THE Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor Yemi Cardoso says the apex bank’s FX reforms have made the naira the best-performing currency globally. Nigeria’s currency lost massively against major currencies in the past few months. But Cardoso who spoke on Saturday in a briefing on the sidelines of the just-ended World Bank/IMF Spring Meetings […]
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PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu will on Monday, April 22, open the African Counter-Terrorism Summit in Abuja. This was disclosed in a statement by the Special Adviser, Media and Publicity to the President, Ajuri Ngelale, Sunday. According to the statement, Nigeria, with the support of the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT), is organizing a high-level African […]
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The Bulgarian Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Yanko Yordanov, joined hundreds of others at the Sallah durbar held at the Old Government House in Katsina. The event, known as Hawan Bariki in Katsina tradition, is held on the second day of Sallah, where the emir visits the governor at the Old Government House, a custom […]
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In a statement on Sunday, spokesperson for Nigeria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Francisca Omayuli, said, “The Federal Government of Nigeria joins other members of the international community to call on Iran and Israel to exercise restraint, as diplomatic efforts are ongoing to ease tension and avoid a wider conflict in the Middle East. […]
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Diplomat Nigeria can report that Nigeria and the Kingdom of Morocco are working towards the realization of gas pipeline project. In 2017, the Morocco-Nigeria gas pipeline agreement was signed. Once completed. the project is expected to supply about three billion standard cubic feet of gas per day (3bscf/d) from Nigeria to the Kingdom of […]
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The number of Nigerians given Permanent Residency (PR) in Canada dropped for the first time in three years in 2023, according to the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC).The latest data from IRCC shows that the number of new PRs granted to Nigerians in Canada fell by 21.1 percent to 17,450 from 22,130 in 2022. […]
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UAE Air carrier, Emirates, is slated to restart its flights to Nigeria in mid-year, the Nigerian government has announced. The airline suspended flights operations to Nigeria two years ago over issues bothering on trapped funds. Emirates had stop flights from Nigeria with effect from September 1, 2022 over inability to repatriate funds. “Emirates has tried […]
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Zimbabwe has introduced a new gold-backed currency called ZiG – the name stands for “Zimbabwe Gold”. It is the latest attempt to stabilise an economy that has lurched from crisis to crisis for the past 25 years. Unveiling the new notes, central bank governor John Mushayavanhu said the ZiG would be structured, and set […]
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Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has welcomed the newly-appointed ambassadors to Nigeria, expressing his commitment to enhancing cooperation in the areas of education, mining, culture and tourism. The president received Letters of Credence from the High Commissioner of Jamaica, Lincoln Downer; High Commissioner of Australia, Leilani Bin-Juda; and Ambassador of Romania, Florin Talapan at the State […]
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Deputy Senate President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Senator Barau I. Jibrin, has emerged as the acting Speaker of the Sixth Legislature of the Parliament of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). Diplomat Nigeria reports that Senator Barau, who is the leader of the Nigerian delegation to the ECOWAS Parliament, emerged during […]
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