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China’s ‘sweet’ loans stoke debt trap warnings

Ihesiulo Grace 9 September 2020 0

Experts list funding options for Nigeria’s infrastructure devt Financial experts have identified other finance options Nigeria could utilise to develop critical infrastructure across the country without resorting to borrowing. The experts said the dwindling revenue orchestrated by the COVID-19

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India bans more than 100 apps linked to China

Ihesiulo Grace 3 September 2020 0

A further 118 Chinese mobile apps have been banned by India, as tensions between the two countries continue to rise. Those on the list include several of Tencent’s products including the hit video game PUBG Mobile and WeChat Work. Previously the government had banned 59 of the most popular apps including TikTok over national security […]

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China will build $50m Daura Transport University for free — Amaechi

Ihesiulo Grace 31 August 2020 0

Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has disclosed that Chinese government will build the US$50million University of Transportation, Daura, free. READ ALSO: Breaking: Min. Rotimi Ameachi Kicks off duty with inspection The Minister who stated this at the weekend in Daura, Katsina State, during his maiden inspection tour of the ongoing project, also informed that

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‘China would own America under Biden’ – Trump

Ihesiulo Grace 28 August 2020 0

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday night drew the curtains on the Republican National Convention with blistering attacks on his Democratic challenger in the Nov. 3 presidential election, Mr. Joe Biden. In a speech that lasted a little over an hour, Trump dismissed Biden as a puppet of China, repeating his claim that China would own […]

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FG evacuates 241 stranded Nigerians from China

Ihesiulo Grace 24 August 2020 0

The President of Nigerians in Diaspora Organization (east China), Elijah Odji on Monday revealed that FG has begun evacuation of Nigerians trapped in China. READ ALSO: Evacuation: 317 stranded Nigerians depart London Daily Times understands that Mr Elijah Odji who sent a statement from the Nigerian Embassy in Beijing, China entitled, ‘Evacuation of Nigerians from […]

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China close to producing COVID 19 vaccine as first patent gets approved

Ihesiulo Grace 17 August 2020 0

China’s first patent for a COVID-19 vaccine has been granted by the country’s National Intellectual Property Administration. READ ALSO: WHO, China begin plans to trace coronavirus origin The Daily Times Nigeria learnt that the patent was jointly applied for by a research team with the Academy of Military Sciences and CanSino Biologics Inc., a Chinese […]

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Covid-19: China raises alarm, says imported Frozen chickens test positive

Ihesiulo Grace 13 August 2020 0

The Chinese government has called on the attention of the World Health Organization on how a sample of frozen chicken wings imported from Brazil tested positive for Covid-19. The frozen chicken was tested in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen, authorities said. The coronavirus was detected on Wednesday on a surface sample taken from a […]

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China eases Travel Restrictions for 36 European Nations

Ihesiulo Grace 12 August 2020 0

China has eased entry restrictions for nationals from 36 European countries, months after thousands were left stranded when the country closed its borders and slashed flights to slow the spread of the coronavirus. READ ALSO: China threatens to impose fresh Visa restrictions on US Daily Times reports almost all foreign nationals were forbidden from entering […]

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Lawyers express divergent views on China Loan ‘Sovereignty Clause’

Ihesiulo Grace 11 August 2020 0

By Andrew Orolua, Abuja Two Senior Advocates of Nigeria, Chief Mike Ozekhome and Norrison Quarkers have said that the ‘China loan Sovereignty Clause’ is very dangerous and toxic and could mortgage the country to its lenders. Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN) and his counterpart in the Transportation ministry, […]

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China in anger as Trump finally bans TikTok, Wechat

Ihesiulo Grace 7 August 2020 0

The Chinese government has reacted angrily to the United States’ ban on the use of social media giants, TikTok and WeChat in the US country. READ ALSO: China refuses US ‘theft’ of TikTok , has… Daily Times reports that US President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order to block all U.S. transactions with […]

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Another Tick-borne virus on rage surfaces in China

