Namibian President Hage Geingob has died at the age of 82, his office has said, less than three weeks after it was announced he would undergo treatment for cancer. Geingob died on Sunday at Lady Pohamba Hospital in the capital Windhoek with his wife and his children at his side, acting president Nangolo Mbumba said […]
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The West African regional bloc, ECOWAS has expressed “concern” on Saturday after the postponement of presidential elections in a member state, Senegal, and called for dialogue. The statement from the Economic Community of West African States reads: “The Commission of the Economic Community of West African States takes note of the decision that the Senegalese […]
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Christophe Bazivamo, the Rwanda High Commissioner to Nigeria, has said he was committed to strengthening bilateral relations with Nigeria. Ambassador Bazivamo said this at the Rwanda’s 30th National Heroes Day marked in Abuja on Saturday. The envoy said that Rwanda and Nigeria have weathered storms of adversity, adding that both can build a brighter future […]
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Senegal’s President Macky Sall has indefinitely postponed the presidential election that was scheduled to take place on February 25. Speaking in a televised address to the nation on Saturday, the president announced he had cancelled the relevant electoral law, citing a dispute over the candidate list. Sall said he signed a decree abolishing a November […]
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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has debunked any plan to convert the $30billion deposits in domiciliary bank accounts to the local currency in order to save Naira from free fall against the United States Dollar. A newspaper (not Diplomat Nigeria) had reported that there were strong signs that the Federal Government was planning a […]
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Germany’s Minister of Economic Cooperation and Development Svenja Schulze is visiting Nigeria from Sunday, Febraury 4 to Wednesday February 7. This was contained in a statement issued by the German Embassy in Abuja. The visit is part of measures to strengthen bilateral relations with Nigeria. Ms Schulze, who will arrive in her capacity as President […]
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The U.S. government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), renewed its commitment to supporting peace and tolerance in Nigeria by holding a youth, peace and security summit, in Abuja. Minister of Youth Development Jamila Bio Ibrahim attended as the keynote speaker. Participants at the summit represented youth groups and networks that received support […]
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The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has fixed N4.9million as fare for the 2024 Hajj exercise. This was revealed in a statement on Saturday by Fatima Sanda Usara, Assistant Director, Public Affairs, NAHCON. Diplomat Nigeria had reported that the commission had fixed N4.5million as the deposit for the year. The statement noted that intending […]
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The bilateral trade between Nigeria and China now stood at $22.6bn in 2023. This was revealed by the representative of the Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria and the Consul General of the People’s Republic of China, Yan Yuqing. Yuqing also said Nigeria had maintained its position as China’s third-largest trading partner in Africa. She said this […]
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Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State said that his recent trip to China was to finalise plans on the state’s rail projects, adding that he also discussed “the Fourth Mainland Bridge” project, “which will begin shortly.” In a statement he signed, Sanwo-Olu expressed excitement that the Red Line Rail project covering Agbado to Otto […]
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