The UK government has reiterated its commitment to supporting Nigeria’s desire to offer high-quality education. UK’s Minister for Business and Trade, Kemi Badenoch, stated this during her tour of the construction site of the new campus of the first British independent school in West Africa, Charterhouse School, located in Lekki Ajah, Lagos State, South West […]
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About 230 European Union companies are currently active in Nigeria, accounting for over 130,000 jobs in Africa’s most populous nation. This is contained in the report of a recent study by Commercium Africa titled ‘2023 mapping of European Union Companies in Nigeria’ and made available to our correspondent on Monday. The companies that are currently […]
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A United Kingdom (UK)-based Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), IA-Foundation, which was set up to reduce the number of out-of-school children in Nigeria, at the weekend, partnered with the Mayor of Southwark, Councillor Michael Situ, to host an event in London to raise awareness and funds to help pick up vulnerable children off the streets. Founder of […]
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In a bid to address violence in the Niger Delta region, the European Union has rolled out plans to invest in 60 communities in three Niger Delta states. The Country Director, Search for Common Ground, Fatima Abubakar stated this at the official launch of the European Union-funded project titled: ‘A Community-Centered Approach to Transforming Criminality […]
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International Monetary Fund (IMF) has revealed that Nigeria can repay its $2.82 billion debt to the Washington-based institution following recent reforms. The explanation followed conclusion of its Executive Board’s Post Financing Assessment with Nigeria. “The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Post Financing Assessment (PFA) and endorsed the Staff Appraisal on […]
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Thousands of Moroccans have taken to the streets of Rabat calling for an end to ties with Israel, over its actions in Gaza. Some waved placards saying “stop the massacre” and “normalisation is treason” during the Sunday march. Politicians from across the spectrum are reported to have been among the crowds. Morocco established diplomatic […]
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THE host, Elephants Of Ivory Coast beat Super Eagles of Nigeria 2-1 to win the Africa Cup of Nations 2024. It’s was all Ivory Coast but they weren’t able to make their possession count and Nigeria strike with their first serious attempt in the 38th minute. A corner is only half cleared to William Troost-Ekong […]
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Nigeria might not be able to fill all the 95,000 hajj seats allotted to it for 2024 pilgrimage to Makkah as many would-be pilgrims were yet to either deposit the fare or pay the balance. The devaluation of the Nigerian currency, Naira, has upped the hajj fare to N4.9 million for this year’s intending pilgrims […]
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