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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The United States Department of Defense has confirmed a significant arms sale to Nigeria, involving 12 AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters, to bolster the West African nation’s military capabilities. The contract, valued at $1 billion, includes not only the state-of-the-art helicopters but also 32 mission computers provided by Northrop Grumman, with a separate contract valued at […]
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The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has affirmed its commitment to maintaining strong collaborations with the Geneva Centre to enhance the statutory responsibility of the Corps in training, supervision, monitoring and licensing the private guard companies (PGC) in Nigeria. Emphasising the vital role of the private security guards in gathering prompt intelligence and […]
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Nigeria’s Senate President Godswill Akpabio, has pleaded with the German government not to deport about 12,000 illegal migrants into Nigeria, saying such a move will aggravate security challenges in the country. Mr. Akpabio made the call on Wednesday when the German Ambassador to Nigeria, Annette Gunther paid him a courtesy visit in Abuja. Ambassador Gunther, […]
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The Nigerian government is seeking partnership with the United Nations to tackle the abuse of drugs and reduce crimes among youths in the country. The Minister of State, Federal Ministry of Youth Development, Mr. Ayodele Olawande disclosed this during a working visit to the United Nations office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in Abuja, the […]
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Nigeria has topped countries with significant power shortages in 2023, alongside emerging economies like Pakistan and Kenya, a new report by the International Energy Agency (IEA) has shown. According to the 2024 IEA report, insufficient power capacity, fuel supply challenges, and grid-related technical issues continued to cause significant power shortages in many regions across […]
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The United States of America has committed a new grant of $9.5 million to support the Africa Development Bank’s (AfDB’s) Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation (TAAT) initiative (TAAT). According to a statement from AfDB, the grant is a part of the larger US Government’s “Feed the Future” global hunger initiative that would be used for […]
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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) in its January edition of World Economic Outlook (WEO) slightly lowered its growth projections for the country for 2024 to three percent, from the 3.1 percent earlier projected in its WEO released last October. The IMF growth projection was lower than the 3.76 percent projection in Nigeria’s 2024 budget. The […]
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