The Nigeria Customs Service is poised to enhance its enforcement capabilities and intelligence operations following the signing of a pivotal bilateral Memorandum of Understanding with the Republic of Belarus on Friday, June 27, 2025. According to a statement issued by the NCS via its official Twitter handle, now X on Saturday, the agreement, which focused…
The Vietnamese Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Bui Quoc Hung, said trade between Vietnam and Nigeria reached an all-time high of 1 billion dollars in 2024, making it the first time the trade volume between the two countries exceeded 600 million dollars. Bui stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja…
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Yusuf Tuggar, has reaffirmed Nigeria’s commitment to deepening diplomatic relations with the United Kingdom (UK). According to a statement released in Abuja on Tuesday, Tuggar spoke on the sidelines of a his three-day high-level visit to the UK. “This visit marks a pivotal moment in Nigeria’s foreign policy under…
The Special Adviser to the President on Policy Communication, Daniel Bwala, has described the #EndSARS protest as the beginning and foundation of “irresponsible protesting” in Nigeria. The #EndSARS movement, which lasted over 14 days in 2020 across major Nigerian cities, demanded the disbandment of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, a division of the Nigerian police known…
Transparency International, a global coalition against corruption, has ranked Nigeria as the 36th most corrupt country in the world. Nigeria was joined by Uganda, Mexico, Madagascar, Iraq, and Cameroon in the same spot with a total score of 26 points. The ranking released on Tuesday highlighted the 2024 corruption perceptions index. The list ranks Denmark…
American-based teenage fencer Peluola Akinbamiro has pledged her allegiance to Nigeria on the international stage, becoming the second fencer to pick the country after Folayemi Akinyosoye switched his allegiance from Great Britain to Nigeria last year. The 13-year-old student from Fort Bend Fencing Academy in Houston expressed that her love for Nigeria inspired her decision to…