The National Elections Commission (NEC) of Liberia has recognised the chairman of Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu, for the valuable technical support provided by INEC to NEC and for the promotion of democracy in Liberia. The occasion also marked the dedication of a workspace for staff, officiated by Professor Yakubu, at […]
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Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar has said Nigeria’s resilient business climate resonates with the agenda of the 54th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum; the 2024 edition is from the 15th to 19th of January with the theme Rebuilding Trust. “The intention of the meeting held annually in Davos, Switzerland, […]
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Nigeria imports far less than it should be doing, yet the oil-producing nation of 200 million people can’t seem to shake off the tag of an import-dependent country. While the country’s import to GDP ratio of 11.8 percent, a measure of how much a country imports relative to its economic size, suggests it is nowhere […]
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With the Pope’s blessing of same-sex marriage, African Catholic bishops will not carry out such blessings proposed for same sex-couples as approved by the Vatican. The president of the Symposium of the Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) cited “confusion” and a “risk of scandal” in a letter released Thursday (Jan. 11). The Catechism […]
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