The Russian Embassy in Nigeria on Wednesday vehemently denied claims of coercing African students, particularly Nigerians, to participate in the ongoing war in Ukraine in exchange for visa extensions. According to Bloomberg’s Monday report, Russia purportedly sought to enlist thousands of migrants and foreign students to reinforce its troops in the war against Ukraine, adopting tactics similar to those employed …

The Nigerian economy depends largely on hydrocarbons. Yet, in the wake of the Russian-Ukrainian war and the subsequent energy crisis that gripped European countries due to a reduction in gas supply from Russia, Nigeria found itself ill-prepared to seize the opportunity presented by the surge in demand for natural gas. Despite possessing more than 200 trillion cubic feet of natural …

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has caused about $2.6 billion worth of damage to the country’s heritage and cultural sites, a United Nations (UN) agency said on Monday. On 24th February 2022, Russia invaded and occupied parts of Ukraine in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian war, which began in 2014. The invasion has resulted in tens of thousands of deaths on both sides, and instigated …

As soon as the air raid sirens had stopped, Shakhtar Donetsk’s players ran out onto the pitch for their final training session on Monday before Ukraine begins an extraordinary new season of its national football league. As Ukrainian soldiers battle Russian forces in the east and south, Shakhtar are due to play Metalist 1925 from the embattled eastern city of …

In a bid to ensure that Nigerian students who were displaced by the war in Ukraine return to class, a foremost Ukrainian University, V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, which established in 1804, has signed a cooperation agreement with Igbinedion University Okada, a premier private university, for the establishment of a joint transnational programme. A statement by the representative of …

More people in Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are expected to fall into extreme poverty following the impact of the Russia-Ukraine war. According to the World Bank in a report titled “Global Economic Prospects” released on Friday, the dire situation is attributed to the impact of the conflict – now in its fourth month – on the commodity market, supply chains, …

Local industry analysts have urged the Federal Government to take swift and deliberate action to cushion the effects of the disruptions the global wheat market have on Nigeria’s wheat value chain. The analysts made the call in a recently published review of the global wheat market following the war between the two top wheat exporting countries – Russia and Ukraine. …

Nigeria and Greece (officially Hellenic Republic) are exploring ways of securing admissions for Nigerian students displaced in Ukraine displaced by that country conflict with Russia. Nigeria’s Ambassador to Greece, Mrs Opunimi Akinkugbe recently had a meeting with the Minister of Education and Religious Affairs of the Hellenic Republic, Niki Kerameus at the latter’s office in Marousi-Athens, Greece to discuss the …

President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Akinwumi Adesina has said Africa must prepare for the inevitability of a global food crisis occasioned by the Russia-Ukraine war, which has been on in the last two months. According to a statement by AfDB, Adesina said this while speaking about Africa’s priorities as a guest at the Atlantic Council’s Africa Center. …

Two months after Russia invaded Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin has claimed that his main spy agency foiled a Western plot to kill a prominent Russian journalist. Putin told reporters on Monday: “This morning, the Federal Security Service stopped the activities of a terrorist group that planned to attack and kill one famous Russian TV journalist. “They have moved to …