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President Bola Tinubu and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz were witnesses to the signing of an accelerated performance agreement in Dubai on the Siemens power project in Nigeria. The agreement was signed on the side-line of the on-going 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP28 by Kenny Anuwe, Managing Director of FGN Power Company on behalf…
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President Bola Tinubu on Monday, September 11, secured an immediate cessation of the ban placed on Nigerian travellers by the government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE).This was agreed during discussions between President Tinubu and his Emirati counterpart, Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, in Abu Dhabi, according to a statement issued by the Special Adviser…
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Niger’s military junta on Friday cut off diplomatic relations with four countries, including its southern neighbor Nigeria, which earlier in the morning disconnected electricity export to the country following its delegation’s failure to meet the coup leader. “The functions of the extraordinary and plenipotentiary ambassadors of the Republic of Niger to France, Nigeria, Togo, and…
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The UK Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, James Cleverly, has stated that the UK government does not support a military intervention to restore democracy in Niger Republic. He said this on Tuesday at a press briefing in Lagos. Cleverly said, “The use of force to redraw borders or to take political…
By: Oyez Olatunde Rex Tuesday 20th June 2023, newly inaugurated Nigerian president Bola Ahmed Tinubu arrived in Paris, to join other world leaders participating in the Global Financing Pact Summit. President Tinubu’s attendance at this summit is significant, being his first international trip as a sworn Nigerian president; and being president, at a period in…
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The Government of United Kingdom on Thursday, appointed Dr. Richard Montgomery as the new High Commissioner to Nigeria. This follows completion of the tenure of former British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Ms. Catriona Laing. The new High Commissioner has already presented his credentials to President Muhammadu Buhari at the State House. According to a statement…
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Widely known Biafra agitator, Simon Ekpa, has written to tell the United Nations General Assembly, UNGA, that Peter Obi of the Labour Party won the February 25 presidential election but the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, declared Asiwaju Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress, APC, winner. He made these allegations in a letter to…
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Dear president Biden, Something remarkable happened on the morning of February 25, the day of the Nigerian presidential election. Many Nigerians went out to vote holding in their hearts a new sense of trust. Cautious trust, but still trust. Since the end of military rule in 1999, Nigerians have had little confidence in elections. To…