Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar has called for synergy between Nigeria and Qatar to foster gas diplomacy, energy transition from non-renewable energy and highlighted the key benefits of Nigeria-Qatari relations for Africa and global gas sectors. He made the call while delivering a lecture at the Doha Diplomatic Institute on February […]
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“In implementation of the directives of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud and His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister,” the SPA said in a statement. A Saudi medical and surgical team has begun separating Nigerian conjoined twins Hassana and Hasina […]
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Mali has accepted Russia’s proposal to hold a meeting on the expansion of bilateral cooperation in April, Malian Foreign Minister Abdoulaye Diop said on Wednesday. “We want to further boost our cooperation and that is why we accept Russia’s proposal to hold a meeting in April to expand our cooperation, to deepen this cooperation,” Diop […]
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Nigeria’s Vice President, Sen. Kashim Shettima has inaugurated the newly constituted board of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) with a call on the new management to introduce innovations in hajj operations in Nigeria. Speaking during the inauguration of the new board at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Wednesday, the Vice President urged […]
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The Canadian High Commissioner to Nigeria, Dr. Jamie Christoff has emphasised on the need to partner with Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) for a mutually beneficial partnership and collaboration with regards to migration management between the two countries. According to a statement signed by Gabriel Odu of the Media, Public Relations and Protocols Unit, NIDCOM, […]
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The Federal Government, in collaboration with the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), successfully repatriated another batch of 147 irregular Nigerian migrants stranded in Libya. Amb. Kabiru Musa, Charge d’Affaires En Titre of the Nigerian Mission in Libya, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday. Musa said the evacuees who departed Tripoli International Airport on […]
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However, data obtained from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) indicated that the country which imports most of its fuels from Belgium, The Netherlands, Norway and India, ranging between 1.4 billion litres and 2.5 billion litres per month, massively slashed import to 1 billion litres in August. With zero local production of petrol […]
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Morenike Babington-Ashaye, the President, International Centre for Tax Research and Development (ICTRD) has alleged that imperialist institutions, IMF and World Bank have been behind the downfall of Nigeria, that they and their allies are responsible for the hard time Nigerians are facing at the moment. “Britain has been a parasite on Nigeria for too […]
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Nigerian Workers’ Group Suspends Protest The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) on Tuesday night directed its members to suspend the second day nationwide protest, saying it has achieved success on the first day. The NLC President, Joe Ajaero, who gave the directive SOON after an emergency National Executive Council meeting of the Congress said the street […]
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The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike emphasized security and job creation as key priorities during a meeting with the British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Richard Montgomery. The Commissioner paid a courtesy visit to the minister’s office in Abuja on Tuesday. The minister, in response to the commissioner’s inquiry about priority […]
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