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Chinese-Financed Light Rail Launches in Nigeria’s Capital Abuja
It took 12 years to build, but work on the Abuja light rail is finally complete. President Bola Tinubu officially commissioned the Chinese-financed and built commuter rail line on Wednesday and announced that rides would be free for all residents in the capital until December.
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Foreign Minister Geoffrey Onyeama Defends Twitter Ban, Denies Knowledge of Talks With China to Build Firewall
Nigerian Foreign Minister Geoffrey Onyeama spoke out in defense of the government's decision last week to ban Twitter, claiming the move was intended to protect the country's sovereignty and national security. The Foreign Minister made the remarks during a press conference that followed closed-door ...
Nigerian Minister Blames “Selfish Lawmakers” for Jeopardizing Chinese Railway Loans
Nigeria's outspoken Transportation Minister Rotimi Amaechi accused lawmakers in the House of Representatives of being "selfish" for launching a probe into a 2018 Chinese loan agreement. Representatives erroneously thought that the waiver of a sovereign immunity clause in the loan contract ...
Nigerian Foreign Minister Geoffrey Onyeama Reflects on Ties With China: We Are Not “Blind and Gullible”
Nigerian Foreign Minister Geoffrey Onyeama is the latest senior African stakeholder to push back against the accusation that China is taking advantage of Africa in general and his country in particular. "It is not totally accurate to make it sound as if we go into these relationships ...
A pedestrian reads a sign at a petrol station in Tacloban City, Leyte province, central Philippines on March 30, 2026. Photo by MARLON TANO / AFP
In response to Iran’s partial closure of the Strait of Hormuz, the United States has begun implementing a counter-blockade—leveraging naval patrols, sanctions enforcement, and selective interdictions to constrain Iranian oil exports and raise the costs of Tehran’s strategy. Rather than restoring stability, however, this tit-for-tat dynamic is accelerating fragmentation in global ...
Chinese-Financed Light Rail Launches in Nigeria’s Capital Abuja
It took 12 years to build, but work on the Abuja light rail is finally complete. President Bola Tinubu officially commissioned the Chinese-financed and built commuter rail line on Wednesday and announced that rides would be free for all residents in the capital until December.
Foreign Minister Geoffrey Onyeama Defends Twitter Ban, Denies Knowledge of Talks With China to Build Firewall
Nigerian Foreign Minister Geoffrey Onyeama spoke out in defense of the government's decision last week to ban Twitter, claiming the move was intended to protect the country's sovereignty and national security. The Foreign Minister made the remarks during a press conference that followed closed-door ...
Nigerian Minister Blames “Selfish Lawmakers” for Jeopardizing Chinese Railway Loans
Nigeria's outspoken Transportation Minister Rotimi Amaechi accused lawmakers in the House of Representatives of being "selfish" for launching a probe into a 2018 Chinese loan agreement. Representatives erroneously thought that the waiver of a sovereign immunity clause in the loan contract ...
Nigerian Foreign Minister Geoffrey Onyeama Reflects on Ties With China: We Are Not “Blind and Gullible”
Nigerian Foreign Minister Geoffrey Onyeama is the latest senior African stakeholder to push back against the accusation that China is taking advantage of Africa in general and his country in particular. "It is not totally accurate to make it sound as if we go into these relationships ...