Approaching 680,000 people have fled Ukraine since the Russian military invasion on February 24, with the number rising rapidly. “The number of people who have fled Ukraine to neighbouring countries has reached 677,000,” Filippo Grandi, who heads the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), said on Twitter. The UNHCR projected Tuesday that more than four million Ukrainian […]
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) has inaugurated a 14-member team to serve as its Trade and Industrial Development Advisory Council. A statement issued by the AfCFTA secretariat on Tuesday said that Prof. Oyebanji Oyelaran-Oyeyinka, Dr Adeyemi Dipeolu and Ms Jane Ezirigwe of Nigeria are part of the team. Oyelaran-Oyeyinka is the Special Advisor […]
The Network Against Child Trafficking, Abuse and Labour (NACTAL) on Tuesday began a three-day day retreat for participants drawn from the 36 states of the federation and FCT, on operational productivity, policies and legislative framework. The retreat holding in Keffi, Nasarawa State, is supported by the International and Ibero-American Foundation for Administration and Public Policy […]
The Federal Government with the support of the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) has evacuated 128 more Nigerians from Libya under its continuous evacuation exercise. This is contained in a statement issued by Mr Kabiru Musa, the Charge d’ Affairs, Nigerian Mission in Libya on Tuesday in Abuja. “They departed from the Misrata Airport, Libya […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin laid out conditions on Monday for ending his invasion of Ukraine, as Moscow’s forces shelled the country’s second city and Western nations prepared even more sanctions. Putin’s ultimatum came as Moscow and Kyiv held their first talks since the outbreak of war last Thursday, which shocked the world and provoked a […]
The Minister of Foreign Affairs Geoffrey Onyeama on Monday said about 2,000 Nigerians have crossed the Ukraine border into neigbouring countries. The Minister made the comment while speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today. He also announced that evacuation of Nigerians from the neigbouring countries will begin on Wednesday. “Over a thousand Nigerians have crossed into […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has officially opened the political space for the 2023 general election after publishing the notice of election, in compliance with extant provisions of the law. The notice, which was published yesterday in each state of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory, contained the dates for the elections, and […]
Shell is to end all of its joint ventures with the Russian energy company Gazprom following the invasion of Ukraine. The move will include the oil giant’s 27.5% stake in a major liquefied natural gas plant. Shell’s chief executive, Ben van Beurden, said the company is “shocked by the loss of life in Ukraine”. It […]
