Tag: CHINA

Kaduna: Uba Sani clinches NTA’s ‘Governor of the Year’ award

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…As $200m China poultry deal promises 350,000 jobs Kaduna State Governor, Senator Uba Sani, is ending 2025 on a strong note as he secures a landmark $200 million agricultural partnership with China – hours after being named the ‘Best Performing Governor of 2025’ by the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) Kaduna Network Centre. This is just as the governor has concluded arrangements with the Chinese Government to sign a final agreement on a pioneering Model Integrated Poultry Development Project expected to create 350,000 direct and indirect jobs and generate over $450…

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Kaduna Govt., China sign $450m deal to boost food security

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KDSG, China sign deal

Kaduna State has secured a $450 million agricultural investment with the Chinese government to establish the Nigeria–China Poultry Project — a landmark initiative expected to create over 350,000 jobs, boost food security, and accelerate industrial growth. In a statement posted on X on Thursday, the Kaduna State Ministry of Information said the project would make Kaduna the pilot host state, and deepen economic cooperation between Nigeria and China in the agricultural sector. “Kaduna State is set to host the pilot phase of the landmark Nigeria–China Poultry Project, a transformative $450…

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Trump’s invasion threat: “China will stand by Nigeria” – Ambassador vows

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China NSA Ribaɗu

…As he meets NSA Ribaɗu  The Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, Yu Dunhai, has met with the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribaɗu, after President Trump issued a military threat against Nigeria. According to the Ambassador, since President Tinubu attended the Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation and his state visit to China last year, practical cooperation between the two countries has yielded fruitful results. He wrote: “Since President Tinubu’s attendance at the Beijing Summit of the ‘Forum on China-Africa Cooperation’, and his state visit to China last year, practical…

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China, ECOWAS, U.S. lawmakers condemn Trump’s threat of military action against Nigeria

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China, others on Trump’s threat

A global wave of condemnation has trailed U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to launch military action against Nigeria over alleged persecution of Christians, with China, ECOWAS, and members of the U.S. Congress warning against reckless interference in Nigeria’s internal affairs. Speaking at a press conference in Beijing, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said China “firmly supports the Nigerian government as it leads its people on a development path suited to its national conditions”. Ning warned that “no country should use religion or human rights as an excuse to interfere…

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Beijing @30: Nigeria seeks women advancement at China meeting

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Thirty years after the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, the advancement of women is central to peace, prosperity, and sustainable development, Nigeria’s Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Hon. Imaan Suleiman-Ibrahim has said.  The Minister stated this recently at the Global Leaders’ Meeting in Beijing, China on Women in Beijing, China with the theme: One Shared Future: New and Accelerated Process for Women’s All-Round Development. She said aside Beijing, the year 2025 holds profound significance, marking 80 years of the United Nations, 25 years of UN Security Council…

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FG adds Chinese language, Mandarin to schools curriculum

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FG adds Chinese

…Gives reason The Federal Government has approved the introduction of the Chinese language into the Senior Secondary School curriculum, with the policy set to begin in the 2025/2026 academic session. The move comes after a review of the Basic and Senior Secondary Education Curriculum by the Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council (NERDC), under the Federal Ministry of Education. With this change, Chinese will now be offered alongside French and Arabic as part of the foreign language options available to students. Education officials explained that Mandarin will be optional, not…

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China announces duty-free trade to all African countries

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China on trade

…Says ‘It’s now zero tariff’ In a sweeping policy change, China has unveiled plans to scrap tariffs on all imports from African nations, with which it maintains diplomatic ties, broadening a previous trade arrangement that only applied to the continent’s least-developed countries. Chinese President, Xi Jinping announced the expansion in a letter addressed to African foreign ministers, declaring that “all 53 African countries with formal ties to Beijing will now receive ‘zero-tariff treatment for 100% of tariff lines”. This new measure marks a significant step in China’s on-going efforts to…

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China to establish electric vehicle factories in Nigeria

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Une usine de véhicules électriques à Jinhua, en Chine

China has received the green light from the Nigerian government to begin establishing electric vehicle (EV) factories in Nigeria, a move expected to significantly deepen bilateral ties and support the country’s push for industrialisation and clean energy. During a courtesy visit to the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, at the weekend, the Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, Yu Dunhai, emphasised the strategic importance of fostering closer cooperation between both nations, particularly in harnessing Nigeria’s vast solid mineral resources. Ambassador Dunhai expressed optimism about Nigeria’s potential, describing it as a…

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World’s largest gold deposit found; worth over US$80bn

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Gold deposit found

A deposit of high-quality gold ore containing around 1,000 metric tons (1,100 US tons) of the precious metal has been discovered in central China, according to Chinese state media. Valued at approximately 600 billion yuan, or US$83 billion, the discovery could be considered the largest and most lucrative reservoir of gold ever uncovered, surpassing the 900 metric tons estimated to lie within the mother of all gold reserves, South Deep mine in South Africa. The Geological Bureau of Hunan Province announced the detection of 40 gold veins within a depth…

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Alleged Corruption: Ex-Bank of China Chairman sentenced to death

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Ex Bank of China Chairman

Former Bank of China Chairman, Liu Liange has been sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve for accepting significant bribes and issuing illegal loans.  The Jinan Intermediate People’s Court in Shandong Province delivered the verdict on November 26, 2024.  Liu was found guilty of taking bribes amounting to 121 million yuan (approximately $16.7 million) and approving illegal loans worth 3.32 billion yuan, leading to losses exceeding 190 million yuan.  His sentence includes the confiscation of all personal assets and a lifetime deprivation of political rights. The court’s ruling includes the…

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