The Federal Government last night said that the statements made by the United States, US, the United Kingdom, UK and the European Union, EU, on the suspension of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Walter Onnoghen were driven by unfounded assumptions. The Presidency also told the three bodies not to be hasty in taking […]
Read More The Federal Government has welcomed the statements from the United States and the United Kingdom demanding credible and peaceful election in Nigeria and threatening punitive measures against election riggers and perpetrators of electoral violence. In a statement issued in Ilorin on Friday, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said the Federal Government […]
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he United Kingdom, United States of America and European Union, in collaboration with no fewer than 19 developed nations, have lauded Nigeria for sustaining the ideals of democracy since the country returned to participatory governance in 1999. The countries’ applause for Nigeria was contained in a special joint statement released on their behalf by the […]
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Top Chinese oil company CEFC China Energy on Tuesday denied any involvement in an alleged multi-million dollar bribery scandal that US investigators say helped the giant win business advantages in Africa. US officials announced Monday that they had arrested Hong Kong’s former home affairs secretary and the ex-foreign minister of Senegal for leading the alleged […]
Read More US authorities have arrested Hong Kong’s former home affairs secretary and the ex-foreign minister of Senegal for leading a multimillion dollar bribery scheme in Africa on behalf of a top Chinese energy company, with some deals arranged in the halls of the United Nations. US officials announced Monday that former Senegalese top diplomat Cheikh Gadio […]
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Nigeria’s Corporate Affairs Commission says it has made provisions for foreign investors planning to invest in Nigeria to register their companies from UK, USA and China without coming into the country. The Registrar-General CAC, Bello Muhmud, made this known at a formal presentation of Quality Management Service standard certification to the commission on Thursday in […]
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Nigeria’s agri-business in the sorghum cultivation is now amongst world’s leading position at number two after the United States of America, USA, which is the number one world’s leading producer. Vanguard inquiries showed that the world sorghum production is forecast at 59.34million metric tonnes in 2017/18. A breakdown of the data, obtained from the United […]
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U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May said she was “bitterly disappointed” with the U.S. government’s decision to slap duties of almost 220 percent on Bombardier’s C series aircraft, which threatens more than 4,000 jobs in Northern Ireland. May took to Twitter to vow she’ll work with the Montreal-based company to protect jobs. The prime minister had […]
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The United States government has said that it does not see the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, as a terrorist organisation. While the Federal Government of Nigeria has proscribed IPOB and labeled it a terrorist organization, the US government, however, said it does not see IPOB as a terrorist organisation. It said, although US is […]
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Melania Trump made her first foray into the White House’s vegetable garden Friday, following in the footsteps of its creator and her predecessor, Michelle Obama. Dressed down in jeans, a plaid shirt and red gardening gloves, the first lady harvested and planted fresh produce alongside a dozen 11- and 12-year-old children. “Thank you for coming […]
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Nigeria’s Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Monday said the present administration has reached out to the United States government to step up its assistance in ensuring that corrupt officials don’t get a safe haven abroad for their loot. According to a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mr. Laolu Akande, the […]
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Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, plans to invest $50bn in the United States and Europe by 2025, in renewable energy and petrochemicals. This is coming after completing almost $5bn of agricultural projects and an $11bn oil refinery in Nigeria. He confirmed the planned investment in an interview with Bloomberg Markets Magazine. “Beginning in 2020, 60 […]
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