Canada announced on Friday it would resettle Afghan interpreters, embassy staff and their families amid a “dynamic and deteriorating” situation in Afghanistan, saying they had become targets for the Taliban. “Canada is here to support those who supported us,” said Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino, adding that “several thousand” people would be eligible and the first…
China said on Friday that it has imposed counter-sanctions on United States individuals including former US Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross in response to recent US sanctions on Chinese officials in Hong Kong. The sanctions are the first imposed by China under its new anti-foreign sanction law, passed in June, and come days before US…
The National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (NCCSALW) on Friday warned the public against fraudsters touting recruitment in the name of the centre. Head, Strategic Communication, Office of The National Security Adviser, Mr Zakari Usman, gave the warning in a statement issued in Abuja. Usman described the said recruitment targeted…
The first batch of A-29 Super Tucano military aircraft has departed US for Nigeria, the Air Force has confirmed. Director Public Relations and Information Nigerian Air Force, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, in a statement on Thursday disclosed the official ceremony to induct the aircraft, is being planned. The statement reads: “The first batch of 6…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday Evening received Governor Yahaya Bello and his top Members of Cabinet when they paid him Sallah homage at his country home in Daura, Kastina. This is even as Gov. Yahaya Bello lauded President Buhari for his efforts in nation building and for giving young Nigerians an opportunity to participate in…
Bangladesh is reimposing its coronavirus shutdown for two more weeks to stem the tide of infections and deaths from the virus after a weeklong recess that allowed Muslims to celebrate the Eid al-Adha festival. “None will be allowed outdoors unless it is urgent,” police officer Aynal Hossain said on Friday at a makeshift checkpoint in…
The minister of works and housing, Babatunde Fashola, says the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration has awarded 800 road contracts since it came on board six years ago. Fashola spoke on Thursday at the weekly ministerial press briefing organised by the presidential communication team at the presidential villa, Abuja. He said the work done consists of…
The French and German Governments have donated towards the United Nations World Food Programme (UN/WFP) humanitarian projects in the North-east. A statement on Thursday by the two Embassies of the two European countries in Nigeria said that €400,000 has been donated to support humanitarian projects in Nigeria’s troubled North-east Nigeria. The statement read: “On behalf…
The Akwa Ibom State Government has said that it would continue to train hotel managers as over 2,000 hotels have been registered in the state to ensure the safety of tourists and other customers in the hospitality sector. Speaking in Uyo on Thursday during a two-day “Hotel Managers Conference 2021” organised by a Lagos based…
