I think it is in our interest to trade, to gain mutual benefits from our investments. And for people in areas such as the South-South (region) where livelihoods and jobs are essentially important, it is in our mutual interest to try and enhance our trade and investment partnership generally. In a move to woo […]
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Tuggar said that the 4Ds include “Democracy, Development, Demography and Diaspora,” stressing that they provide a new vision for Nigeria in contemporary times. He emphasised that Nigeria depends on this new line of vision to actualise its objectives and benefit from its foreign policy engagements. Minister of foreign affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, has called […]
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A Saudi government statement on Wednesday said authorities were introducing “a new regulatory framework… to counter the illicit trade of alcohol goods and products received by diplomatic missions”. Saudi Arabia has set out plans to allow the sale of alcohol to non-Muslim diplomats for the first time, two sources familiar with the plan told […]
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The 45 visa-free countries Nigerians can travel with their country’s passports are: Barbados, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde Islands, Chad, Comoro Islands, Cook Islands, Cote d’Ivoire, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Fiji, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau and Haiti. The Henley Passport Index has listed the most powerful passports in the world, saying Nigerians now […]
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The discussion mirrored down to 4 sectors to serve as pilot in the MSME partnership; these include: Diary industry, grains/millets value chain, movie industry and leather industry. This is in addition to the ongoing Knowledge Transfer Programme being implemented by SMEDAN. The Director General of Small and Medium Enterprise Development Agency of Nigeria […]
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The new prices will be: IELTS on Computer Academic and General Training Modules: ₦139,000, IELTS on Paper Academic and General Training Modules: ₦134,000; UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI): ₦149,000; Life Skills: ₦130,000; One Skill Retake (O.S.R): ₦87,570 The British Council in Nigeria has announced a 29% increase in the fees for the English Language […]
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Barely a week after Nigeria’s foreign Affairs Minister Yusuf Tuggar advocated for reforms of the UN Security Council, the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday questioned the lopsided representation at the UN Security Council. He also made a case for Africa to have a permanent seat on the council. “How can we accept that Africa […]
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The China-Africa Institute (CAI) will host African ambassadors at the Chinese Archeological Museum on Jan. 25 in Beijing, China. An Ni, CAI spokesperson, in a statement on Sunday, said the event was intended to promote China-Africa relations. “CAI is currently organising an event at the Chinese Archaeological Museum in Beijing on Jan. 25. “Ambassadors of […]
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The World Bank estimates that improved internet access has led to a 7% reduction in extreme poverty in Nigeria and Tanzania over three years. This was revealed in a new briefing paper entitled “Digital transformation drives development in Africa”, which notes that exposure has also led to an 8% increase in labor market participation and […]
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The amount on the debit side of the balance of payments includes how much was spent on tickets by passengers (N779.61bn), cargo ($10.22bn), and others (N5.65bn). Foreign airlines have repatriated N795.48bn from Nigeria in six months, data from the Central Bank of Nigeria have shown. Data from the apex bank’s Balance of Payment […]
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