Tag: nigeria
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FIFA Ranking: Nigeria drops by 3 spots, now world 32nd
Nigeria’s Super Eagles have dropped by three spots in the October ranking to place 32nd in the world after losing one of it’s international friendly match and drawing another within the period under review. In the ranking table on the website of the world football governing body on Thursday, Nigeria garnered 1488 points in the…
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World Bank president commends FG for removing fuel subsidy
Mr David Malpass, President of the World Bank Group, has commended the Federal Government for removing subsidies on petroleum products. He said this in Washington D. C. on Wednesday at the opening press conference for the World Bank at the ongoing 2020 International Monetary Fund (IMF)/World Bank virtual annual meetings. Malpass was responding to a…
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Nigeria to be net exporter of petroleum products by 2022 — DPR
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), says with five built refinery plants across the country and seven in the making, Nigeria will be a net exporter of petroleum products in the next two years. The Director and Chief Executive Officer of DPR, Sarki Auwalu disclosed this in Lagos when the Minister of Information and Culture,…
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Hostility: Ghana extends olive branch to Nigeria
Following the riot act read by the Federal Government to hostility towards Nigerians in Ghana, the Ghanaian authorities has extended the olive branch, promising commitment to warm relations with Nigeria. In a statement issued on Sunday, the Ghanaian authority said it would engage the Federal Government of Nigeria with a view to resolve comprehensively and…
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Polio-Free Nigeria: Gates, Dangote, others hail achievement
Billionaire philanthropists Bill Gates and Aliko Dangote have hailed the declaration of Nigeria by the World Health Organisation (WHO) as being polio-free. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the global health body on Tuesday certified Nigeria and the rest of Africa polio-free. The WHO Africa Regional Certification Commission (ARCC) said the major milestone…
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COVID-19: World Bank approves $114.28 m for Nigeria
The World Bank has approved $114.28 million financing to help Nigeria prevent, detect and respond to the threat posed by COVID-19 with specific focus on state level responses. According to a statement from the bank on Friday, the amount includes $100 million credit from the International Development Association (IDA) and $14.28 million grant from the…
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Israel, Nigeria sign bilateral agreement on green energy
The State of Israel and Nigeria on Wednesday signed bilateral agreement in the field of green energy development. The agreement was outcome of a closed door meeting between Mr Yotam Kreiman, Deputy Head of Israeli Mission to Nigeria, Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, Minister of Science and Technology in Abuja. Speaking, Yotam told the News Agency of…
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BREAKING: Nigeria’s inflation hits 12.56% in June – NBS
The consumer price index which measures inflation rose to 12.56 percent in June, a new report by the National Bureau of Statistics has shown. According to the report, which was released on Friday, the June inflation rate is 0.16 percentage points higher than the rate recorded in May 2020 (12.40 percent). The CPI (consumer price…
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FG accepts Ghana’s apology over embassy demolition
Nigeria has expressed satisfaction over the moves by the Government of Ghana to address the demolition of the residence of the Nigerian High Commissioner in Accra. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, told newsmen in Abuja on Thursday, that the government had taken note of the efforts of President of Ghana, Nana Akufo-Addo and Ghanaian…
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Ghana pledges to restore Nigeria’s diplomatic property to original state
The Ghanaian government on Thursday reiterated its commitment to restoring to its original state, the residential building of the Nigerian High Commission in Ghana that was demolished a few days ago following an attack.. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that armed men had attacked the mission on Friday night and demolished the official…