THE first Nigeria’s Franco-British University, which is both British and French in academic style, Franco-British International University, Kaduna, will kick-start academic activities in October 2024. This was revealed in a chat with journalists by the Vice Chancellor of the University, Professor Abdullahi Muhammad Sabo, on Monday. According to the Vice-Chancellor, the university will start […]
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Poland has denied that its nationals who were arrested by security operatives in Kano, Nigeria, waved the Russian flag. The detained Poles were arrested on August 6 in Kano for allegedly displaying Russian flags during the #EndBadGovernance protest held by some Nigerians against economic hardship in the country. Also arrested were six Spanish nationals. […]
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Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar has said that the Nigeria will not accept any foreign interference in the aftermath of the violence that trailed the Hunger protests that has dotted the country since August 1, 2024. The Minister said this on Wednesday when he met with members of the diplomatic corps in […]
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Protesters on Tuesday stormed the Republic of Benin Embassy in Abuja, challenging the continued detention of Nigerian pastor Benjamin Egbaji in Benin. Egbaji, a native of Cross River State, who oversees a church, Église De Miracle Et Action Du Saint Esprit, in Benin, has been in detention for over a year after he was […]
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The African Development Bank (AfDB) has granted the sum of €84 million to Morocco to improve its water management in forest regions in response to the increasing effects of climate change. The Morocco’s agriculture had been affected by drought for some years and since 2020 the government has taken proactive steps to bolster the country’s […]
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NIGER Republic has revoked the operating licence of French nuclear fuel producer Orano at one of the world’s biggest uranium mines, the company said Thursday, in a move that highlighted tensions between France and the African country’s ruling junta. Orano said it has been excluded from the Imouraren mine in northern Niger which sits on […]
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Nigeria has been projected to lose 300 millionaires at home to another country in 2024, according to a report on migration by Henley & Partners. According to the report seen by Nairametrics, approximately 128,000 of the world’s millionaires are projected to migrate to a new country in 2024, with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) […]
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The German Ambassador to Nigeria, Mrs. Annett Gunther, says there are no less than four thousand Nigerians schooling and working in Germany. Gunther made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja. According to her, the German Academic Exchange Service gives out not less than 1000 scholarships […]
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At least 155 people have died in Tanzania as torrential rains linked to El Nino triggered flooding and landslides, Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa said Thursday. Tanzania and other countries in East Africa – a region highly vulnerable to climate change – have been pounded by heavier than usual rainfall during the current rainy season, with […]
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Dozens of Nigerians have expressed much enthusiasm and admiration for Chinese calligraphy and painting, which represent people-people relations in art and culture. It was the occasion of the “Lanting Collection: Narrate China-Nigeria Friendship Through Calligraphy”, held at the Chinese Cultural Centre, Abuja, which attracted lovers of arts and culture from all walks of life. Cultural […]
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