Nigeria has completed inbound hajj airlift ahead of schedule, a statement signed by Assistant Director/Public Affairs, Fatima Sanda Usara of NAHCO said. The statement said the final batch of 2024 Hajj pilgrims from Nigeria was scheduled to depart from the King Abdul Azeez International Airport in Jeddah on the morning of July 16, 2024. “A […]
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The Rwanda High Commission in Nigeria has celebrated the 30th anniversary of its liberation, known as Kwibohora 30. The celebration marked a significant moment in Rwanda’s history, as it symbolises the end of genocide and the defeat of the oppressive regime that orchestrated it on July 4, 1994. This year’s theme, “Rwanda’s Journey Continues”, signifies […]
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PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu of Nigeria has been re-elected as the chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), about one year after he took over the leadership of the regional bloc. Tinubu was first elected to the position in Guinea-Bissau on July 9, 2023. The Nigerian leader who rose to power in […]
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Mr. Mohammed Mohammed, the Nigerian Charge’ d’Affaires to Libya, has reaffirmed the Federal Government’s stand against irregular migration following the repatriation of 164 Nigerian migrants from Libya. The envoy, in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Abuja, warned against such dangerous trips. Mohammed handed down the warning […]
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An African non-grant foundation, The Mo Ibrahim Foundation, says Morocco, Nigeria, and Egypt received 61.1 percent of remittances into Africa. The foundation disclosed this in its 2024 forum report, titled, ‘Financing Africa. Where is the Money?’ Published on June 18, the report noted that Egypt is the largest recipient of remittances in Africa, receiving inflows […]
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As the death toll from heat stress climbed over 1301 in the just concluded hajj ritual, the health ministry of Saudi Arabia has said that over 1.3million medical services were rendered to pilgrims, including 141,000 services to those who didn’t obtain official authorization to perform Hajj. A statement from Saudi Arabian Embassy in Abuja […]
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FRIENDS and family searched for missing hajj pilgrims on Wednesday as the death toll at the annual rituals, which were carried out in scorching heat, surged past 900. Relatives scoured hospitals and pleaded online for news, fearing the worst after temperatures hit 51.8 degrees Celsius (125 Fahrenheit) in Mecca, Islam’s holiest city, on Monday. About […]
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Russia is allegedly sending thousands of migrants and foreign students to fight alongside its troops in the war against Ukraine for visa renewal, reports Bloomberg. According to the Business news platform, the assessment was done by some European officials who alleged that the Kremlin is doing so to add extra manpower using the tactics […]
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Nigerian college students have displayed their proficiency in Chinese language tests aimed to boost participants’ enthusiasm for learning Chinese and deepen their cultural understanding. The global contest was the 23rd edition of the “Chinese Bridge – Chinese Proficiency Competition for Foreign College Students” which was held at the China Cultural Center in Abuja and co-hosted […]
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First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belarus, Sergey Lukashevich says his country has signed a five-year action plan with his Nigerian counterpart aimed at boosting the agriculture sector for both countries. He disclosed this via his X page on Saturday, June 8, 2024. According to data from the Nigerian Bureau of Statistics, Belarus […]
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