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- 23 Jun 2013
US Says Identification can Help End Human Trafficking
John Kerry, United States secretary of State has said that identifying human trafficking victims is the first step in ending modern-day slavery. Before an audience of diplomats, nongovernmental…
- 10 May 2014
Nigerian Govt Irresponsible in Protecting Youths –Clinton
Hilary Clinton, United States’ former secretary of State has said that the Nigerian government had shown irresponsibility in matters relating to girls and boys over the years. Clinton, who is a…
- 23 May 2014
UN Blacklists Boko Haram, Slams Sanctions
United Nations (UN) Security Council Committee on al Qaeda, on Thursday, blacklisted Boko Haram, Nigeria’s Islamist militant group, after the abduction of hundreds of schoolgirls, diplomats said. The…
- 19 Jan 2015
World’s Richest Men to Make More Money in 2016
Wealth accumulated by the richest one percent will exceed that of the other 99 percent in 2016, the Oxfam charity said Monday, ahead of the annual meeting of the world’s most powerful at Davos,…
- 27 Jan 2015
Revealed! How US Blocks Arms Deal with Nigeria
The US reportedly vetoed a 2014 arms sale of US-made Cobra helicopters by Israel to Nigeria over human rights abuses, according to the Times of Israel. Though the resale of decommissioned gunships…
- 4 Feb 2015
Plot to Stop Feb 14 Elections Thickens as Parties, Candidates Seek Suspension
With 16 out of the 28 registered political parties and five presidential candidates joining the campaign for the postponement of the general elections, whose first stanza holds on February 14, the…
- 4 Apr 2015
How World Powers Plotted Jonathan’s Defeat
President Goodluck Jonathan lost his re-election bid several weeks before the March 28 poll to a web of plots hatched at home and honed abroad, according to the Tribune. The Tribune said that…
- 17 Apr 2015
Revealed: Plot to Kidnap Jega during Presidential Poll
Fresh facts have emerged on the March 31 attempt by Elder Godsday Orubebe, former minister of Niger Delta Affairs, to scuttle the announcement of the March 28 presidential election results. The main…
- 27 Jan 2016
Global Business, Government Leaders to Speak at Economist’s Nigeria Summit 2016
The events’ arm of the foremost International socio economics news magazine, The Economist Events has concluded plans to hold the 11th edition of the annual Nigeria Summit. Slated for Monday, March 7…
- 29 Mar 2016
U.S. Presses Nigeria to Devalue Naira
United States said on Monday it would press Nigeria in talks this week to adopt a more flexible foreign exchange rate to boost growth and investment in Africa's largest economy. Linda…
- 19 Aug 2016
US Embassy Officials Aid Corruption in Nigeria- Report
A recent report by the Council on Foreign Relations says that despite the United States’ government efforts to combat illicit finance, poor governance, and violent extremism in Nigeria and the world…
- 30 Aug 2016
Messy Fight, Corruption Allegations Stall Return of N218Bn Abacha Loot
Nigeria stands the risk of forfeiting a hefty N218.3 billion ($550 million) already recovered from Nigeria’s late military dictator Sani Abacha’s, estate if a suit filed by an American-based Nigerian…
- 14 Sept 2016
Connecting Next 1.5Bn Needs Targeted Multi-Stakeholder Efforts- ITU
In the second installment of the sneak preview blogs from contributors to the 2016 State of Broadband Report, an American diplomat reveals a plan to build stronger offline relationships to help…
- 17 Jun 2019
Börje Ekholm, Ericsson CEO Urges Europe to Act Fast on 5G or Lose Out
Europe needs urgent and decisive action if it is to benefit from the competitive and innovative capabilities of 5G or it will lose out to the U.S., China, and other regions, Ericsson President and…
- 26 May 2013
AfDB Boss says Africa’s Next Agenda is Economic Transformation
The sleeping giant is on its way” stated Donald Kaberuka, president, African Development Bank (AfDB), during the opening of the 50th anniversary of the African Union in the Ethiopian capital, Addis…
- 24 Feb 2025
Nigeria’s Zuriel Oduwole Nominated for 2025 Nobel Peace Prize
Zuriel Oduwole, a global advocate for peace, education, and gender equality, has been nominated for the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize. Nobel Prize At 22, Oduwole has engaged with world leaders to drive…