Following the directive of the Federal Government, the Nigerian Sanctions Committee has revealed the identities of 15 entities including nine individuals and six Bureau De Change firms that have been sanctioned over alleged terrorism financing. The nine individuals under sanctions are: Tukur Mamu Yusuf Ghazali Muhammad Sani Abubakar Muhammad Sallamudeen Hassan Adamu Ishak Hassana-Oyiza Isah […]
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Nigeria has secured $1.3 billion in funding to complete a railway project connecting Kano, the largest city in the north, to Maradi in neighbouring Niger, the transport ministry said. The railway line will build on existing economic and social ties to boost trade and cultural cooperation between the two countries. Funding will come from a […]
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Nigeria’s Defence Headquarters (DHQ), on Monday, revealed the identities of the 16 Army personnel of the 181 Amphibious Battalion ambushed and killed by suspected youths in the country’s Okuama community of Ughelli South local government area of Delta State. The personnel, comprising the Commanding Officer, three other senior officers and 12 soldiers, were on a […]
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Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel denounced that US-based terrorist groups are encouraging actions against the country’s internal order, taking advantage of the harsh situation the island is undergoing. According to a statement from the Cuban Embassy in Abuja, the Head of State also informed on X that some people have expressed their dissatisfaction with the deficit […]
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Nigeria on Sunday extended its condolences to the government and people of the Republic of Ghana on the death of its High Commissioner to Nigeria, Rashid Bawa. Bawa reportedly died in Abuja on Thursday after a brief illness. The Nigeria’s Federal Government, in a statement signed by the spokesperson, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Francisca […]
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Niger’s government announced on Saturday that it was breaking off “with immediate effect” its military cooperation agreement with the United States. The declaration came just a day after a senior US delegation left Niger, following a three-day visit to renew contact with the military junta that ousted the president and moved closer to Russia. […]
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Nigeria’s Emir of Kano Aminu Ado Bayero has visited Morocco to attend the Annual Ramadan Hassaniya Lectures on the invitation of the King Of Morocco, King Mohammed VI. According to a statement by the Emir’s Private Secretary, Abdullahi Haruna Kwaru made available to Diplomat Nigeria, the Monarch departed on Wednesday and was accompanied by the […]
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The Director General of Voice of Nigeria (VON), Mallam Jibrin Baba Ndace, has reaffirmed the organization’s dedication to collaborating with Bulgaria and France in initiatives encompassing content sharing, capacity building, and the fight against fake news. “As Director-General, my focus lies in strengthening the relationships inherited and upholding our mandate of truthfully, deliberately, and […]
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Nigeria’s National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons said arrangements are in top gear to ascertain the number of trafficked Nigerian women in Iraq for easy rescue. The spokesperson for NAPTIP, Zacks Dauda, who disclosed this to Saturday PUNCH on Friday, noted that the agency would partner the Ministry of Foreign Affairs […]
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The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has expressed its resolve to work with the Swedish government. The NCC Executive Vice Chairman/CEO, Dr Aminu Maida, disclosed this when he received the Swedish Ambassador to Nigeria, Her Excellency, Annika Hahn-Englund, in his office in Abuja. Maida, who promised to leave nothing to chance to ensure that the telecommunications […]
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