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Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping praised their deepening cooperation in a video call on Tuesday, hours after Donald Trump's inauguration as United States president.
10 Jan
The Kremlin said Friday that President Vladimir Putin was open to talks with Donald Trump, after the incoming US president said a meeting between the pair was being set up.
3 Jan
World airlines have called for a thorough, impartial, and transparent investigation into the tragic crash of Azerbaijan Airlines flight 8243 on 25 December 2024.
19 Dec
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday acknowledged concerns over high inflation, but insisted the economy was "stable" in the face of external threats.
12 Dec
Russia will "definitely" respond to a Ukrainian attack on a southern airfield using US-supplied ATACMS missiles, the Kremlin said Thursday.
11 Nov
Russia Monday denied a reported call between President Vladimir Putin and US President-elect Donald Trump on the Ukraine conflict and said it saw no signs the West was ready for talks. The Washington Post said on Sunday that Trump had spoken by phone on Thursday with Putin, telling him not to inflame the conflict. Trump's…
10 Nov
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday promised Moscow's "total support" for Africa at a conference with African officials in Sochi in southwest Russia. "Our country will continue to provide total support to our African friends in different sectors," Putin said in a speech read out by Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov to other foreign ministers and…
5 Sep
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday he supported Kamala Harris in November's US presidential election, an apparent wry remark
5 Sep
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday he was ready for talks with Ukraine, after having previously rebuffed the idea of negotiations
11 Aug
Palestinian Authority President Mahmud Abbas will visit Moscow next week to discuss the Gaza war with Russian President Vladimir Putin, a Palestinian envoy said. Russia's state-run TASS news agency cited the Palestinian ambassador in Moscow as saying Abbas will arrive on Monday and meet Putin on Tuesday. Abbas heads the Fatah Palestinian movement, a rival…
27 May 2024
Russian President Vladimir Putin announced Monday that Moscow would sharply increase gas deliveries to Uzbekistan during a visit to the landlocked former Soviet republic.
17 May 2024
Russian leader Vladimir Putin was in the northeastern city of Harbin on Friday, the final day of a visit aiming to promote crucial trade with China and win greater support for his war effort in Ukraine.
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Kenya has received its first shipment from Nigeria under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), marking a significant milestone in Africa’s push for economic integration.
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United Nations Office on Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) has said no fewer than 33 million Nigerians are food insecure with an additional 2.5 million children facing severe malnourishment.
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The Oyo State Government, on Tuesday, inaugurated the digitalisation of its traffic management system. At the inauguration in Ibadan, Gov. Seyi Makinde said the digitalisation, in partnership with Globacom Limited, embodied his administration’s vision to leverage technology in addressing challenges of governance. The governor, who was represented by his Chief of Staff, Mr Segun Ogunwuyi,…
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Mr Adegboyega Oyetola, the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, has presented N11.77 billion capital budget proposal and N453,856 for overhead to the National Assembly for appropriation. Oyetola made the presentation on Tuesday in Abuja to a joint committee of the National Assembly. The committees concerned were the Senate Committee on Marine Transport, and the…
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Spotify, an online music streaming platform has named Qing Madi as its EQUAL Africa artiste for January. Spotify’s Head of Music for Sub-Saharan Africa, Phiona Okumu, in a statement on Tuesday, said this was setting the tone for a remarkable year in African music. She said this development reaffirmed Spotify’s commitment to spotlighting exceptional female…
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Mrs Francisca Ogbu, wife of Alexander, a journalist killed by the police personnel during a protest has called for support to enforce court judgment against the Nigeria Police. Ogbu made the call during a media briefing on Tuesday in Abuja. She said the husband was brutally shot and killed by men of the Nigeria Police…
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The Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU), Hafsat Bakari, says the country will soon exit the “grey list” of countries under increased monitoring by the Financial Action Task Force (FATT). The FATF uses grey lists to identify countries with deficiencies in their anti-money laundering (AML) and counter-terrorism financing (CFT) systems. Bakari…
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The management of the Kwara State College of Arabic and Islamic Legal Studies (CAILS), Ilorin has boasted of the acceptability of its certificate for direct entry into Nigerian and international higher institutions. The acting provost of the college, Dr. Sa’ad Hadi, told newsmen in Ilorin on Tuesday that the inability of some students to apply…
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Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, on Tuesday said his administration has completed the formalities of allocating about 100 hectares of land at Ode-Omi in Ogun Waterside Local Government Area of the state for the purpose of siting a Naval Base and Dockyard for the Nigerian Navy. Abiodun also stated that the state government has…