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Xenophobic Attacks: Legislative Boycotts and Nigeria’s Asymmetric Bilateral Ties

Obafemi Fawibe1 week ago1 week ago05 mins

The National Assembly has suspended all official parliamentary visits and legislative engagements with South Africa following renewed waves of xenophobic violence against Nigerian citizens. The resolution, jointly endorsed by the Senate and the House of Representatives, orders federal lawmakers, committee secretariats, and legislative staff to boycott bilateral exchanges in Pretoria until further notice. This diplomatic…

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NiDCOM Calls For Urgent Protection Of Nigerians In South Africa

Daniel Otera5 months ago03 mins

Fresh concerns over the safety of Nigerians abroad have emerged as the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission called on South African authorities to urgently protect foreign nationals following reports of renewed xenophobic violence. In a statement issued Wednesday, the commission’s Chairman/CEO, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, warned that the situation appears to be worsening despite earlier diplomatic efforts…

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Nigeria, AU Align on Pan-African Water Strategy

Tijesuni Promise5 months ago5 months ago02 mins

Nigeria and the African Union (AU) are intensifying efforts to bridge the continent’s severe water access gap, with Abuja serving as the primary hub for the initiative. Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Joseph Utsev, hosted a high-level AU delegation this week to align national policies with the broader African Water Vision 2063. The discussions…

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Edun: 4% GDP Growth Insufficient to Break Nigeria’s Poverty Trap

Edun Sounds Alarm Over $88bn Yearly Loot

Jumoke Salako6 months ago6 months ago03 mins

Africa loses $88 billion to illicit financial flows every year. Wale Edun, Nigeria’s Finance Minister, laid out this grim arithmetic at an African Union tax summit in Abuja. These vanished billions represent a direct theft from the continent’s schools, hospitals, and power grids. The minister argues that Africa can no longer beg or borrow its…

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Ghana Leads UN Push to Recognise Transatlantic Slave Trade

Daniel Otera6 months ago04 mins

Ghana is set to formally table a resolution before the United Nations General Assembly later this month that would declare the transatlantic slave trade and the racialised chattel enslavement of Africans as the gravest crime against humanity, a move advocates say would represent the first comprehensive UN action on the subject in the…

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US Slaps Visa Restrictions On Rwandan Officials Over M23 Support

Daniel Otera7 months ago07 mins

The United States has imposed visa restrictions on several senior Rwandan officials, accusing them of fuelling instability in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo through continued support for the M23 rebel militia and violations of the Washington Accords. The sanctions, announced by Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday, represent the latest escalation…

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