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17 Jan
Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke by phone on Friday, days before the incoming US president returns to the White House, with both leaders vowing to take a positive approach to improving ties between the rival countries. Xi said he hoped for a "good start" to relations with Trump, who in turn…
31 Dec
China's President Xi Jinping said Tuesday that "no one can stop" unification with Taiwan, as he addressed the nation in a New Year's speech.
19 Nov
Chinese leader Xi Jinping called for Beijing and Berlin to develop ties with a "strategic" and "long-term" perspective Tuesday as he met with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Rio de Janeiro, state media said. "China and Germany are both major countries with significant influence," Xi told Scholz on the sidelines of the G20 summit, according…
1 Sep
African leaders descend on China's capital this week, seeking funds for big-ticket infrastructure projects as they eye mounting great power competition over resources and influence on the continent. China has expanded ties with African nations in the past decade, furnishing them with billions in loans that have helped build infrastructure but also sometimes stoked controversy…
18 May 2024
President Bola Tinubu on Friday assured Chinese investors that Nigeria is a safe hub for business, adding that his administration is ready to provide the needed support to their investments in the country. Speaking when he received a delegation led by the Chairman of the China Railway Construction Corporation (CRCC), Mr Dai Hegen, at the…
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The Oyo State Government, the Vice Chancellor of Emmanuel Alayande University of Education, Oyo Town, Prof. Olanrewaju Olaniyan; the founder of Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Network (RAIN), Dr. Olusola Ayoola, and other experts have called on students and lecturers to embrace Artificial Intelligence [AI] and its benefits, describing AI as the future of education. They…
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The pain and headaches that comes when your phone gets hacked is truamatising. And now, scammers have devices many ways to hack into phones and steal useful information, among other things. Protecting your smartphone from hackers is essential to safeguard your personal information and maintain your privacy. See how you can stop hackers from gaining…
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Minister of Women Affairs, Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, has said a staggering 1.4 million Nigerians are trapped in modern slavery. Speaking as a special guest speaker at the 2025 annual academic summit at the University of Abuja on Wednesday, the minister lamented that most victims of modern slavery are women and girls. Citing the Global Slavery Index…
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President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday called for a multifaceted response to terrorism, insurgency, and other forms of security threats in the Lake Chad Basin region. According to him, the chain of events that has disrupted the stability of the region in the past 15 years demands that power must be wielded responsibly to guarantee the…
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has recovered four land title documents worth over one billion naira from criminal syndicates. The title documents were falsified by a syndicate of land fraudsters in Abuja who allegedly forged the documents and deprived the lawful owners of their property. EFCC's investigators, working on actionable intelligence, rounded up the…
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A civil society organization, Coalition to Save Education in Nigeria (COSEN) has criticised the silence of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices (and Related Matters) Commission (ICPC) concerning the corruption allegations against a former Director-General of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMET) Prof. Sani Abubakar-Mashi. In a statement, COSEN’s Director…
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The Federal High Court in Abuja has scheduled Thursday for its ruling on the bail application of former presidential candidate and activist, Omoyele Sowore, facing a 17-count charge under the Cybercrime Act. Justice Musa Liman fixed the date after hearing arguments from Sowore's counsel, Marshall Abubakar, and the prosecution counsel representing the Nigerian Police Force,…
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First Lady Senator Oluremi Tinubu's Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI) has concluded plans to distribute 60,000 kits to midwives across the six geopolitical zones of Nigeria. This is aimed at complementing the ongoing federal retraining exercise of 120,000 frontline health workers in the country. Senator Tinubu hinted this in Ilorin, Kwara State, at the presentation of…
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The World Health Organization (WHO) and the American Cancer Society (ACS) have both examined the potential health risks associated with hair dyes. While hair dyes are fashionable and trendy, it’s also important to check if they can impede your health with continuous usage. The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), a part of WHO,…
29 mins ago
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has said it will not conduct admissions for law programmes in eight Nigerian universities in the 2025/2026 academic session. This followed the suspension of the Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) programme by the Council of Legal Education (CLE) for violating regulatory procedures. Spokesperson of JAMB, Dr Fabian Benjamin, disclosed…