At the Great Hall of the People, Beijing, President Xi Jinping, and I witnessed the signing of 20 trade agreements and Memorandums of Understanding to promote various sectors of our economy, aligning with our Belt and Road Initiative cooperation. Our Chinese partners will invest significant resources to improve our road infrastructure, education, health, agriculture, blue…
Recently the Airline and African Development Bank Group recently signed a $7.8B funding deal to fund the project. The new facility will have 4 runways, handling capacity of 100 million passengers per year and an Aircraft Parking Capacity of 270 aircrafts. The project is set to be completed by 2029, positioning Ethiopia and Eastern Africa…
To the Esteemed Members of the International Criminal Court, Subject: Urgent Appeal Regarding Grave Violations of International Law Against the Hausa Ethnic Group in Northern Nigeria To the Honourable Prosecutor and Esteemed Officials of the International Criminal Court, We, representatives of the Hausa Native Advancement and Development Initiative, acting on behalf of the victims and…
It’s a question many people have asked in passing, sometimes with curiosity, sometimes with confusion: Why doesn’t the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) offer Chemical Engineering? The answer isn’t just a matter of curriculum or policy—it’s a story buried in the ashes of a war that changed everything. Before the Nigerian Civil War, UNN had…
By Basil Odilim Nigeria is the only OPEC nation where individuals, not the state, own oilfields. Nowhere else do national assets transition so seamlessly into private hands under the pretense of legality. But who are these individuals? And why is their ownership never questioned in court? Road contracts are inflated by as much as 5000%—a…
The founding National Secretary of the Alliance for Democracy, Udenta Udenta, has strongly criticized the administration of President Bola Tinubu, accusing it of dismantling democratic values, weaponizing the judiciary, and using the 1999 Constitution (as amended) against Nigerians. Speaking on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily programme on Thursday, Prof Udenta described the suspension of Rivers State…
Advocate for rule of law in Nigeria and democracy entrenched in the content and context of African culture. The African Democratic system is failing rapidly, this was the submission of the formal president of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo this in a Colloquium organized to celebrate the 60th birthday of the formal deputy speaker of the…
“Of course, what is happening in Nigeria today regarding the situation in Rivers State is like an Indian proverb…”Leaders pretending to be sleeping.” Former President Goodluck Jonathan has advised members of the three arms of government in Nigeria, the executive, the legislature, and the judiciary, to do the right thing while in office and avoid…
Ethiopian Airlines has signed a landmark agreement with the African Development Bank (AfDB) to develop Africa’s largest airport—the Bishoftu International Airport in Ethiopia. The $7.8 billion project aims to dramatically scale up Ethiopia’s aviation capacity, to handle 60 million passengers annually by 2040, up from the current 17 million. CEO of Ethiopian Airlines Group, Mr….
By Dauda Musa Bangura As the Special Advisor to Zimbabwe President assured Nigerian High Priest Chief Chukwudi Nnaji (Onwa Igwurubeze) of profitable investment in Zimbabwe, shortly after been conferred with Award for Global Excellence, a Special Recognition among the Emerging Global Businesses 2025, at the UK House of Lords, Palace of Westminister, London, United Kingdom….
