By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent LEVERAGING THE Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD), Nigeria is set to deepen its partnership with Japan and push for Africa’s stronger representation in global decision-making structures, according to Yusuf Tuggar, minister of foreign affairs. Speaking in the course of...
By Ajinola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter SOME NINGERIA nationals abandoned in the Bambari region of the Central African Republic have been located by government officials and are scheduled for evacuation to Bangui with military escort on Saturday, 26 July 2025. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed that the Embassy in Bangui had re-establi...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent THE FEDERAL Government has renewed its assurance to protect longstanding diplomatic ties with the United States (US) and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), following recent visa issuance policy adjustments affecting Nigerian citizens. High-level engagements are underway to address the developments...
By JKNewsMedia STRONG BACKING has emerged from a coalition of civil society organisations after the Federal Government rejected a United States (US) attempt to deport Venezuelan nationals to West Africa. The groups, under the Venezuela Solidarity Campaign in Nigeria – including trade unions, youth platforms, and women’s associations ...
By Sola Olaiya, JKNewsMedia Intern NIGERIA HAS proposed a strategic deal to the United States of America (US): ease sweeping visa restrictions on government officials in exchange for access to the region’s critical and rare earth minerals. Addressing regional leaders at the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Mediation and Secur...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Report PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT results for implementing Nigeria’s Presidential Priorities and Ministerial Deliverables have revealed an 88% achievement score, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In a report, the Foreign Affairs Ministry says covering the first to the third quarter of 2024, has...
