The main products exported from Russia to Nigeria were Refined Petroleum products in the tune of over 500 million dollars, Wheat about $500 million, and Fertilizers over $70 million. Nigeria has Commiserated with the people and Government of the Russian Federation over tragic attack carried out at the Crocus Concert Hall in Moscow. […]
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The Islamic State on Saturday claimed responsibility for an attack Wednesday on Niger’s army that it said had killed 30 soldiers. The group said in a statement carried by its Amaq news agency and posted on its Telegram channel that the soldiers were killed in an ambush on a convoy near the town of Teguey […]
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The Charge d’ Affairs and Deputy head of Mission of the US embassy in Nigeria, Mr David Greene has said that, “The U.S. government is providing broad assistance across Nigeria to support agriculture development and boost food production in Nigeria noting that, “The USAID invested almost $200 million in agriculture for the last five years […]
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Russia and China on Friday vetoed a U.S.-sponsored U.N. resolution supporting “an immediate and sustained cease-fire” in the Israeli onslaught against Gaza, calling the measure ambiguous and saying it was not the direct demand to end the fighting that much of the world seeks. The vote became another showdown involving world powers that are locked […]
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After a delay, Niger Republic has reopened its border with Nigeria in the provinces of of Diffa, Tahoua, Maradi and Dosso. The land border between the two neighbors was closed after the coup d’état of July 26 and the ECOWAS sanctions that followed. In a radio message broadcast on social networks, on Thursday, the Nigerien […]
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The China Media Group Africa, in collaboration with the University of Abuja, has held a Global Media Dialogue in Abuja, the Nigerian capital, which focused on “Enhancing China-Africa Cooperation in New Quality Productive Forces to Realize High-Quality Growth.” The media parley, centered on enhancing China-Africa cooperation and maximizing development opportunities, drew over fifty participants from […]
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Nigeria has secured $1.3 billion in funding to complete a railway project connecting Kano, the largest city in the north, to Maradi in neighbouring Niger, the transport ministry said. The railway line will build on existing economic and social ties to boost trade and cultural cooperation between the two countries. Funding will come from a […]
Continue ReadingNiger’s government announced on Saturday that it was breaking off “with immediate effect” its military cooperation agreement with the United States. The declaration came just a day after a senior US delegation left Niger, following a three-day visit to renew contact with the military junta that ousted the president and moved closer to Russia. […]
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Nigeria’s National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons said arrangements are in top gear to ascertain the number of trafficked Nigerian women in Iraq for easy rescue. The spokesperson for NAPTIP, Zacks Dauda, who disclosed this to Saturday PUNCH on Friday, noted that the agency would partner the Ministry of Foreign Affairs […]
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Ghana’s High Commissioner to Nigeria, Rashid Bawa has passed on, Ghana News Agency Reports. He is said to have died in Nigeria on Thursday 14 March, 2024, the News Agency said. The 83-year-old is expected to be flown to Ghana for burial in accordance with Islamic culture. Mr. Rashid Bawa also served as Ghana’s ambassador […]
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