The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, held a high-profile meeting with his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, and members of his delegation at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Abuja on Wednesday. The discussion focused on strengthening bilateral relations between Nigeria and China, particularly emphasising cooperation in trade, investment, health, technology, and infrastructure development….
The China Development Bank (CDB) has approved a $254.76 million loan to support the construction of the Kano-Kaduna railway project in Nigeria by the President Bola Tinubu-led government. In a statement released on Tuesday, the bank said the funding would facilitate the smooth implementation of the infrastructure project. The construction is being handled by the…
Three Chinese nationals have been apprehended with gold bars and $800,000 in cash in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. According to the BBC, the trio were nabbed with 12 gold bars and the stash of cash hidden under the seat of a vehicle they were travelling in. Jacques Purusi, the governor of South Kivu…
The World Health Organization, WHO, has declared the outbreak of a new coronavirus in China, a global health emergency. The WHO Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus made the announcement at a press conference in Geneva. WHO’s emergency committee on the epidemic had reportedly met Thursday afternoon and recommended designating the outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International…
A mysterious viral outbreak is overwhelming some hospitals in China and prompting people to wear face masks again. Videos circulating on social media show overcrowded hospital units, parents waiting in long lines with sick children, and patients wearing face masks in packed facilities. Unverified reports have also emerged claiming crematoriums and funeral homes are overwhelmed,…
The United States Treasury Department has stated that it was hacked by a Chinese state-sponsored actor who gained access to government workstations and unclassified documents. The officials were said to have described it as a “major incident,” as the Treasury Department notified lawmakers on Monday. According to a letter reviewed by CNN, a Treasury official…
A Chinese court sentenced a teenage boy to life in prison on Monday for murdering his classmate, capping a case that sparked a national debate over the treatment of juvenile offenders. Three suspects, all aged under 14 at the time of the murder, were accused in April of bullying a 13-year-old classmate surnamed Wang over…
China on Friday jailed former Premier League star and men’s national coach Li Tie for 20 years for bribery, snaring one of the country’s greatest football figures in a sweeping government crackdown on corruption in sport. President Xi Jinping has waged an unrelenting campaign against deep-seated official corruption since coming to power over a decade…
At least 35 people were killed, and another 43 injured on Monday after a driver rammed his car into a crowd outside the running track at Zhuhai sports centre in Guangdong province, near Macau, southeastern China. Video footage posted on social media showed dozens lying motionless on the ground, many wearing exercise attire. “A passenger…
Chinese football on Tuesday banned 43 people for life over alleged gambling and match-fixing, including three former China internationals and South Korean player Son Jun-ho, state news agency Xinhua said. Beijing has in recent years deepened a crackdown on corruption in Chinese sports, especially football, and jailed several top officials. The 43 were among 128…