Foreign

China invites Taliban delegation to discuss security – Taliban spokesperson

Ihesiulo Grace 28 July 2021 0

According to the Taliban, a nine-member team is on a two-day visit to China, where they met with China’s foreign minister for talks on the peace process and security matters. “Politics, economy, and topics linked to both countries’ security, as well as the current situation in

Foreign Technology

US, allies accuse China of global cyber hacking

Ihesiulo Grace 19 July 2021 0

On Monday, the US and a coalition of partners accused China of a global cyber hacking campaign including contract hackers, blaming a big Microsoft attack revealed earlier this year on actors operating on Beijing’s behalf. The United States is joined by NATO, the European Union, the United Kingdom, Australia, Japan, New Zealand, and Canada in […]

News

China reports first case of human infection of H10N3 strain of Bird Flu

Ihesiulo Grace 2 June 2021 0

A 41-year-old man in China’s eastern province of Jiangsu has been confirmed as the first human case of infection with a rare strain of bird flu known as H10N3, Beijing’s National Health Commission (NHC) said on Tuesday. Many different strains of bird flu are present in China and some sporadically infect people, usually those working […]

News

Nigeria-China relationship intact, says Petroleum minister

Ihesiulo Grace 28 May 2021 0

Minister of State for Petroleum, Chief Timipre Sylva has reiterated that bilateral relationship between Nigeria and China remain intact and that the two regional giant nations will continue to build on the existing symbiotic relation. Chief Sylva said this on Thursday while meeting with the Chines Ambassador to Nigeria, CUI Jianchun in his office at […]

News

China trains teachers to prevent school bullying

Ihesiulo Grace 19 May 2021 0

China will better train teachers and principals of kindergartens, primary and middle schools in order to prevent school bullying, the Ministry of Education (MOE) said on Wednesday. The training will also cover other content, including national security, rule of law and environmental protection, according to a notice jointly issued by the MOE and the Ministry […]

Technology

China launches robot prototype capable of catching space debris with net

Ihesiulo Grace 27 April 2021 0

On Tuesday, a Chinese space mining startup launched a robot prototype into low Earth orbit that can scoop up debris left behind by other spacecraft with a wide net. According to the state-run Xinhua news agency, the NEO-01, which will also peer into deep space to observe tiny celestial bodies, was launched on the government’s […]

Technology

China Appears to Block Encrypted Messaging App Signal

Ihesiulo Grace 16 March 2021 0

Signal, one of the least commonly used messaging apps in mainland China that could send and receive encrypted messages without using a virtual private network, became unusable for many people this week. The government’s apparent decision to block Signal strengthens the government’s grip on public and private discourse in China, where many social media and […]

World

China aims to improve family doctors’ services

Ihesiulo Grace 15 March 2021 0

China will increase services provided by contracted family doctors to issue long-term prescriptions to the elderly and people with disabilities, the National Health Commission (NHC) said. The NHC said that the primary-level medical organizations and family doctors should play their roles in preventing myopia among children. The commission has also vowed to help improve the

World

China outlaws new corporal punishment, verbal abuse in schools

Ihesiulo Grace 1 March 2021 0

China’s new rules governing school disciplinary methods came into force on Monday, banning physical punishment and verbal abuse in primary and secondary schools. Educators are prohibited from carrying out disciplinary procedures that would inflict direct physical pain on students, according to the trialed regulations released by the Ministry of Education last December.

