Washington, D.C. & Pretoria, South Africa — U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent offer to resettle white South Africans as refugees has been met with skepticism, even among Afrikaner advocacy groups who prefer to address land reform challenges domestically. The proposal, which follows Trump’s executive order cutting U.S. aid to South Africa, was signed last Friday…
The 93rd Session of the ECOWAS Council of Ministers has commenced in Abuja, with discussions centered on strengthening regional cooperation, fostering economic integration, and addressing pressing security concerns. Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, is presiding over the two-day session, which has brought together leaders and policymakers from across the region. In his…
The United States Embassy in Nigeria has announced changes to its immigration visa application process, effective January 1, 2025. Under the revised procedure, applicants with scheduled interviews must visit the Consulate General in Lagos twice during the application process. In a statement posted on its official X account, the embassy explained that the new process…
The Federal Government has dismissed a circulating list of ambassadorial nominees on social media as fake, urging the public to disregard it. In a statement issued on Sunday, Kimiebi Imomotimi Ebienfa, the Acting Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, clarified that no such appointments have been made. “The Ministry of Foreign Affairs wishes to…
Israel and Hezbollah, the Iran-backed militant group, are reportedly on the verge of finalising a ceasefire agreement aimed at ending the ongoing conflict that erupted 14 months ago during the Gaza war. The violence has claimed thousands of lives. Officials from both Israel and Lebanon expressed optimism on Tuesday about concluding the deal, which could…
