African Union’s peacekeeping force in Somalia, where Al-Shabaab jihadists are waging an insurgency, said Friday the second phase of a drawdown involving 3,000 troops has been completed after a four-month delay. Following several major reversals against the Al-Qaeda-linked insurgents, the Mogadishu government had requested a three-month “technical pause” in the drawdown scheduled to be carried […]
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Nigeria is upgrading its cultural ties with China, Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Arts, Culture and Creative Economy, Mr James Sule, has said. Mr. Sule said the Nigerian Government is scaling up its commitment to fostering relationship between the two countries. Mr. Sule made the remark in his goodwill message to mark the Chinese New […]
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The relationship between Nigeria and her neighbour Niger Republic may break down soon as the government of two nations continue to be at daggers drawn after the Nigerien democratic government was overthrown by the military. In a latest statement by the Nigerien government, it alleged that Nigeria’s action since the change of guard in Niger […]
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In a significant move aimed at improving Nigeria’s defence capabilities, the United States Department of Defence has confirmed the sale of arms valued at $1 billion to Nigeria. According to a statement issued by the US Defence Security Cooperation Agency, the deal includes the procurement of 12 AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters, as well as 32 […]
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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 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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