Many people across the globe yesterday remembered the day in which former President Nelson Mandela raised his fist in the air as he made his way out of the Victor Verster prison, in a move that would forever alter the…
Winners of FirstBank-sponsored national competition to contest against African peers
First Bank of Nigeria Limited has announced that Taidob College Abeokuta, the 2019 winners of the National Company of the Year competition organised by Junior Achievement Nigeria would compete against student teams from 10 other Junior Achievement member countries across…
Businesses upbeat as Nigeria, South Africa mend relations, sign 32 deals (ThisDay)
Members of the Organised Private Sector (OPS) of the Nigerian economy have welcomed the strengthening of the economic and diplomatic ties between Nigeria and South Africa that led to the signing of 32 bilateral agreements between both countries. South African…
Buhari calls for protection of Nigerians, foreigners living in South Africa (Channels)
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday began a visit to South Africa with a call for the protection of Nigerians and other foreign nationals living in the country. Buhari condemned the xenophobic attacks in Johannesburg, South Africa’s capital which led to…
Olympic Eagles draw South Africa, Zambia, Cote d’Ivoire (ThisDay)
Cup holders Nigeria will battle South Africa, Cote d’Ivoire and Zambia at the group stage of the 3rd Under-23 Africa Cup of Nations taking place in Egypt next month, following the draw held in Alexandria last night. All Group B…
Xenophobic attacks: Nigerians boycott trips to South Africa (Punch)
There are strong indications that many Nigerians have been shunning trips to South Africa in the last two weeks. The PUNCH gathered on Thursday that since the latest xenophobic attacks on Nigerians by South Africans, many travellers had been boycotting …
Second batch of Nigerians return from South Africa (Punch)
The second batch of 315 Nigerians returned from South Africa on Wednesday at about 7:22 p.m. at the cargo wing of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. The evacuation which should have taken place on Tuesday was stalled due to…
Pressure on Buhari to sue South Africa over attacks (Guardian)
The Federal Government yesterday said it would not rule out any option in its response to xenophobic attacks against Nigerians by South Africa.It stated this following the advice by a former External Affairs Minister and Professor of Political Science, Bolaji…
Ex-foreign affairs minister wants Nigeria to sue South Africa over xenophobic attacks (Guardian)
Former minister of foreign affairs Professor Bolaji Akinyemi Sunday called on the Nigerian Government to drag South Africa to the International Criminal Court of Justice over the xenophobic attacks that claimed lives and property of some Nigerians. Akinyemi, in a…