The past few months have seen dramatic political developments in South Korea and Nigeria, two nations grappling with internal crises that have tested the resilience of their democratic institutions. In South Korea, President Yoon Suk Yeol’s short-lived declaration of emergency martial law in December 2024 triggered a swift backlash, culminating in his impeachment by the National Assembly. Meanwhile, in Nigeria, …

The Federal Government on Sunday expressed sympathy to the government and people of South Korea following the tragic crash of Jeju Air Flight 2216. The crash occurred on Sunday, 29 December 2024, when the Boeing 737-800, returning from Bangkok, Thailand, attempted to land at Muan International Airport in southern South Korea. The plane skidded off the runway and collided with …

Over 124 dead as aircraft bursts into flames A Jeju Air passenger plane with 181 persons aboard burst into flames on the ground early Sunday morning in South Korea. Officials said about 124 persons have so far been confirmed dead, with the death toll expected to rise. The incident occurred in Muan, which lies about 290 kilometers from Seoul, the …

The United States has added South Korea to its “monitoring list” of major trading partners whose currency practices call for closer attention, according to a Treasury Department report released Thursday. The semi-annual report looks into countries with large trade surpluses with respect to the United States that also actively intervene in foreign exchange markets to gain a competitive advantage. It …

South Korea has called for the strengthening of literary collaborations with Nigeria. The call came from South Korean writer, Sujin Lim, at the 11th edition of Kongi’s Harvest organised by the Arojah Royal Theatre (ART), Nigeria Copyright Commission (NCC) and Korea Culture Center (KCCN) in commemoration of Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka, in Abuja. Lim, represented by reporter Haley Suh, in …

With the conclusion  of the first-ever South Korea-Africa summit attended by no fewer than 30 African Heads of State and South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol on June 4, 2024, the big question on the lips of many analysts is whether a new chapter has been opened in the relations between the Republic of Korea and Africa, which began in …

To say the economy of the Republic of South Korea is a developed and strong one is to say the obvious. South Korea’s economy had been vastly developed, and its economic structure radically transformed since after World War II in 1945 and the Korean War in 1953. The Korean War was a war of attrition between two brother-nations – North …

President Bola Tinubu on Friday in Abuja met with Won Hee-Ryong, the Special Envoy of the President of Korea Republic, to discuss the areas in which a further expansion of investment and trade ties across key sectors of Nigeria’s economy can expeditiously occur. According to a statement by Presidential spokesman, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, the meeting at the State House was …

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 …

South Korea’s presidential office on Friday called an emergency cabinet meeting and ordered the deployment of air-conditioned buses and freezer trucks after hundreds of scouts at a massive jamboree suffered heat-related illnesses. The situation even prompted scouts from the United Kingdom – reportedly the largest attendance group at around 4,000 – to leave the campsite early. The Korean peninsula is …