Tag: Russia

We Won’t Allow Nigerians to Join Ukrainian Forces – FG

8Mar

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Security

We Won’t Allow Nigerians to Join Ukrainian Forces – FG

The Federal Government has expressed its disapproval of the ongoing registration of Nigerian citizens volunteering to join the Ukrainian Army to resist the invasion of the country by Russia. Over 150 Nigerians have volunteered to be recruited after the Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky, urged people around the world to join the fight. But in a statement on Monday, the spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Francisca Omayuli, said the Federal Government would not tolerate the recruitment. She stressed that the government would engage with the Embassy of Ukraine in Nigeria and other relevant authorities to prevent this. Geoffrey Onyeama The statement read in part, “The attention of the Federal Government of Nigeria has been drawn to an alleged ongoing registrati...

How We Escaped Intense Bombings, Death In Ukraine-Russia War – Nigerians

5Mar

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

News, Nigeria

How We Escaped Intense Bombings, Death In Ukraine-Russia War – Nigerians

Nigerians who escaped Russia’s ongoing military offensive in Ukraine arrived in Abuja, the nation’s capital, on Friday, narrating how they escaped the intense bombings and missiles fired by Russia’s military forces. The war, which has led to the death of hundreds of civilians and troops, leaving thousands injured and many more displaced, has seen millions of foreign nationals fleeing Ukraine for neighbouring countries. Nigerians arriving from Ukraine As of Friday night, no fewer than 775 Nigerians had been flown back to the country. The first batch comprising 415 persons arrived from Romania in the morning while the second batch, comprising 180, arrived from Poland at about 6:30 pm. Another 180 arrived in the third batch. They were all received at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International...

First Batch of Nigerians Arrive From Ukraine

4Mar

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Transportation

First Batch of Nigerians Arrive From Ukraine

The first batch of Nigerians stranded in Ukraine has arrived in the country. They arrived from Romania on Friday morning. Read Also: Ukraine-Russia war: FG to Airlift 2,000 Nigerians, Evacuation Begins Wednesday The Chairman of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri, confirmed this in a tweet. She said, “First batch of Nigerians from #Ukraine arrived at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja from Romania at 7:10 am.” See photos below: Nigerians from UK Source: Punch

Ukraine-Russia war: FG to Airlift 2,000 Nigerians, Evacuation Begins Wednesday

1Mar

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Safety, Security

Ukraine-Russia war: FG to Airlift 2,000 Nigerians, Evacuation Begins Wednesday

The Federal Government will from Wednesday begin the evacuation of about 2,000 Nigerians who have fled the war in Ukraine to neighbouring countries. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, who disclosed this in an interview on a Channels Television’s ‘Politics Today’ programme, revealed the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), had approved funds for the airlines to evacuate Nigerians. When asked if the number of evacuees was about 2,000, and when the evacuation would take place, he said, “Wednesday hopefully…Air Peace and Max Air.” He said there were about 8,000 Nigerians in Ukraine, 5,000 of whom were students, adding that the Federal Government had tipped Air Peace and Air Max to airlift the Nigerians who wanted to be evacuated. Read Also: Nigeria Lo...

Nigerians To Pay More For Bread As Russia-Ukraine War Rages

1Mar

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Violence

Nigerians To Pay More For Bread As Russia-Ukraine War Rages

The price of bread, one of the most commonly eaten staples in most Nigerian homes is set to rise if the current Russian-Ukrainian war persists. Russia is the world’s largest exporter of wheat, accounting for more than 18 percent of international exports. The downside to the war is that if supply from Russia is distorted for whatever reason, Nigeria could be faced with further surging wheat prices in its local market as a result of the supply gap, which could lead to an increase in the price of some other by-products of wheat, such as bread, wheat meal amongst others. The price of bread was increased by more than 80 per cent between 2020 and 2021. In 2020, the Association of Master Bakers and Caterers of Nigeria (AMBCN) had hinted at a 50 per cent increase in the price of b...

Nigeria Loses As Russia-Ukraine War Escalates Global Oil Prices

28Feb

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Petroleum

Nigeria Loses As Russia-Ukraine War Escalates Global Oil Prices

The escalating war between Russia and Ukraine has sent oil prices to new highs, with the Bonny Light breaking the $100 per barrel resistance level on February 24 for the first time since 2014. As the United States and European allies of Ukraine threaten to tighten sanctions on Russia, oil traders are concerned about the prospect of supply in a market where demand is rising rapidly, as factories and broader economies open up to recover from the doldrums of COVID-19 restrictions. Like a tale of two halves, oil importers such as South Africa and Kenya are groaning as rising crude oil price sends the price of petrol, and by extension, other consumer good prices higher, escalating the current inflationary pressures in those countries. However, members of the Organisation for P...

Geoffrey Onyeama In Closed-Door Meeting With Russian, Ukraine Ambassadors

26Feb

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Security, Violence

Geoffrey Onyeama In Closed-Door Meeting With Russian, Ukraine Ambassadors

Geoofrey Kwusike Jideofor Onyeama: Foreign Affairs Minister of Nigeria by Lord777. Nigeria's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama is in a closed-door meeting with Russian and Ukrainian Ambassadors in Abuja.The Muhammadu Buhari-led government has been under pressure to declare its position on the conflict in Ukraine, with many saying the government is too weak to choose a side. It could not confirm what Onyeama is discussing with the Ambassadors at the time of filing this report on Friday.Also after pressure from Nigerians, the minister on Thursday announced a special flight operation to evacuate Nigerian citizens from Ukraine given the escalating tension between that country and Russia. Onyeama in an interview with NTA, said the Nigerian embassy in Kyiv had been cont...

25Feb

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Human Rights, Life, Nigeria, Violence

Federal Government Reassures Safety Of Nigerians In Ukraine

The Federal Government has said measures to keep Nigerians in Ukraine safe and to evacuate those who wish to leave the war-hit country are ongoing. This was disclosed in a statement titled, ‘Federal Government Reassures Of Its Commitment To The Safety Of Nigerians In Ukraine,’ signed by the Spokesperson, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Francisca Omayuli, on Thursday. It read, “The Federal Government has received with surprise, reports of the invasion of Ukraine by Russia. See Also: UNGA: Don’t Hold on to Power Beyond Your Constitutional Limits, Buhari Urges World Leaders “The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been reassured by the Nigerian Embassy in Ukraine of the safety of Nigerians in that country and measures being undertaken to keep them safe and facilitate the eva...

Nigerians React to News of FG’s Receipt of Covid-19 Vaccine from Russia

4Sep

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Africa, Covid-19, News, Nigeria, Science

Nigerians React to News of FG’s Receipt of Covid-19 Vaccine from Russia

When the news broke today that the Federal Government had taken delivery of Covid-19 samples from Russia, Nigerians reacted with a lot of pessimism and even scorn. While Nigeria's minister for health, Osagie Ehanire, said that the country indicated interest in the vaccine as a way of "exploring all knowledge in terms of therapeutics and vaccines,” Nigerians wide assumed that the vaccines were received in large quantities for immediate use on Nigerians. The minister stated that what was received was samples. It is however not clear if there will be human trials in Nigeria with those samples. With all the mystery that appears to have shrouded the issue of the pandemic, Nigerians are not receiving this news with enthusiasm. We have captured some comments on social media from a wide s...