Nigerian and China will open high-level economic discussions today in Beijing. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, who is leading the Nigerian delegation, arrived yesterday morning to the warm embrace of his hosts. Special Assistant to the President on Social Media, Olusegun Dada on his X handle @DOlusegun, announced the president’s arrival yesterday morning. The President is due to sign Memoranda of …

China and the Philippines accused each other on Saturday of deliberately ramming their coast guard ships near a flashpoint shoal in the South China Sea, the latest in a spate of similar incidents in recent weeks. China claims almost all of the economically vital waterway despite competing claims from other countries and an international court ruling that its assertion has …

President Bola Tinubu will depart Abuja for Beijing, China, on Thursday for a high-level diplomatic mission. The Presidency announced on Tuesday that the President’s itinerary includes visits to prominent Chinese firms such as Huawei Technologies and the China Railway and Construction Corporation. These engagements aim to accelerate the completion of the Ibadan to Abuja segment of the Lagos to Kano …

Former Nigeria forward, Brown Ideye, on Wednesday, revealed his wife’s reaction after she saw his proposed salary and bonuses when the Chinese Super League team, Tianjin TEDA, wanted to sign him. He said though he had not planned to ply his trade in China, the monetary compensation that came with the TEDA’s deal changed the story. In a post on …

The Katsina State Governor, Dikko Radda, has officially resumed office after a one-month break. It was reported that Radda handed over the mantle of leadership of the state to his Deputy, Faruk Lawal and proceeded to a month’s break on 18th July 2024. A statement by Radda’s Chief Press Secretary, Ibrahim Mohammed, while highlighting the aims of the governor’s visit …

National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) seeks to partner with the Chinese Embassy in Nigeria towards the development of the Nigerian film industry. Executive Director of the board, Husseini Shuaibu, disclosed this at a meeting with the Chinese embassy cultural counsellor and director of China Cultural Center, Nigeria (CCCN), Mr Li Xuda. The partnership will focus on the promotion …

The United States sanctioned five people and seven companies in China and Iran on Tuesday, accusing them of aiding Tehran’s ballistic missile and drone programmes. The sanctions targeted individuals and companies in China, Hong Kong and Iran involved in procuring key components for “subordinates” of Iran’s Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics, the US Treasury Department said in a …

The Charge D’affaires of the Chinese Embassy, Zhang Yi has expressed the East Asian country’s commitment to collaborate with Nigeria in cultural exchange programmes and infrastructure development. According to a statement by the Federal Ministry of Art, Culture and Creative Economy, The Acting Ambassador to Nigeria made the commitment during a courtesy visit to the minister, Barrister Hannatu Musa Musawa at …

India has finally released a pigeon suspected of spying for China after the bird spent eight months in police custody. The bird was held under lock and key at Bai Sakarbai Dinshaw Petit Hospital for Animals in Mumbai while police carried out an investigation. The pigeon was caught at a port in the financial capital, Mumbai, with “messages written in …

In a bid to fulfill his promise of delivering a multimodal transportation system for the populace, Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Tuesday departed Lagos for Beijing, China. While in China, the governor will visit the headquarters of China Civil Engineering Construction Company (CCECC) for trade and investment discussions with the top officials of the company. He will inspect the …