A combined global audience of 1.12 billion watched the World Cup final between France and Croatia in July, FIFA, the governing body of world football, said on Friday. In total, FIFA said, a “combined 3.572 billion viewers – more than half of the global population aged four and over – tuned in to world football’s […]
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The governments of the United States of America and France are interested in Nigeria Air, the Federal Government announced on Thursday. It also dismissed claims that the process for the establishment of the national carrier was suspended due to the lack of investors. Speaking at the 5th Aviation Stakeholders’ Forum in Abuja, the Minister of […]
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President Emmanuel Macron of France, on Tuesday said that France cannot fix the African problems for them but only the provision of security and good economic base by the African leaders would solve their problems. He also said that he was concerned on the problem of terrorism and jihadism in the country and that he […]
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The French Republic, yesterday, expressed readiness to support Lagos State government in its Mega City agenda through the commitment of €200 million (₦83.7 billion) to set up an efficient public transportation system in the state. Speaking during France-Nigeria Business Forum held in Lagos as part of the activities during the visit of the President of […]
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The French government has signed a development finance agreement with Tony Elumelu Foundation, TEF, for development finance and entrepreneurship in Africa. The agreement worth one billion Euros was executed yesterday in Lagos at the instance of the French President, Emmanuel Macron, who announced the deal yesterday during a talk show with nearly 2,000 TEF alumni […]
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Singer Rihanna and French President Emmanuel Macron headlined a conference in Senegal on Friday raising hundreds of millions of dollars for education in developing countries. Cheers and whistles rang out as Rihanna was announced in the audience that included several African heads of state and the World Bank president. “This is a fight we’re never […]
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French prosecutors have opened an investigation into Apple over revelations it secretly slowed down older versions of its handsets. The Paris prosecutor’s office said Tuesday a probe was opened last week over alleged “deception and planned obsolescence” of some Apple products. It is led by the French body in charge of fraud control, which is […]
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The Africa Development Bank (AfDB) has signed a concessional donor loan agreement with France to the tune of $253 million as support for the 14th replenishment of the African Development Fund (ADF). Established in 1972, the ADF represents an enduring development partnership between African countries and donors. The Fund is part of the African Development […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has called on international community to support Nigeria’s commitment to reducing the negative effects of climate change. Speaking on Tuesday at the One Planet Summit in Paris, Buhari said Nigeria cannot implement the nationally determined contribution without adequate financial, technical and capacity building support from the developed countries. The One Planet Summit […]
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French President Emmanuel Macron’s government has unveiled its budget for next year, seeking to balance tax cuts with spending cuts to reduce the country’s deficit. France’s budget is based on an estimated growth of 1.7 percent next year – the same as this year. The government plans to cut taxes by 10 billion euros ($11.7 […]
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Switzerland is the world’s most competitive economy for a ninth straight year, the Geneva-based World Economic Forum’s annual rankings showed on Wednesday. Following is a table showing the top 30 countries, according to the World Economic Forum. 1 Switzerland 2 United States 3 Singapore 4 Netherlands 5 Germany 6 Hong Kong 7 Sweden 8 United […]
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The Federal Government, on Wednesday, alleged that apart from receiving money from looters in Nigeria, secessionist group, the Indigenous People of Biafra, was receiving a large chunk of its financing from France. According to correspondent, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said this during an interview with State House correspondents after the […]
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