Diplomat Nigeria can report that Nigeria and the Kingdom of Morocco are working towards the realization of gas pipeline project. In 2017, the Morocco-Nigeria gas pipeline agreement was signed. Once completed. the project is expected to supply about three billion standard cubic feet of gas per day (3bscf/d) from Nigeria to the Kingdom of […]
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Russian military trainers arrived this week in Niger to reinforce the country’s air defenses as the west African nation pulls away from close cooperation with the United States in counterterrorism efforts, turning instead to Russia for security. State television in Niger on Thursday broadcast footage of Russian military trainers arriving in the country aboard a […]
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Norway will open an embassy in Dakar in the autumn of 2024. The mission will also be responsible for several other countries in West Africa. This is the first time Norway has established an embassy in Senegal. In addition to Senegal the new Embassy will be responsible for Norway’s diplomatic relations with Burkina Faso, Mali, […]
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The U.S. Government, via the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US CDC), has donated equipment and supplies to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) to support Nigeria’s outbreak response laboratory activities. Laboratories across Nigeria are working diligently to quickly detect disease threats and confirm cases. Their efforts are a critical […]
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The Ambassador Extraordinary Plenipotentiary of Japan to Nigeria, Kazuyoshi Matsunaga, has described education as the foundation of a thriving society even while access to knowledge is essential for unlocking individual potential and driving national development. Amb. Matsunaga who made the observation during his official visit and the Read Japan Project Book Donation Ceremony to the […]
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The number of Nigerians given Permanent Residency (PR) in Canada dropped for the first time in three years in 2023, according to the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC).The latest data from IRCC shows that the number of new PRs granted to Nigerians in Canada fell by 21.1 percent to 17,450 from 22,130 in 2022. […]
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