in the western canton of Fribourg. In a…
3 Oct
Switzerland has committed approximately N1.9 billion ($1.2 million) to support victims of recent flood that ravaged parts of Nigeria, particularly the Borno State capital, Maiduguri.
12 Sep
A tragic incident has unfolded in Basel, Switzerland, where Kristina Joksimovic, a former Miss Switzerland finalist, has allegedly been murdered by her 41-year-old husband. The 38-year-old model was reportedly strangled and dismembered by her husband using a jigsaw and garden shears before her remains were allegedly pureed in a blender. Kristina’s body was discovered on…
14 Aug
US-sponsored talks on agreeing a ceasefire in the devastating conflict in Sudan kicked off in Switzerland on Wednesday, despite the Sudanese government staying away. War has raged since April 2023 between the Sudanese army under the country's de facto ruler Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), led by his former deputy,…
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