The German Consul General to Nigeria, Mr Weert Borner, has mulled possible collaborations with the Federal University of Agriculture (FUNAAB), Abeokuta, towards bolstering agricultural innovations that will aid sustainable food production in the country. According to a statement on Saturday, the Consul General disclosed this during his visit to the university alongside his wife, Dr Imke Borner. The statement partly …

Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has called for the exploration of available partnership options between Germany and Ogun State in the area of food production. He said Ogun State was looking at ways of contributing to the food security agenda of President Bola Tinubu. Abiodun stated this on Thursday when he received the Consul General, German Embassy, Weert Borner, in …

The body of former Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has arrived in Nigeria. According to a post on the X handle of the late governor’s spokesperson, Mr. Richard Olatunde, the plane conveying the body arrived the private wing of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos at about 3:39 pm on Friday. Akeredolu died in Germany on 27th December 2023 …

President Bola Tinubu and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Friday evening in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, witnessed the signing of an accelerated performance agreement aimed at expediting the implementation of the Presidential Power Initiative (PPI) to improve electricity supply in Nigeria. The agreement, consummated on the sidelines of the COP28 world climate action summit, was signed by the Managing Director/CEO …

The Federal Government and a German geo-scientific technology company – GeoScan GmbH based in Berlin have signed a pact that will stimulate the exploration of Nigeria’s mineral deposits worth more than $700 billion. Solid Minerals Development Minister Dele Alake, who broke the news, said the agreement is on the exploration and exploitation of mineral deposits in the country. Alake dropped the …

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has secured major investment commitments and economic cooperation from three of the world’s largest economies. According to a statement by his spokesman, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, the President got commitments from German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to expand their investment frontiers in Nigeria. The pledge was …

Germany have sacked coach Hansi Flick just nine months from hosting Euro 2024 after Saturday’s humiliating 1-4 defeat by Japan, the German Football Association announced on Sunday. Flick became the first and only Germany head coach to be sacked since the position was created in 1926. Sporting director Rudi Voeller, who coached the side to a 2002 World Cup final …

The Foreign Affairs Ministry in Germany has thrown its weight behind the European Union (EU) sanctions against the Niger Republic military junta. EU foreign ministers are expected to discuss the Niger situation, including sanctions, at a meeting in Toledo, Spain, on 31st August 2023. The EU, one of the biggest providers of aid to Niger, said last month it was …

Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Rotimi Akeredolu is still recuperating in a hospital in Germany, his Chief Press Secretary (CPS), Mr. Richard Olatunde has said. The governor recently appeared in a viral video, walking in an environment that looks like an airport, as a helicopter was seen behind him, giving the impression that he had returned from his medical leave abroad. …

Germany has evacuated 101 people from Sudan, where fierce fighting between rival generals has entered its second week, the army said on Sunday. An Airbus A400M carrying the evacuees “landed safely in Jordan” at around midnight local time (2100 GMT), the Bundeswehr said on Twitter. Three A400Ms had reached Sudan on Sunday to pick up people to be evacuated, it …