The Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) and the Cameroonian Ministry of Defence have strengthened synergy towards the total defeat of the remnant of Boko Haram terrorists in the Lake Chad Basin region. This was revealed when the Force Commander, MNJTF Major General Ibrahim Ali, paid a courtesy visit to the Cameroonian Ministry of Defence in […]
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Nigeria’s Senate President Godswill Akpabio, has pleaded with the German government not to deport about 12,000 illegal migrants into Nigeria, saying such a move will aggravate security challenges in the country. Mr. Akpabio made the call on Wednesday when the German Ambassador to Nigeria, Annette Gunther paid him a courtesy visit in Abuja. Ambassador Gunther, […]
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The Federal Government and the United Kingdom have resolved to form a joint technical working group to harmonise partnerships for the development of critical mineral deposits in the country. It will be recalled that UK Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden had met Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake on the sidelines of the […]
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Nigeria has topped countries with significant power shortages in 2023, alongside emerging economies like Pakistan and Kenya, a new report by the International Energy Agency (IEA) has shown. According to the 2024 IEA report, insufficient power capacity, fuel supply challenges, and grid-related technical issues continued to cause significant power shortages in many regions across […]
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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) in its January edition of World Economic Outlook (WEO) slightly lowered its growth projections for the country for 2024 to three percent, from the 3.1 percent earlier projected in its WEO released last October. The IMF growth projection was lower than the 3.76 percent projection in Nigeria’s 2024 budget. The […]
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Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project and the Nigerian government have disagreed over the latest ranking of the country by the Transparency International. Transparency International Nigeria says Nigeria now ranks 145 out of 180 on the Corruption Perception Index. The latest index, recently released by TI, indicated that Nigeria moved up five places from previous CPI […]
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Nigeria’s apex bank, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), mitigating its pledge to clear the backlog of foreign exchange owed foreign airlines in the country, has concluded the payment of all verified claims by airlines with an additional $64.44 million to the concerned airlines. Acting Director of Corporate Communications at the CBN, Mrs Hakama Ali […]
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Nigeria and France are strengthening their mutual cooperation in the field of economy and security. This was disclosed in Kaduna during the inauguration of the French language laboratory, financed by the French Directorate for Cooperation in Security and Defence (DCSD). The French Defence Attaché, Colonel G Dujon, and his deputy in charge of the development […]
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The Nigerian Government has strengthened talks with the Kingdom of Morocco to quicken the process of achieving the Final Investment Decision on the $30bn Nigeria-Morocco Gas Pipeline. The two countries held discussions about the agreement on the sidelines of a meeting between the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), Ekperikpe Ekpo, and the Moroccan […]
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The Belt and Road initiative is a strategy initiated by China that seeks to connect Asia with Africa and Europe via land and maritime networks, with the aim of improving regional integration, increasing trade and stimulating economic growth. Nigeria and China have expressed the desire to expand trade and economic cooperation, as Nigeria […]
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