In a ceremony held with great solemnity and respect, the Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia in Abuja honored and bid farewell to the guests of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who will participate in the […]
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Pilgrims from Kebbi State of Nigeria who were scheduled for the first flight to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have left for the 2024 Hajj exercise. This is coming as the Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has launched 15 comprehensive guides in Hausa language. The guide, according to the Ministry, is aimed at […]
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Nigerians studying abroad on scholarship have lamented the non-payment of their stipends for the past 11 months by the Federal Government. The students, under the Union Nigerian Bilateral Education Agreement Scholars, in a statement sighted by a correspondent on Sunday, stated that the situation has left them in serious financial hardships which have also affected […]
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The Sustainability and Social Performance Department of Dangote Cement Plc will be implementing a malaria intervention programme at communities in Okpella, Edo State. The health intervention programme, according to a statement from the company, will run for two days around the host communities of the Dangote Cement Plc, Okpella. The statement said the “intervention […]
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It’s important to note that visas for Umrah, tourism, work, family visit, and transit do not allow one to perform Hajj. The Ministry advises everyone to follow the regulations set by official authorities and avoid dealing with fake companies offering Hajj packages. An authoritative source from the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah in Saudi […]
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Nigeria has announced the appointment of five new Chargé D’affaires and 12 Consuls General to the country’s mission to some countries across the world. Foreign Affairs Minister Yusuf Tuggar charged them to be good ambassadors of Nigeria in a statement on Tuesday by Alkasim Abdulkadir, his Special Assistant on Media and Communications Strategy. While asserting […]
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PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu will on Tuesday, April 23, 2024 depart Abuja for the Kingdom of the Netherlands on an official visit. The President will also attend the World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting scheduled for April 28-29 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, in a statement on Monday, said, “On the invitation of the […]
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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 has ordered the Ministry of Education to include graduates of the National Open University in the National Youth Service Corps scheme. Tinubu also resolved the longstanding admittance of NOUN Law graduates to participate in Law School in the country for equal opportunities. He made the disclosure during his presentation at the 13th […]
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The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has said attacks and abductions targeting Nigerian schoolchildren have surged since the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping in Borno State 10 years ago. UNICEF, in a report released on Monday, said only 37% of schools in 10 states have early warning systems to detect threats of such attacks. The report, titled […]
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