Ihesiulo Grace 7 August 2020 0

China is now facing a new health threat from another virus, that is tick-borne. China, where the coronavirus was detected last December. READ ALSO: New swine flu with pandemic potential found in China The virus causes a disease called “Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome (SFTS). According to reports reaching Dailytimes, it has already killed seven […]

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WHO, China begin plans to trace coronavirus origin

Ihesiulo Grace 4 August 2020 0

China and the World Health Organization have started discussing plans to trace the origin of the coronavirus outbreak following a visit to the country by two experts from the UN agency. China’s foreign ministry spokesperson, Wang Wenbins told reporters on Tuesday, August 4, that the experts conducted “preparatory consultations on scientific research cooperation on

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China refuses US ‘theft’ of TikTok , has ways to retaliate

Ihesiulo Grace 4 August 2020 0

China says it will not accept the U.S.’ “theft” of a Chinese technology company, state media reported on Tuesday. The Trump administration’s pressuring of ByteDance, TikTok’s parent company in China, to sell its U.S. operations to Microsoft or risk closure amounts to a “smash and grab,” the state-run China Daily newspaper wrote in an editorial. […]

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Tension in Hong Kong: Authorities disqualify 12 pro-democracy candidates

Ihesiulo Grace 30 July 2020 0

Hong Kong authorities have disqualified 12 pro-democracy candidates from upcoming elections, deepening political tensions in the Chinese territory. Opposition legislators had hoped to obtain a majority in the Legislative Council (LegCo) in September’s poll after Beijing’s imposition of a highly controversial national security law. Among those barred are

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China threatens to impose fresh Visa restrictions on US

Ihesiulo Grace 29 June 2020 0

China on Monday said it would impose visa restrictions on U.S. citizens as tensions rise over Hong Kong’s autonomy. The state media reported that a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Beijing would impose visa restrictions against Americans with egregious conduct. This is in response to Washington’s earlier announcement on visa curbs on Chinese officials believed

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Pompeo warns China over interference with U.S. journalists in Hong Kong

Ihesiulo Grace 18 May 2020 0

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Sunday he believed China had threatened to interfere with the work of U.S. journalists in Hong Kong, and warned Beijing that any decision impinging on Hong Kong’s autonomy could affect the U.S. assessment of Hong Kong’s status. “These journalists are members of a free press, not propaganda […]

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Chinese leaders to claim victory over virus at parliament meeting

Ihesiulo Grace 16 May 2020 0

Thousands of delegates are set to convene next week at Beijing’s Great Hall of the People for the annual parliamentary session, where political elites will defend their tackling of the coronavirus crisis and announce ways to aid the struggling economy. The coronavirus outbreak, which started in the central Chinese city of Wuhan in December before […]

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We need cooperation to end pandemic, do not cut ties – China to Trump

Ihesiulo Grace 15 May 2020 0

China and the U.S. are better off cooperating to end the pandemic for the sake of reviving economy and rebooting industrial production, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said on Friday. Zhao said this at a media briefing while commenting on U.S. President Donald Trump’s warning that bilateral ties might be halted over Beijing’s alleged […]

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Trump says he doesn’t want to talk to Xi, mulls cutting US-China ties

Ihesiulo Grace 15 May 2020 0

US President Donald Trump on Thursday said he does not want to talk to his Chinese counterpart, and mused about ending the world’s largest trading relationship, amid rising tensions about the coronavirus pandemic. Speaking in an interview with Fox Business Network, Trump said he had a “very good relationship” with Chinese President Xi Jinping,

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Breaking: School Feeding: FG inaugurates Take-Home Kits for pupils in FCT

Ihesiulo Grace 14 May 2020 0

The Federal Government has inaugurated the Take-Home Kits for the National Home Grown Feeding Programme in Kuje, Federal Capital Territory. COVID-19: NAFDAC committed to supporting treatment initiatives–DG Presenting the kits to beneficiaries on Thursday, Hajiya Sadiya Umar Farouq, the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, said the