The United Kingdom in December 2023 exported £185 million to Nigeria and imported £154 million, resulting in a negative trade balance of £30.8 million (N55.2bn), the federal government has disclosed. Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr Doris Uzoka-Anite, said the federal government is committed to changing the trend in favour of Nigeria. She spoke […]
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President Bola Tinubu will depart Abuja on Tuesday, for Dakar, Senegal, to attend the inauguration of Africa’s youngest leader, Senegal’s President-elect, Bassirou Faye. The Presidency disclosed this in a statement by Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, titled ‘President Tinubu to attend inauguration of Senegal’s President-elect Bassirou Faye.’ Tinubu, who is […]
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Nigeria’s Former Aviation Minister, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, has said the federal government’s close alliance with the United States, the United Kingdom, and other super powers in the West is harmful to Nigeria. The former minister said the partnership that Nigeria is enjoying with its former colonial masters, the UK, and their allies is indirectly hampering […]
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Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have detained a 35-year-old lady, Chidinma Chinenye Agbazue. She was detained after being caught attempting to export 20 parcels of cannabis sativa weighing 10.70kgs concealed in African salad popularly called Abacha and dried vegetables to Doha, Qatar through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Ikeja Lagos […]
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The death toll in Israeli air strikes on Syria has risen to 52, including 38 government soldiers and seven members of Lebanon’s Hezbollah movement, a war monitor said Saturday. They targeted “a rocket depot belonging to Lebanon’s Hezbollah” near the Aleppo airport in northern Syria, according to the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. […]
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Mounting anger at Benjamin Netanyahu’s far-right government has seen protesters take to the streets. Opponents of the government are calling for its resignation. Police use a water cannon to disperse demonstrators from a highway during a protest against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government and call for the release of hostages held in the Gaza […]
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Nigeria’s Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Doris Uzoka-Anite, yesterday in Abuja inaugurated the National Trade Facilitation Committee (NFTC) with the mandate to enhance seamless trade in and out of the country ahead of the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement (AfCFTA). Shesaid the NTFC had made significant strides, especially with respect […]
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THE Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has unveiled new minimum capital requirements for banks, pegging the minimum capital base for commercial banks with international authorization at N500 billion. A circular signed by the Director, Financial Policy and Regulation Department, Haruna Mustafa, to all commercial, merchant, and non-interest banks and promoters of proposed banks emphasized that […]
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King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre of Saudi Arabia has distributed food items as Ramadan relief materials to more than 2,000 households mostly People with Disabilities (PWDs) in eight local government areas of Kano State. The team leader of the foundation, Mr. Abdulrahman ibn Abdul Aziz Al-Zaben, told newsmen that the programme is aimed […]
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Saudi Arabia will participate in Miss Universe 2024 for the first time in the pageant’s history. Rumy Alqahtani, a 27-year-old Riyadh-born model and content creator, will represent Saudi Arabia at the pageant. “I am honoured to participate in the Miss Universe 2024 competition. This marks the first participation of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in […]
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