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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The Tanzanian Government has urged Nigerians with attractive business opportunities to tap abundant economic resources in their country. Dr Binilith Mahenge, the Chairman, Board of Directors, Tanzania Investment Centre, said the visit to Enugu was to present business opportunities to Nigerian investors that would be mutually beneficial to both Nigeria and Tanzania. He spoke […]
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Nigeria’s former Foreign Affairs minister, Bolaji Akinyemi, says Israel has lost its moral standing internationally, and its internal cohesion. In an interview with ARISE NEWS on Monday, Professor Akinyemi said the International Criminal Court (ICC) issue is causing Israel reputational damage. “Mossad has been going after ICC officials, blackmailing them, and even threatening their families […]
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The Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi, has announced the Ministry’s readiness to partner with the Republic of Indonesia and other stakeholders to revive the country’s oil palm subsector to enhance food and nutrition security, job creation, and export opportunities, among others. The Minister stated this during a meeting […]
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Nigeria and Canada will continue to partner through a trade exposition that will help to foster economic ties and create a potential for multi million-dollar investments between the two countries. The Chief Executive Officer of Alpha Oasis International, Bose Odueke, in a statement, said the third in the series of the partnership put together by […]
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The International Monetary Fund has predicted that Nigeria’s economy will reach $1.85tn by 2029, in Purchasing Power Parity terms. This forecast suggests a significant growth trajectory for the country’s economy over the next five years. According to the IMF data, Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product in PPP terms has been steadily increasing, from $1.36tn in 2023 […]
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The Director of the China Cultural Center in Nigeria, Mr. Li Xuda, has posited that nurturing cultural exchanges and forging connections through dance envisions a more profound bilateral relationship between China and Nigeria in the future. Mr. Xuda, speaking at the grand finale of the “Energy China-Nigeria Dance Competition” in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, also […]
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