Author: Steven Sahiounie

ABUJA – Construction of Nigeria’s 614-km (384-mile) natural gas pipeline will be completed by the first quarter of 2025, the head of state oil firm NNPC said on Friday, two years after the initial planned completion date. Mele Kyari joined three cabinet ministers touring the project in the northern state of Kaduna and said major parts were already finished. “Our mission is to work towards delivering it by December this year, but we are confident this project will be delivered by the first quarter of 2025,” Kyari said. In 2022, Kyari had said construction of the Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano (AKK) pipeline would…

ABUJA – Construction of Nigeria’s 614-km (384-mile) natural gas pipeline will be completed by the first quarter of 2025, the head of state oil firm NNPC said on Friday, two years after the initial planned completion date.

Gabon has reported an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza, commonly called bird flu, for the first time since 2022

NEW DELHI – The UAE has become the ninth largest seafood export destination for India, D V Swamy, Chairman of India’s Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA), has said.

Switzerland is an important trading partner, with over 100 Swiss companies currently operating in Saudi Arabia: Saudi Minister of Finance

The Central Bank of the UAE has revised the inflation forecast for the country this year to 2.3%, down from its previous projection of 2.5%.

The European Union could trigger a “trade war” if it continues to escalate tensions, China’s commerce ministry has warned

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Ayman Safadi, on Friday, spoke with Ararat Mirzoyan, the Foreign Minister of Armenia, over the phone and informed him that Jordan is very grateful for his nation’s recognition of the Palestinian state. By recognizing the Palestinian state, Safadi emphasized that Armenia was upholding international law, justice, and peace. A just and comprehensive peace cannot be reached without the establishment of a free and independent state with East Jerusalem as its capital, along the lines of June 4, 1967, in accordance with the two-state solution. The Israeli aggression against Gaza, its…

Indian Ambassador to Ankara Virander Paul has passed away, Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said on Friday. “A great loss to the Indian Foreign Service. Have worked closely with him in his many postings,” he said on X. “Always admired his commitment and service and value his many contributions,” he added. Paul, who was undergoing cancer treatment, passed away in his country. Source: Anadolu Agency

The reaction of Western countries to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s trip to North Korea and Vietnam is puzzling, as Moscow’s partnership with other states has never been directed against third countries, Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. “Cooperation with our partners is in no way directed against third countries,” he said, adding that Moscow’s interaction with partners “is aimed exclusively at increasing the well-being of the people of the countries participating in the interaction.” He added that Moscow clearly realizes that Washington will continue to pressure all its partners, including Vietnam. “We have no doubts that the United States will…