A strong earthquake struck off northern Japan on Friday, just days after a larger tremor injured at least 50 people in the region, Japan’s Meteorological Agency (JMA) announced. The quake, upgraded to magnitude 6.7, prompted a tsunami advisory warning of waves up to one metre along the northern Pacific coast. Ultimately, tsunami waves reached about…
In a historic move to modernize tax administration, the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) of Nigeria and France’s Direction Générale des Finances Publiques (DGFiP) have signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), establishing the most robust bilateral tax cooperation between the two nations to date. Driving Digital Transformation in Tax AdministrationThe partnership focuses on rapidly…
The Federal Government has strengthened Nigeria’s bilateral relations with Thailand following a strategic shuttle diplomacy visit to Bangkok by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hon. Yusuf Maitama Tuggar. During the visit, Minister Tuggar met with his Thai counterpart, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Thailand, for high-level discussions aimed at expanding cooperation across critical sectors…
The Federal Government has expanded its health-sector partnership with Canada after a high-level meeting led by the Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Daju Kachollom, mni, and the Canadian High Commissioner to Nigeria, Pasquale Salvaggio. The engagement focused on accelerating health-sector reforms, boosting digital innovation, and advancing climate-resilient primary healthcare…
Charles De Ketelaere delivered a brilliant performance as Atalanta overturned a first-half deficit to defeat Chelsea 2–1 in the Champions League on Tuesday, extending the Blues’ winless run to four games. Joao Pedro scored his first-ever Champions League goal to give Chelsea the lead in Bergamo, but the Premier League side faded after the break….
Former Beninese president Thomas Boni Yayi has strongly denounced Sunday’s failed coup attempt, issuing a firm condemnation in a video posted on Facebook. Boni Yayi, who led Benin from 2006 to 2016 and once chaired the African Union, criticized the attempted overthrow of President Patrice Talon as a “bloody and shameful attack” on the nation….
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has announced a state of emergency across the region. Omar Touray, President of the ECOWAS Commission, conveyed the declaration on Tuesday during the 55th session of the Mediation and Security Council at the ministerial level in Abuja. The meeting was convened in response to a series of…
The Senate has granted President Bola Tinubu’s request to send Nigerian troops to the Republic of Benin to assist in restoring peace and stability after last weekend’s attempted coup. Senate President Godswill Akpabio made the announcement on Tuesday during plenary, following the Committee of the Whole’s review of the request in accordance with Section 5,…
According to loyalist military sources, at least a dozen coup plotters had been detained, and by Monday, all hostages, including senior officers, had been freed. AFP journalists reported that the country’s economic capital, Cotonou, was calm and traffic had resumed normal flow by Monday afternoon, a day after a group of soldiers had declared on…
Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame, Director of Public Relations and Information at Nigerian Air Force Headquarters, explained that the aircraft landed in Burkina Faso due to a “technical concern.” In a statement issued Tuesday, he said: “The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) wishes to clarify reports regarding the diversion of a NAF C-130 aircraft during its ferry…
