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President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, commended the renewed vigour by ECOWAS member countries to mobilise their own resources to combat terrorism. Malam Garba Shehu, a presidential spokesman in a statement in Abuja on Sunday, said the President spoke at the High Level meeting of the African Union Peace and Security Council […]
The new coronavirus has been declared a global emergency by the World Health Organization, as the outbreak continues to spread outside China. “The main reason for this declaration is not what is happening in China but what is happening in other countries,” said WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. The concern is that it could spread […]
Journalists International Forum For Migration (JIFORM), has appointed country coordinators and other officers to straightened its operations. JIFORM is a Foundation that champions regular migration and anti-human trafficking crusade on the globe. Also, a news website for the body would soon be unveiled. The appointment includes those of two legal practitioners to handle it’s legal […]
In a bid to strengthen its structure across the globe, the Journalists International Forum for Migration (JIFORM), has announced appointments of Country Coordinators and other officers. JIFORM which is a foundation championing regular migration and anti-human trafficking crusade with over 150 seasoned journalists apart from other volunteers spread across the continents, also announced that it […]
A media guide for journalists and other people working on migrant policy has been unveiled at International Migration Summit organised by International Organization For Migration (IOM) in Tunisia on Tuesday. The charter contained guide and terminologies developed to appropriately capture the description of migrants and their situations in the eye of the media. Media practitioners […]
The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, NIDCOM, has congratulated Nigerian-born boxer, Anthony Oluwafemi-Joshua, for his victory against Andy Ruiz Jr in Saturday’s World Heavyweight Boxing fight in Saudi Arabia, thus reclaiming his World Heavyweight titles. Chairman/CEO of NIDCOM, Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa gave the commendation in a statement by the Head of Media and Public Relations, Mr […]
Ahead of the 2019 International Day on the Elimination of Violence Against Women which usually comes up on the 25th of November, annually, the United Nations has reminded Journalists of the need to creat adequate awareness on the eradication of all forms of violence against women and the girls. This was the focus of a […]
Twenty Nigerian chefs have been trained in Lagos on how to prepare seafood especially stockfish. It was courtesy the Norwegian Seafood Council. They also trained importers of the products on how to preserve them against contamination. A Counsellor in the Embassy of Norway, Mr. Christian Fougner said that the training was necessitated by reports of […]
Congressional Democrats have announced the first public hearings next week in an inquiry that may seek to remove President Donald Trump from office. Three state department officials will testify first in the televised hearings, which have until now been held behind closed doors. The impeachment inquiry centres on claims that Mr Trump withheld aid to […]
