To boost its Skills Acquisition and Entrepreneurship Development (SAED) programme, the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has approached the Chinese government to empower corps members with skills in diverse fields. The request was made by the director-general of NYSC, Brigadier General Yushau Dogara Ahmed (rtd.) when he visited the Chinese Embassy in Abuja yesterday. The DG said that partnership between …

No fewer than 3,000 Nigerian youths are to benefit from the capacity-building programme midwife by the National Council for Arts and Culture in collaboration with the Peoples Republic of China in the latter part of the year. The Director General of, National Council for Arts and Culture (NCAC), Otunba Segun Runsewe revealed this to newsman when he received in audience …

The Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, Cui Jianchun, on Monday, promised that his country will give the needed support to the President Bola Tinubu-led Federal Government to ensure the development of the country. During a meeting with the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume, Jianchun gave the assurance that his country would help Nigeria with tested …

The wife of the Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, Liang Huili has called for action on the health and well-being of orphans across the world. Huili made this known during her visit to an orphanage home, Victorine Home for Children on Thursday in Abuja. Speaking on the theme, ‘Warm Children’s Hearts, a China-Africa joint action’, the Ambassador’s wife said that China …

President Bola Tinubu yesterday said Nigeria is open for business and constructive partnerships. “We need accelerated growth and we are ready to do business honestly with those ready to do business with us”, while hosting President XI Jinping of China’s Special Envoy, Peng Qinghua, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. He promised that his administration would promote ease of doing business. Qinghua, who …

China issued a sharply worded warning to the European Union (EU) on Monday against sanctioning Chinese companies that do business with Russia. “We urge the EU not to go on this wrong path. Otherwise, China will take firm actions to safeguard our legitimate and lawful rights and interests”, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said. According to him, the European …

China has deployed its Navy to rescue citizens from conflict-hit Sudan, the Defence Ministry in Beijing said on Thursday. Multiple nations have scrambled to evacuate embassy staff and citizens by road, air, and sea from Sudan, where fighting between the army and paramilitaries has killed hundreds and led to acute shortages of water, food, medicines, and fuel. Rescue operations intensified …

India will overtake China as the world’s most populous country in the coming week, hitting almost 1.43 billion people, the United Nations said Monday. “By the end of this month, India’s population is expected to reach 1,425,775,850 people, matching and then surpassing the population of mainland China,” the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs said. Last week the UN’s …

After three years of pandemic border restrictions, China is fully reopening to foreign visitors – including tourists. In a Chinese-language statement posted on its website Monday, China’s Embassy in the United States said the country would resume issuing all categories of visas for foreigners from today. Travelers holding multi-year visas issued before March 28, 2020 – the date China closed …

Li Qiang, one of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s most trusted allies, was confirmed as premier on Saturday, as Xi asserts his influence on the country’s top leadership. Xi’s motion nominating Li Qiang as premier was read out to the chamber on Saturday morning. Li’s ascension had previously seemed in doubt after his handling of the Shanghai lockdown, in which residents …