The statement said the collaborative effort represents a major commitment by the Nigerian government to its environmental and social development goals, which also aligns with the Kingdom’s Middle East Green Initiative’s (MGI) Clean Fuel Solutions for Cooking Initiative, launched in 2021 with the aim of providing clean cooking solutions to 750 million people worldwide. […]
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Responding on the concerns of its exit on security, trade and socio-economic activities, he said, “Now the world is a global village and is the world within ECOWAS? So, God will feed every human He created. The leader of military junta in Niger Republic, General Abdourahamane Tchiani, has said that none of the three […]
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The programmes certified to run National Innovative Diploma (NID) include: Computer Software Engineering, Welding and Fabrication, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Automotive Mechatronics Engineering and Networking and Systems Security, with effect from January 2024. The Nigeria–Korea Friendship Institute (NKFI) of Vocational and Advanced Technology, Lokoja, Kogi state, has secured full accreditation for its five programmes […]
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The Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) has reaffirmed its commitment to partnering with the Ministry of Communications, Technology, and Innovation of Sierra Leone in its bid to bolster service delivery and enhance socio-economic development. The initiative, aligned with the Federal Government’s policy directives, underscores NIPOST’s determination to leverage technology for transformative outcomes. During a working visit […]
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About 230 European Union companies are currently active in Nigeria, accounting for over 130,000 jobs in Africa’s most populous nation. This is contained in the report of a recent study by Commercium Africa titled ‘2023 mapping of European Union Companies in Nigeria’ and made available to our correspondent on Monday. The companies that are currently […]
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International Monetary Fund (IMF) has revealed that Nigeria can repay its $2.82 billion debt to the Washington-based institution following recent reforms. The explanation followed conclusion of its Executive Board’s Post Financing Assessment with Nigeria. “The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Post Financing Assessment (PFA) and endorsed the Staff Appraisal on […]
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The UK Minister for Business and Trade, Kemi Badenoch, has arrived in Nigeria to begin a 3-day visit to deepen the UK-Nigeria partnership. Ndidiamaka Eze, the Senior Press & Public Affairs Officer at the UK High Commission in Nigeria, said this in a statement on Sunday. Following the former Foreign Secretary’s visit to Nigeria […]
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The United States Coast Guard USCG, has offered Nigeria a three-year plan to work with the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA for the removal of the Condition of Entry (CoE), placed on American-bound vessels from Nigeria. Commander Juliet Hudson announced this at the USCG headquarters in Washington DC during a peer review visit […]
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GLOBAL economic stakeholders have pledged their support for Ecofairs 2024 as part of efforts aimed at enhancing the goals of Intra-African trade under the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Ecofairs is a business initiative of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and Friendly Countries […]
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The International Air Transport Association, the Geneva-based trade association representing world airlines, has expressed fears that foreign airlines operating in Nigeria, may lose about $200m to exchange rate depreciation. IATA Regional Vice-President for Africa and the Middle East, Kamil Al Awadhi, said the issue of trapped funds was being exacerbated by the depreciation of the […]
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