ECOWAS To Reduce Air Travel Cost In Nigeria, Others
The Economic community of West African States has approved major changes aimed at reducing the high cost of flying within Nigeria and the entire West Africa region. In a statement yesterday, the Commission said Heads of State and Government had, at their December 2024 summit in Abuja, adopted a measure that will remove taxes applied to air transport and reduce...
US Congress Reaffirms America’s Commitment To Addressing Nigeria IDP Crisis
The United States House Appropriations Committee has reaffirmed America’s commitment to addressing religious persecution globally, with a focus on Nigeria, in a statement posted on its official X account on Wednesday. “America will not look away as innocent lives are stolen. Directed by @POTUS, Appropriators led an on-the-ground mission to inform a report on Christian persecution in Nigeria and guide...
FG Opens Diplomatic Talks With Burkina-Faso To Secure Military Aircraft
The Federal Government is intensifying diplomatic efforts to secure the release of Nigerian soldiers and a C-130 military aircraft currently held in Burkina Faso. The soldiers and the aircraft, now on their third day in detention, were seized by the Burkina Faso military government over alleged violations of the Sahel country’s airspace. On Wednesday, sources in the Nigerian military confirmed to...
Ghana Deports 3 Israelis Over Alleged Ill-treatment Of Ghanaians
Ghana has deported three Israeli nationals in retaliation for the alleged ill-treatment and “unjustified deportation” of three Ghanaian travellers by Israeli authorities. The action was confirmed in an official statement released on Wednesday by the Ghanaian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and shared on X by Ghana’s Foreign Minister, Sam Okudzeto. According to the statement, the three Israelis arrived in Accra earlier...
