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THE Chinese government has demanded dry yam from Nigeria to meet industrial and domestic needs. This was disclosed by the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, Thursday, in Abuja, which a technical working committee was inaugurated to fast track the exportation of yam by July 2017. The …

As of February 25 to March 5, Gauteng will be abuzz with people from different ethnic African groups uniting together to embrace unity. This follows the pre-launching of the Social Cohesion Games that will feature diverse soccer teams playing against each other in various parts of the province. The games …

Africa is becoming an increasingly popular holiday destination among adventure-seeking Chinese tourists. The numbers of visitors who went to Africa in 2016 was up sharply due to looser visa restrictions and new direct flights between China and Ethiopia, Kenya and South Africa among other popular destinations. Chinese arrivals in South …

The Federal Government has secured $7.5 billion loan for the construction of standard rail gauge from Lagos to Kano, an official has said. The $7.5 billion is part of the $30 billion loan the federal government seeks to take and for which it has sought approval from the National Assembly. …

China’s technology giant Huawei on Friday donated relief materials including food items to people affected by the insurgency of Boko Haram in Nigeria. At an event in Abuja, the Nigerian capital, Huawei handed over the food items to the Nigerian government, saying it will increase its social responsibility to internally …

China said on Friday it would continue to stand together with its “African brothers” in the future, as Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi concluded a routine visit to Africa at the start of the year. China has a 27-year-long diplomatic tradition of making Africa the first overseas destination for its …

Nigeria recognizes and will adhere to the “One-China” policy, as President Muhammadu Buhari’s spokesperson said Thursday. In a statement made available to Xinhua in Lagos, Nigeria’s economic hub, Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to the President, said nothing has happened so far to change that …

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi wrapped up his African tour on Thursday that carried him to Madagascar, Zambia, Tanzania, Republic of Congo and Nigeria, at a time when China-Africa cooperation is going from strength to strength. The foreign minister’s visit was in keeping with China’s nearly three-decade-long diplomatic tradition of …

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said here Wednesday that China hopes that countries in Africa will boost confidence, unite and work together to meet new challenges of various kinds. Wang made the remarks in a joint interview with Chinese media as he was wrapping up his five-nation Africa visit, which …

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari said Wednesday that his country attaches great importance to its relations with China and hopes more Chinese enterprises would join in its economic development. Buhari made the remarks in a meeting with visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi. The Nigerian president said that Nigeria has taken …

Zambian President Edgar Lungu has reaffirmed its country’s commitment to the one-China policy, saying Zambia will maintain strategic communication with China on such major global and regional issues as the reform of the U.N. Security Council. Lungu made the statement during a meeting with visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi …

Analysts hail China’s decision to make Zambia among the five African countries being visited by its foreign minister this year saying it speaks volumes about how much China values the friendship with the Southern African country, analysts said on Monday. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is on a visit to …

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will follow a two-decade-long diplomatic tradition to make Africa his first overseas destination in 2017, a spokesperson said Tuesday. Wang will pay an official visit to Madagascar, Zambia, Tanzania, Republic of Congo and Nigeria from Jan. 7 to 12, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Geng Shuang announced …

The Nigeria Business Chamber in South Africa has agreed in principles that they will be encouraging their members to support Africa Hub. They have also agreed during their meeting with the Africa Hub team that they will also be facilitating a nationwide roadshow in their quest to encourage Nigerian businesses …

Residents of Daura, a town in Nigeria’s northwestern state of Katsina, gleefully trooped out mid-week to welcome Chinese guests and their local partners who had come to launch a digital terrestrial TV in their locality. The local residents, led by members of the emirate council, treated their guests to traditional …

Pan-African digital payments startup BitPesa has expanded its payment automation services in order to deliver faster, more cost-effective transactions between Africa and China. China-Africa trade increased to more than US$170 billion in 2013, according to the World Bank, but the cost of sending payments from Africa to China remains high, …

In the next few years the Buhari administration would continue to actively pursue a plan for the massive manufacturing and production of goods in the country as much as possible, according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN. In that effort, the Federal Government will ally with business interests who can …

The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr Ibe Kachikwu, has assured a Chinese investment company that the agreement between China and Nigeria has been presented to President Muhammadu Buhari for action. He said it had also been tabled before the Federal Executive Council (FEC). He called on the Chinese …

The Minister of State for Petroleum, Dr Ibe Kachikwu, on Wednesday said Chinese private sector companies had pledged an additional investment of 70 billion dollars to the Nigerian economy. Kachikwu said this while addressing State House correspondents on the outcome of the Federal Executive Council (FEC), presided over by President …

Chinese technology firm Huawei has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Nigerian government to assist the country in nurturing its local talents in information and communications technology (ICT). The leading global ICT solutions provider, while signing the agreement with the Nigerian government on Tuesday, said it aims to promote …

Results of the last year’s Johannesburg Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) have been implemented, with early-phase achievements made, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has said. Wang made the remarks at the Coordinators’ Meeting of the Implementation of the Follow-up Actions of the FOCAC Johannesburg Summit in Beijing. …

China’s Belt and Road initiative will benefit plenty of African countries. The development strategy that focuses on connectivity and cooperation westward by land and by sea, experts say. In an interview with Xinhua in Lagos, Nigeria Wednesday, Akeem Owolabi, an international financial expert, said Beijing’s ambitious strategic move will be …

Nigeria – Africa’s Superpower Nigeria will seek ways to strengthen its cultural ties with China, especially in the area of tourism, Nigeria’s Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism Lai Mohammed said Tuesday. Speaking at a meeting with the Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria Gu Xiaojie, the senior Nigerian official said his …

ZTE Investigation in Nigerian Security Network Failure A $470 Million Anti-Terror Network That Never Was, and an Exchange of Blame ZTE investigation is underway in Nigeria as they were contracted to install security communications yet six years later nothing has been completed. Chinese investment across the developing world has been …

A Chinese technology firm, Konka Telecoms of China, has set up shop in Nigeria with a pledge to deepen competition in the mobile phone market and give customers opportunities to experience the cutting edge technology which is associated with its products. The firm, at a launch of its android mobile …