The Federal Government and the Kingdom of Morocco on Monday in Rabat, signed three agreements as part of activities marking President Muhammadu Buhari’s two-day visit to the country. According to a statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, the agreements include that of a regional gas pipeline […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday said that Nigeria’s strongest selling point remained an “intellectually aggressive and economically ambitious” populace that always seeks self-improvement and self-actualization in any part of the world. Speaking in Rabat, Morocco during an audience with the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Morocco, Saadeddine Othmani, at the Royal Guest Palace, President […]
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Nigeria and Morocco have set up a steering committee to develop a sustainable crop insurance scheme for the country. According to a statement, the committee comprises representatives of the Nigerian Agricultural Insurance Corporation, Bank of Agriculture, the Moroccan Agricultural Insurance Company, MAMDA and MAMDA RE. During the inauguration of the committee in Abuja, the Managing […]
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Fossils of Homo sapiens discovered in Morocco are the oldest known remains of our species, scientists say. The bones, about 300,000 years old, were unearthed thousands of miles from the previous record-holder, found in fossil-rich eastern Africa. The new discovery reveals people from an early stage of our species’ evolution, with a mix of modern […]
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Nigeria has emerged one of the top five insurance markets in Africa, ranking fifth with overall market share of 85 percent of premiums in the continent. General-Secretary of the African Insurance Organization, AIO, Ms Prisca Soares at a press conference after the launching of the second Africa Insurance Barometer at the on-going 44th AIO Conference […]
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Nigeria’s stride to achieve self-sufficiency in phosphate supply received the needed boost recently as about 50,000 jobs have been created in the country through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Morocco. Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Dr. Maikanti Baru, disclosed this yesterday, while receiving the National Coordinator […]
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The World Bank says it has approved $150 million in financing to support small enterprises in Morocco and improve social programmes in the North African country. The funds, approved on Friday, will help the government “modernise its national identification system and provide financing to promote innovative startups and job creation”, a statement said. According to […]
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Key midfielder Sofiane Boufal pulled out of Morocco’s squad for the Africa Cup of Nations on Sunday because of injury, joining influential playmaker Younes Belhanda on the sidelines. Southampton star Boufal, 23, had been at a training camp in the United Arab Emirates, where Morocco were preparing for a friendly on Monday against Finland. “Sofiane […]
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