•US President Donald Trump (L) and China’s President Xi Jinping President Donald Trump will visit China from May 13 to 15, Beijing confirmed today, with the US leader expected to discuss Iran and trade with his Chinese counterpart. Washington and Beijing have been at loggerheads over key issues ranging from trade tariffs to the Middle [&hellip...
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF), through the INTERPOL National Central Bureau (NCB) in Abuja, has arrested and repatriated a Chinese fugitive, Xu Qing, to the People’s Republic of China on allegations of involvement in a Ponzi scheme involving illegal public deposits estimated at $245 million. According to a statement signed by the Force Public...
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has signed a fresh agreement with two Chinese firms in a move aimed at accelerating the long-delayed rehabilitation and commercial restart of Nigeria’s refineries, while opening a new window for technical equity partnerships. The deal, structured as a Memorandum of Understanding, was signed with ...
•Artificial Intelligence The White House on Thursday accused Chinese entities of a massive effort to steal US artificial intelligence technology and vowed to take action to prevent the alleged theft. “The US has evidence that foreign entities, primarily in China, are running industrial-scale distillation campaigns to steal American AI,” White ...
•US President Donald Trump and Xi Jinping of China United States President Donald Trump said today that China has agreed not to send weapons to its close partner Iran and that he has received personal assurances from leader Xi Jinping. “They have agreed not to send weapons to Iran. President Xi will give me a […]
•US and China flags Chinese state-run refiners are considering resuming crude imports from the United States after a nine-month suspension, driven by the ongoing supply crisis in the Middle East, S&P Global’s Platts reported on March 9. S&P Global reports that the additional 20% tariffs on US crude remain in place, but analysts and ref...
•Japan Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi Japan will deploy a batch of long-range, counter-strike missiles in a southwest region near China by the end of March, officials said today. The Ground Self-Defense Force plans to position its Type 12 surface-to-ship missiles, with a reported range of 1,000 kilometres (620 miles), in Kumamoto, Kyushu region...
•Ambassadors-designate President Bola Tinubu has approved the posting of 65 ambassadors-designate to Nigerian missions across the world, comprising 31 non-career (political) ambassadors and 34 career diplomats. The approval was disclosed in a statement issued today by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanu...
•Late Iran supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, China Leader Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump China today called for a ceasefire and diplomatic talks to end the conflict in the Middle East, as it stretched into a third day. Israel and the United States have been conducting strikes on Iran and Lebanon, with the […]
•Gbenga Hashim A Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential aspirant, Dr Gbenga Hashim, has faulted Nigeria’s continued reliance on the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) economic prescriptions. He said the country’s economic decline stemmed from policy choices shaped by external institutions rather than domestic realities. Hashim said this ...