Business

China’s top diplomat calls on the U.S. to lift tariffs, sanctions

Ihesiulo Grace 22 February 2021 0

China’s foreign minister has called on U.S President Joe Biden to drop the tariffs and sanctions imposed by his predecessor Donald Trump. Beijing hopes the U.S. will change tack as soon as possible and abandon unreasonable tariffs on Chinese goods, Foreign Minister, Wang Yi, said on Monday at a policy forum in China’s capital. “We […]

Business

Nigeria, China in CNY1.75bn bilateral currency swap

Ihesiulo Grace 18 February 2021 0

After the Central Bank of Nigeria signed a bilateral currency swap agreement with the People’s Bank of China in April 2018, a total of CNY1.75bn has been auctioned on the market since the end of June 2020. The CBN announced this in its ‘Financial Markets Department 2020 Half Year Operation Report’ that was published on Wednesday. Some […]

Business

US over taken by China as EU’s biggest trading partner

Ihesiulo Grace 17 February 2021 0

China is now the largest trading partner of the EU, overtaking the United States in 2020. As trade with most of Europe’s major partners dipped due to the Covid-19 pandemic, China bucked a wider trend. Last year, trade between China and the EU was worth $709 billion (€586 billion, £511 billion), compared to $671 billion […]

News

EDITORIAL: China, India, and fake drugs in Nigeria

Ihesiulo Grace 7 January 2021 0

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has accused China and India of being responsible for the fake drugs in Nigeria. The DirectorGeneral of NAFDAC, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, disclosed this recently and announced the agency’s readiness to eliminate substandard and falsified medicines through partnerships with pre-shipment agents in China

News

China donates 6 billion Naira to Nigeria as both countries sign new agreement

Ihesiulo Grace 5 January 2021 0

By Nneka Nwogwugwu, Abuja The People’s Republic of China has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Nigeria for the purpose of setting up an inter-governmental committee charged to coordinate cooperation between the two countries. The Chinese government also donated 6 billion naira to Nigeria on Tuesday, January 5, during a meeting with Nigeria’s Foreign Affairs

News

China denies allegation coronavirus slipped out of Wuhan lab

Ihesiulo Grace 5 January 2021 0

The United States Deputy National Security Advisor, Matthew Pottinger’s allegation that the coronavirus had slipped out of a laboratory in China’s eastern Wuhan city is false, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson, Hua Chunying said on Monday. On Sunday, UK media quoted Pottinger as saying during a virtual conference with foreign politicians last week that the most […]

Opinion

Opinion: Africa-China relations: A journey of a score years

Ihesiulo Grace 10 December 2020 0

By Owei Lakemfa China and all but two of the 55 African countries were enslaved by European colonialists, who looted them and carried out unspeakable atrocities, including the massacre of millions. Even after independence, they were subjected to control by their former slave masters who taught them that they could develop only on the basis […]

Editorial

Editorial: China, India, and fake drugs in Nigeria

Ihesiulo Grace 2 December 2020 0

National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has accused China and India of being responsible for the fake drugs in Nigeria. Director-General of NAFDAC, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, disclosed this recently and announced the agency’s readiness to eliminate substandard and falsified medicines through partnerships with pre-shipment agents in China and

News

US election: Why China has refused to congratulate Biden

Ihesiulo Grace 9 November 2020 0

China declined Monday to congratulate Joe Biden as the winner of the US presidential election, saying the outcome of the vote was still to be determined. While incumbent Donald Trump has yet to concede and has launched several legal challenges, many world leaders congratulated Biden and running mate Kamala Harris after the Democrats were declared […]

Business News

Nigeria’s importation from China hits N1.26trn in Q2 – NBS

Ihesiulo Grace 28 October 2020 0

By Temitope Adebayo The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has revealed that a total of 31.41 percent or N1.26 trillion of goods imported into Nigeria in the second quarter of 2020 are from China, Daily Times gathered. The NBS in its latest report on ‘Foreign trade in goods statistics’ for the second quarter of 2020, […]

Foreign

China, US clash at UN General Assembly over Coronavirus

Ihesiulo Grace 23 September 2020 0

The United States and China, on Tuesday, engaged in war of words over the COVID-19 pandemic at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). President Donald Trump, in his pre-recorded video message, referred to coronavirus as “China virus” Trump maintained that China and the World Health Organisation (WHO) deliberately lied to the rest of the world […]