On his trip Mr Macron reiterated France’s commitment to helping Africa deal with security and migration challenges. French President Emmanuel Macron has told the BBC that the European Union’s plan to create migrant-processing centres in North Africa will not work, unless the process is spearheaded by those countries. Interviewed during his visit to Lagos, he […]
President Emmanuel Macron of France, on Tuesday, arrived in Nigeria on official visit aboard French Presidential Jet A330 and landed at the Presidential wing of Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport at about 3:10 p.m. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that President Macron on arrival was received by the Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Geoffrey […]
The Italian government has announced that it will give Libya 12 boats to help tackle human trafficking and curb the flow of migrants into Europe. The decision comes as the EU debates how to handle the influx. The International Organization for Migration says it appears smugglers are exploiting those desperate to cross the Mediterranean before […]
A “psychic” octopus that correctly predicted the results of all three of Japan’s soccer World Cup group stage games has been killed and sent to market, just as the knockout stages of the tournament get underway, according to Japanese media. Rabiot, a giant Pacific octopus caught in Obira, Hokkaido, correctly “predicted” that Japan would win […]
At least 270 undocumented migrants have been rescued off Libya’s western coast, the navy said on Saturday. In a statement, naval forces affiliated with Libya’s internationally recognized Government of National Accord said the migrants included 11 children and 80 women. The migrants are of Eritrean, South Sudanese, Egyptian, Comorian, and Bangladeshi nationalities, the statement added. […]
An entrepreneur, Gbenga Olawepo Hashim, says that the high rate of poverty and social inequality in Nigeria is worrisome. Hashim was the guest speaker at The Citizens’ Colloquium orgainsed by the Citizens Communications and Advocacy Centre on Monday in Abuja. The topic of his paper is “Understanding Democracy as Instrument of Development, Integration and National […]
African heads of state have pledged to coordinate efforts to improve security on the continent and defeat jihadist organizations, particularly in the Sahel and Nigeria, during talks Monday at the 31st African Union summit being held in Mauritania’s capital. French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Nouakchott to discuss the battle against Islamic extremism and ways […]
No fewer than 26,000 jobs may be lost if nothing urgent is done to finance the 5000 beneficiaries of the Youth Enterprise with Innovation in Nigeria(YouWiN) Connect programme of the Federal Government, the beneficiaries say. Mr Temitope Babalola, Convener, who briefed newsmen on behalf of the beneficiaries on Saturday in Abuja, said that YouWiN Connect […]
It is feared that around 100 migrants who were aboard a boat off the coast of Libya have drowned. A coastguard official said only 14 survivors were rescued, the Reuters news agency reports. The vessel appears to have got into trouble in waters to the east of the capital, Tripoli, but exactly what happened is […]