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Muhammad Pushes Trade, Investment as Mission Expands Support for Nigerians in India

By Joy Omagha Idam Nigerian High Commission in India said it will deepen collaboration with key government agencies, including the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC) and Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), as part of efforts to improve service delivery to Nigerians in India and strengthen economic relations between both…

Nigeria Seeks Stronger Ties With India as High Commissioner Highlights Early Diplomatic Gains

By Joy Omagha Idam Nigeria’s High Commissioner to India, Saidu Dahiru Muhammad, has highlighted progress made within his first month in office, including engagement with the Nigerian diaspora, discussions with Indian authorities on immigration issues, and efforts to deepen economic relations between both countries. Muhammad disclosed this during an interactive session with diplomatic correspondents in…

Nigerian Envoy Visits 198 Citizens in Indian Prisons, Pushes Citizen-Centred Diplomacy

By Joy Omagha Idam The Nigerian High Commissioner to India, Ambassador Saidu Dahiru Muhammad, has disclosed that he recently visited correctional facilities across India and held direct interactions with 198 Nigerian citizens in detention as part of efforts to strengthen what he described as Nigeria’s citizen-centred diplomacy. Speaking during an interactive session with diplomatic correspondents…

First Lady Commends Uzodimma, Empowers 2,500 Imo Women

Nkechinyere Ewa The First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has commended Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, for his administration’s development initiatives, saying the governor has continued to create opportunities for women and vulnerable persons in the state. Mrs Tinubu spoke on Wednesday in Owerri during an empowerment programme where 2,500 women and vulnerable persons…

Ebonyi Govt Warns Against ‘Staged Protests’, Media Attacks On Nwifuru

By Nkechinyere Ewa The Ebonyi State Government has urged residents to disregard what it described as sponsored media attacks, negative narratives and “staged protests” against the administration of Governor Francis Nwifuru. The government, in a press briefing on Wednesday by the Commissioner for Information and State Orientation, Barr. Chief Ikeuwa Omebeh, said the recent activities…

Nwifuru’s aide urges INEC, agencies to sanction abusive political rhetoric ahead of 2027

By Nkechinyere Ewa The Special Assistant to Ebonyi State Governor on Interparty Affairs, Comrade Sunday Nwambam, has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and other relevant agencies to enforce the law against politicians and political actors allegedly engaging in abusive, inflammatory and inciting rhetoric ahead of the 2027 general elections. Nwambam made the…

Tinubu’s wife empowers 500 Ebonyi Women with Business Equipment

By Nkechinyere Ewa The wife of the President, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has empowered 500 indigent women in Ebonyi State with various business equipment to enable them establish new businesses and strengthen existing enterprises. The empowerment items, distributed under the Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI), included deep freezers, gas cookers with ovens, power generators and industrial grinding…

Nwambam : Stop Personal Attacks, Focus on Nwifuru’s Performance

By Nkechinyere Ewa The Special Assistant to Ebonyi State Governor on Interparty Affairs, Comrade Sunday Nwambam, has urged opposition politicians and their supporters to stop what he described as a campaign of calumny against Governor Francis Nwifuru and focus on issues of governance ahead of the 2027 general elections. Nwambam made the call on Wednesday…