The federal government is currently working towards certifying China’s C919 jet for the country’s carriers. The Director General of the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Capt. Chris Ona Najomo told Reuters the agency is considering the months-long certification process for the jet to operate on domestic routes. Chinese planemaker COMAC ...
•Strong winds The Chinese city of Shenzhen began preparing to evacuate 400,000 people while residents of the northern Philippines sought shelter from gale-force winds today as Super Typhoon Ragasa continued on a collision course with southern China. The typhoon made landfall on the Philippines’ Calayan Island, part of the sparsely populated Ba...
•Donald Trump US President Donald Trump hailed yesterday a call with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, claiming a deal to sell blockbuster app TikTok could be a “formality” and saying he would visit China, which gave a more cautious assessment of their talks. The leaders of the world’s two largest economies spoke by telephone for the […]...
•Photo(Front L-R): Russia’s President Vladimir Putin, China’s President Xi Jinping and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un China defended today its decision to invite the leaders of Russia and North Korea to World War II commemorations, which President Donald Trump accused them of using to conspire against the United States. Trump wrote a testy T...
•Russia’s President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with Indian Prime Minister on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in Tianjin today Chinese President Xi Jinping started today a summit attended by more than 20 world leaders including Russia’s Vladimir Putin and India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Leaders fr...
•China’s President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump China confirmed today details on the framework of a trade deal with the United States, saying Washington would lift “restrictive measures” while Beijing would “review and approve” items under export controls. A top priority for Washington in talks with Beijing had been ensuring the su...
•Rubble of a damaged building in the northern Israeli town of Tamra, following an overnight missile attack from Iran German Chancellor Friedrich Merz today said that “the moment has come” for a ceasefire in Gaza between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas. Speaking to parliament, Merz reiterated Germany’s support for Israel, which...
•Donald Trump and Xi Jinping US President Donald Trump has said he will visit China after speaking with its leader, Xi Jinping, over the phone. The US president said he had reciprocated an invite to the White House during what he described as a “very good talk” — although such a trip has not yet […]
•Boeing 777X airplane China has lifted a ban on domestic airlines accepting new Boeing aircraft, a report said today, after Beijing and Washington agreed to temporarily lower tariffs in a major de-escalation of their trade war. Last month the American aircraft maker confirmed that Chinese airlines had stopped accepting delivery of new planes d...
Oil prices rocketed more than three per cent on Monday after China and the United States agreed to suspend sweeping mutual tariffs. Brent climbed +2.44 or 3.82% to $66.35 at 12:44 PM WAT on hopes that a pullback in tensions will support the global economy and boost demand for the commodity. West Texas Intermediate jumped […]

