Tag: China
Britain launders billions yearly for crooks from Nigeria, China, others – TI
Billions of pounds of corrupt funds from Nigeria, China, Russia and other countries are pouring into the United Kingdom every…
Senator Sani adopts 60 orphans, sends 2 to China
Femi Adi/Kaduna Senator representing Kaduna Central Senatorial District and Chairman Senate Committee on Foreign and Local Debts, Comrade Shehu Sani…
Ten Chinese cities issue pollution red alert
More than 100 million people in China have been warned to stay indoors after at least 10 Chinese cities issued…
Nigeria imported 159 million toothbrushes from China in 2014
Here are seven surprising numbers from China-Africa trade
China, a dependable partner in my ‘Chnage’ agenda, says Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday in South Africa said that the Peoples Republic of China remains a strategic and dependable…
China pledges $60b aid to Africa
China’s President Xi Jinping told African presidents on Friday at a summit that his country would provide $60 billion over…
China to abolish one-child policy
The Chinese government said it would abolish its one-child policy for a couple, a report said on Thursday. The decision…
China signs $9.7bn deal for 100 Airbus A320s
China signed a contract to buy 100 A320 aircraft from European manufacturer Airbus, a spokesman for the firm told AFP,…
Lagos, Ogun economically, politically important to China – Li Youg
The Deputy Consul-General of China, Li Youg said on Monday that Lagos and Ogun states were economically and politically important…
West African crude oil exports to China hit four-year low
Reuters – West African crude oil exports to China were set to fall to a four-year low in October, reflecting…
China’s Sinoma signs $600m Nigerian cement expansion with BUA
Reuters – Nigerian conglomerate BUA Group has signed $600 million worth of contracts with China’s Sinoma International Engineering Co. to…
15 Colossal Facts About the Great Wall of China
The Great Wall of China is one of the oldest, largest, and most celebrated achievements of human ingenuity, but there…
Is 2015 the beginning of the end for Africa’s China-led boom?
Reuters – Disappointing growth in Africa’s two biggest economies has highlighted the role of China in the expansion of recent…
Spain’s Lopez wins 20km walk world title, Fraser-Pryce cruises
Spain’s Lopez wins 20km walk world title, Fraser-Pryce cruises Miguel Angel Lopez made the strongest finish on Sunday to claim…
China arrests 15,000 people for internet crimes
Chinese authorities have arrested 15,000 people for crimes that jeopardised internet security as they intensify a campaign to clean the…
China blast residents evacuated over chemical fears
Residents around the site of giant explosions in the Chinese port of Tianjin were evacuated over fears of toxic contamination,…
MFM Pastor Sent To Prison Over Visa Fraud
Cyriacus Izuekwe Pastor (Mrs) Joy Tongo of the Mountain of Fire Ministry, Yaba headquarters, has been charged before Isolo Magistrates’…
At N283bn, Nigeria’s census costlier than that of India or China
By Ademola Adegbamigbe China and India have a staggering population of over one billion people each and they pretty much…
China reiterates commitment to support Nigeria’s military
China has reiterated its commitment to support Nigeria in its quest to safeguard peace and stability in the country and…
India set to overtake China as most populous country – UN
United Nations World Population Prospects report said on Wednesday that India would in six years sooner than previously forecast overtake…
France, China pledge military, economic cooperation with Nigeria
The French and Chinese governments on Friday pledged to extend the level of military and economic cooperation they have with…
US, UK, China economies weaken further
The United Stated, United Kingdom and Chinese economies are showing fresh signs of weakening, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and…
Clinton accuses China of ‘trying to hack into everything’
Glen (United States) (AFP) – Hillary Clinton accused China of “trying to hack into everything that doesn’t move in America”…
6.1 magnitude earthquake in China’s Xinjiang
An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 struck China’s far western region of Xinjiang on Friday, the US Geological Survey…
Women’s W.Cup: USA beat China 1-0, progress to semis
A second half goal from Carli Lloyd put the United States into the semi-finals of the Women’s World Cup for…
China offers food to North Korea
China on Friday said it would offer food aid to North Korea which has declared one of its worst droughts…
Tanzania urges China to reduce ivory demand to save elephants
Tanzania’s Natural Resources and Tourism Minister, Lazaro Nyalandu, on Thursday described elephant poaching as a national disaster and urged China…
5 killed in China village ‘mass shooting’
A Chinese villager armed with a double-barreled hunting gun killed four people, including two police, in northern Hebei province on…
China ship disaster death toll reaches 396
The death toll from a Chinese cruise ship which capsized during a storm in the Yangtze River jumped to 396…
Death toll rises to 97 as capsized ship sighted
Ministry of Transport on Friday said the death toll from a Chinese cruise ship that capsized on the Yangtze River…