Tag: Russia

Nigeria marks 65 years of Diplomatic ties with Russia, pledges deeper cooperation

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The Federal Republic of Nigeria has congratulated the Russian Federation on the 65th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two nations. In a statement by Kimiebi Imomotimi Ebienfa,Spokesperson, Ministry of Foreign Affairs,the Honourable Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, extended warm greetings to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, noted that the partnership dated back to 1960, shortly after Nigeria’s independence, when the USSR was among the first countries to formalize diplomatic ties with the new nation. Ambassador Tuggar highlighted the enduring nature of the Nigeria-Russia…

Nigeria, Russia to strengthen Economic ties through BRICS Women’s Business Alliance; … Amb Odumegwu-Ojukwu hails First Lady for empowering women and girls

Lukman Laleye Babalola

Nigeria and Russia are poised to deepen bilateral ties using the platform of the BRICS Women’s Business Alliance (WBA). Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, made this statement on Tuesday at the stakeholders’ interactive session during the visit of the Russian Chapter of the BRICS Women’s Business Alliance at the State House Banquet Hall, Abuja.   The minister described the meeting as timely, noted that it afforded a platform for both countries to explore investment opportunities. She acknowledged that Nigeria and Russia share decades of friendship, cooperation,…

Ukraine calls for expulsion of Russia from Red Cross

Emporium Reporters

The Red Cross should expel its Russian affiliate over its fundraising efforts to support the families of mobilized reservists and allegedly the reservists themselves, a senior Ukrainian official insisted on Tuesday.   Dmitry Lubinets, who holds the post of commissioner for human rights in Ukraine’s parliament, accused the Russian Red Cross of backing the partial mobilization, which was announced by President Vladimir Putin last month.     By providing assistance to the mobilization efforts, the organization “supports a bloody war” in Ukraine, he added. As a result, Lubinets claimed that…

The North, the Media and the Way Out By Ahmad Shehu, PhD.

Emporium Reporters

In recent years, Nigeria, particularly the northern part of the country, has gone through a series of debilitating crises that have become existential threats to the region and the entire country and even the West African sub-region to some extent. The Boko Haram insurgency in the northeast, the herder/farmer crises in the north-central, the kidnapping and banditry in the northwest, the ethnic clashes in the middle-belt have all spilt over across other regions of the country, causing chaos, social instability and economic devastation. Governments at all levels have tried hard…