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The 2026 Abidjan Border Forum has ended in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, with a name on African nations to see borders not simply as traces of separation, however as areas for integration, tradition and safety. The three-day Forum, which held from twentieth to twenty second October, 2026, with the theme “People at the Borders: Culture, Integration, and Security” was declared open by the Prime Minister of Côte d’Ivoire, Mr. Robert Beugré Mambé, whereas the Chairman of the African Union Commission, Mr. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, delivered the inaugural deal with. The Forum, institutionalised by the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union in February 2025 as a Continental Platform for Border Governance in Africa, is grounded in the African Union Convention on Cross-Border Cooperation, a key instrument of the AU Border Governance Strategy’s “bottom-up integration” method. Speaking at the occasion, the Director-General of the National Boundary Commission of Nigeria, Surveyor Adamu A. Adaji, pressured the want for negotiation in border demarcation in the spirit of African brotherhood and with due consideration for the pursuits of native communities. “There is need for negotiation in the demarcation of borders in the spirit of African brotherhood and taking into consideration the interest of the local communities”, Adaji mentioned. The DG cited the Nigeria-Cameroon border dispute decision as a profitable mannequin, which moved from pressure and litigation to diplomatic roundtable, paving the method for efficient cross-border cooperation between the two nations. The Forum underscored that cross-border cultural exchanges, neighborhood dialogue and joint initiatives can strengthen mutual belief and cut back safety challenges. Key resolutions from the Forum embody the want for ratification of the African Union Convention on Cross-Border Cooperation and the institutionalisation of Local Cross-Border Cooperation to allow native authorities and border communities to establish rising threats, share info, deal with native tensions and help early warning and early response mechanisms. It is value noting that Nigeria, by means of the National Boundary Commission, ratified the AU Convention on Cross-Border Cooperation in 2023. This facilitated the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Republic of Benin on Local Cross-Border Cooperation on 18th August, 2025. The MoU gives a framework for collaboration between Nigeria’s border Local Government Areas and Benin’s border Communes, together with conventional rulers and different native stakeholders. “Both nations are now working in the direction of the operationalisation of the MoU to transfer it past a diplomatic dedication to a functioning mechanism that delivers tangible advantages to border communities and safeguards Nigeria’s nationwide safety. The Director-General expressed appreciation to the Government and folks of Côte d’Ivoire, the African Union and different growth companions for supporting the profitable internet hosting of the 2026 Abidjan Border Forum.
When the Managing Director/Chief Executive of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Mrs Olubunmi Onabanjo-Kuku, took the stage on the World Aviation Festival in Lisbon,...
Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate, Minister of Health and Social Welfare. Ebola: No want to cancel campaigns, gatherings but – FG Helen Oji The Federal Government has mentioned there is no speedy want to cancel political campaigns, conferences or different massive public gatherings following affirmation of an imported case of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in the nation. Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate, acknowledged this on Thursday in Abuja throughout a press briefing on the nationwide response to the outbreak. Prof Pate, nevertheless, mentioned authorities would evaluate the state of affairs and take into account restrictions if the outbreak escalates, stressing that any choice would be based mostly on scientific proof and public well being recommendation. The Minister assured Nigerians that the confirmed affected person is receiving remedy and displaying indicators of restoration. “The individual has been taken care of and, in fact, is recovering. Today, I spoke to the clinicians, and I understand that laboratory results are showing great improvement, and there is a possibility that she would recover from this,” he mentioned. Prof Pate including that we have to proceed to pray and work arduous to guarantee that she survives it. He mentioned the affected...
Nigeria’s electoral panorama forward of the 2027 common elections is coming into sharper focus following the discharge of the most recent voter registration figures, which put...
The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) has arrived in Guinea forward of the Guinean Football Federation’s (FGF) Extraordinary and Elective General Assembly scheduled for October...
The loss of life toll from a bandit assault on Binnari neighborhood in jap Taraba State has risen to not less than 50 after extra our...
Governor of Kebbi State The Kebbi state authorities Sunday stated it has positioned a premium on infrastructural improvement as basis for public productiveness and stimulating financial...
The National Universities Commission (NUC) has permitted the institution of two new undergraduate programmes at Baze University, Abuja, specifically Aviation Management and Aerospace Engineering, with impact from the 2026/2027 educational session. The approval represents a vital milestone in the University’s increasing funding in aviation and aerospace training, complementing the ongoing growth of its devoted Aviation School on a extra than 88-hectare website in Bwari, Federal Capital Territory, which is at an superior stage. The approval, conveyed in a letter dated October 16, 2026, and signed by Dr Ayuba Mohammed, Acting Director of Academic Planning at the NUC, authorises the University to run the programmes on a full-time foundation at its foremost campus in Abuja. According to the Commission, the approval adopted a useful resource verification go to by a panel of specialists to assess the human and materials assets accessible for the proposed programmes, and an inspection go to to the Aviation School. The Executive Secretary of the NUC, Professor Abdullahi Yusuf Ribadu, subsequently permitted their institution after contemplating the panel’s report. Aviation Management will be domiciled in the Faculty of Management and Social Sciences, whereas Aerospace Engineering will be supplied below the Faculty of Engineering. The two programmes will develop the University’s undergraduate choices in fields that are more and more necessary to aviation growth, technological innovation and the broader aerospace business. The approval additionally enhances Baze University’s ongoing growth of its Aviation School on an expansive over 88-hectare website in Bwari, Abuja. The venture, which is at an superior stage, displays the University’s broader ambition to construct capability in aviation training and coaching by way of devoted infrastructure and specialised educational programmes. The growth of the facility, alongside the introduction of the newly permitted levels, alerts a coordinated effort to strengthen the University’s presence in aviation associated training. While the NUC approval authorises the two undergraduate programmes to function at the University’s foremost campus, the creating Aviation School in Bwari offers a distinct however complementary dimension to this wider institutional funding. Together, the initiatives place Baze University to broaden its educational attain in aviation and aerospace fields, topic to the related regulatory approvals for the programmes and amenities involved. The new programmes are anticipated to begin in the 2026/2027 educational session. Their institution marks one other step in Baze University’s educational enlargement and its dedication to creating specialised fields of examine that reply to rising skilled, technological and business wants.
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