UFC Primed for Abu Dhabi return with UFC 281 on October 22 LAS VEGAS & ABU DHABI,18th March, 2022 – UFC, the world’s premier mixed martial arts organisation, and the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) today announced the retu…
MP Jones to announce high-speed Internet projects in Labrador
Yvonne Jones, Member of Parliament for Labrador, on behalf of the Honourable Gudie Hutchings, Minister of Rural Economic Development, will announce a federal investment to improve high-speed Internet access in Labrador. A media availability will follow…
Minister Fraser meets with Afghan newcomers and settlement services organizations in Alberta
The Government of Canada is working hard to resettle at least 40,000 Afghan nationals as quickly and safely as possible. Canada has now welcomed over 9,400 Afghan refugees, with more arriving every week. This week, the Honourable Sean Fraser, Minister …
Buhari returns to Abuja
Buhari returns to Abuja By Ismaila Chafe President Muhammadu Buhari has returned from London after a routine medical check-up. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Nigerian leader departed Abuja for the routine medical check-up in London o…
US seeks China’s help to end Russia’s war in Ukraine
In a video conference with his Chinese counterpart on Friday, US President Joe Biden sought to dissuade Beijing from lending new life to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, as stopped Russian forces continued to assault towns and cities. Three missiles lande…
Nonsense then, and nonsense now: UK statement at the Security Council
BY Thomas Tomiwa Thank you, Mr. President, and may I join others in expressing our deep condolences to the Irish Mission and to the family of Jim Kelly – he was an exceptional and very well-loved colleague, and we will miss him. Thank you. I also thank…
UN Human Rights Council 49: UK statement for the dialogue on the involvement of the UN in the situation of human rights in Myanmar
Thank you, Mr President. The United Kingdom thanks the Secretary General for his previous statements on the situation in Myanmar and we welcome the appointment of his new Special Envoy Dr Noeleen Heyzer. His determination to fully implement the Rosenth…
IMF Staff Concludes Visit to Senegal
Growth surprised on the upside in 2021. However, the outlook is clouded by the impact of the war in Ukraine, which is likely to put the economy under strain; Maintaining fiscal discipline in the face of rising energy and food prices as well as rising s…
Deputy Chairman of Police and Public Security in Dubai meets with Head of Interpol in Thailand
Deputy Chairman of Police and Public Security in Dubai meets with Head of Interpol in Thailand DUBAI, 18th March, 2022 – Lt. General Dhahi Khalfan Tamim, Deputy Chairman of Police and Public Security in Dubai, today met with Major General Khemarin Hats…
Zamfara unveils empowerment programme for IDPs
By Ishaq Zaki The Zamfara state government has unveiled an empowerment programme for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) across the 14 local government areas of the state. This is contained in a statement by Bashir Kabir, the Director Information, Zamf…