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COVID-19: India donates 100, 000 doses of vaccines to Nigeria

  By Ajuma Edwina Ameh   The government of India has donated 100,000 doses of Made-in-India Covishield vaccines, to Nigeria. The vaccines which...

Viral Images of Coronavirus Victim’s Body Cause Uproar in India

  A viral video showing an earthmover carrying the corpse of a suspected coronavirus victim has triggered anger and condemnation in India, where...

Indian PM Modi says it would take Indian Army 10 days to ‘make Pakistan bite dust’

  Indian PM Narendra Modi said that the Indian military could take down neighboring Pakistan within a week – 10 days at the...

Nigeria needs to do more in terms of quality films- Lai Mohammed

Seeks India’s support for Nigeria’s Film Industry   The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has enjoined the Indian Government to...

Fossil fuels are here to stay, says Kyari

The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mallam Mele Kyari, says fossil fuel is here to stay as the world’s...

Victory is going to be with those who stand for justice: Zakzaky loyalist in Iran says in new video

Dr. Shajareh, a Zakzaky loyalist, in Iran says it is “outrageous” that the Nigerian government put pressure on India to deport the ailing...

Iranian Cleric Ayatollah Mohsen Araki’s phone call with Zakzaky in India angered FG

Iranian cleric Ayatollah Mohsen Araki looked to have sparked a potentially damaging row with Nigeria on Friday after speaking with Sheikh Zakzaky over...

El-Zakzaky chose Indian hospital, says Group

A non-partisan, public policy and good governance group in Nigeria, the Initiative to Save Democracy (ISD), has stressed that the leader of the...

Why Indian authorities repatriated El-Zakzaky, wife back to Nigeria

The Indian authorities, on Friday, flew Leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, and his wife Zeenat back to...

Over 41m passengers have passed through Dubai airport in first half of 2019

The Dubai International airport (DXB)  has welcomed 41.3 million passengers in the first half of 2019, maintaining its position as the world’s largest...

Pakistan to suspend bilateral trade, downgrade diplomatic relations with India

Pakistan says it’s going to downgrade diplomatic relations with India and suspend trade with the neighbor state, dubbing New Delhi’s decision to revoke...

India’s Minister Seeks Action at Highest Level As Five Indian Sailors ‘Abducted’ in Nigeria.

Five Indian sailors have been abducted by pirates in Nigeria last month and External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has asked the Indian high...

Pakistan accuses Indian aircraft of crossing into its territory, dropping bombs

Pakistan says Indian aircraft crossed into its territory and dropped bombs on Tuesday without causing casualties in the latest escalation between the nuclear-armed...

Nigeria, India agree on stronger ties on energy sector    

The Nigerian government will deepen its commitment to stronger ties with the Republic of India towards enhancing the energy security of both countries,...

Dust storm kill at least 40 people

A deadly dust storm accompanied by squall killed several people across India on Sunday, while at least 70 flights were grounded. At least...

NNPC, India Seek Deeper Collaboration on Medicare

As part of efforts to jump-start its diversification into the health care business, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has requested a deeper...