The Governor of Borno State Professor Babagana Zulum on Sunday flagged off the execution of eight projects to be handled by the Qatar Charity Foundation, in Maiduguri. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the projects include an orphanage, a school, clinic, staff quarters, sports ground, a charity office, a Juma’at mosque and […]
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The Nigerian Government has strengthened talks with the Kingdom of Morocco to quicken the process of achieving the Final Investment Decision on the $30bn Nigeria-Morocco Gas Pipeline. The two countries held discussions about the agreement on the sidelines of a meeting between the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), Ekperikpe Ekpo, and the Moroccan […]
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Many African leaders are in Italy’s capital, Rome, for the Italy-Africa summit, which is expected to boost relations between Africa and the European nations. The summit, which started on Sunday, is also aimed at boosting investment in African countries as a strategy to curb irregular migration from the continent. During the two-day summit, Italy is […]
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Sen. Ned Nwoko, (PDP-Delta) on Sunday stressed the need for African nations to urgently attain veto power at the United Nations (UN) Security Council, to address security concerns. Nwoko, representing Delta North Senatorial District, told the News Agency of Nigeria that it became imperative in view of the fact that Sub-Saharan Africa was suffering from […]
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Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has called for a tight security measure in the wake of the withdrawal of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger from the Economic Community of West African States. The juntas of the three Sahel countries who have been at loggerheads with ECOWAS over sanctions imposed on them, announced their withdrawal forthwith […]
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“The ECOWAS Commission is yet to receive any direct formal notification from the three Member States about their intention to withdraw from the Community. The Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS Commission) has reacted to the withdrawal of membership by Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger Republic, adding it was yet […]
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The leaders of the three Sahel nations on Sunday issued a statement saying it was a “sovereign decision” to leave the ECOWAS “without delay. The military regimes in Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger have announced their immediate withdrawal from the Economic Community of West African States. The leaders of the three Sahel nations on […]
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With focus on cabbage, cucumber, okro, tomatoes, pepper, carrots, watermelon, sweetcorn value chains, the programme has distributed 10 high-capacity solar irrigation pumps and educated over 50,000 farmers in sustainable practices. The Embassy of the Kingdom of Netherlands says it has provided 10 solar-powered irrigation pumps to farmers in Kano, Ogun, Kaduna and Oyo states […]
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The Belt and Road initiative is a strategy initiated by China that seeks to connect Asia with Africa and Europe via land and maritime networks, with the aim of improving regional integration, increasing trade and stimulating economic growth. Nigeria and China have expressed the desire to expand trade and economic cooperation, as Nigeria […]
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Our economic and trade relations are strong and growing. Currently, nearly 150 Indian companies with an investment of $27 billion are in Nigeria, mainly in the manufacturing sector and employ the largest number of people after the Federal Government Gangadharan Balasubramanian, Indian High Commissioner to Nigeria, revealed Friday that 150 Indian companies have invested […]
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