An official of the Civilian Joint Task Force said the people were ambushed by gunmen and made to walk into neighbouring Chad, adding that three of the kidnapped women managed to escape.
Jaishankar made these comments during the sixth India-Nigeria Joint Commission Meeting, where he met his Nigerian counterpart in the country's capital, Abuja.
The state’s governor told Reuters on Monday that dozens of civilians were killed following the military drone attack that was targeting insurgents and bandits on Sunday night.
Analysis of Pew surveys between 2019 & 2023 shows worsening attitudes towards China in countries including Brazil & Mexico, although some like Nigeria & Kenya show opposite trend.
Research indicates that women in Nigeria occupy 99% of menial, under-paid and direct-contact with plastics jobs, such as sorting, washing and labelling.
The sailors were accused of oil theft about 9 months ago and detained in Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria until their release on 28 May. They are expected to reach India by 10 June.
A poll last week commissioned by Nigerian civil society group the Anap Foundation found that 82% of under 35-year-olds said they would definitely vote this year.
External affairs minister S. Jaishankar told Lok Sabha Monday that sailors are getting legal & consular support. Families welcome remarks but want govt to help speed up proceedings.
Allegedly a mix-up of names, the Norwegian foreign ministry, its Prime Minister and Foreign Minister have been identified as Nigeria-affiliated government organisations.
According to government reply in Lok Sabha, the pilot phase of PMIS is being used to test concepts, strategies and systems before a full-scale implementation of the scheme.
Order for 87 MALE drones will be split between 2 Indian firms in 64:36 ratio to ensure there are 2 independent manufacturing lines with at least 60% indigenous components.
The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.
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