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21 Jan 2020
President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday briefed British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson on major developments in Nigeria, especially the gains in different sectors of the economy and polity.
9 Feb 2019
Nearly six years after the African Union shut it out in the cold, Egypt will take the organisation's helm -- and strengthening multilateral powers is unlikely to be on the agenda.
13 Jul 2018
The Niger river begins its 4,200 kilometre course in Guinea, runs up north through much of Mali, takes a sharp turn south into Niger Republic, narrowly avoiding Burkina Faso, runs along the border of Benin Republic, before entering Nigeria where it finally empties into the Atlantic Ocean through the oil rich Niger Delta.
8 Jun 2018
Entrepreneurs in the Niger Delta have canvassed the need for the Federal Government to sign the Continental Free Trade Area (CFTA).
18 May 2018
General Secretary of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Dr. Peter Ozo-Eson, has disclosed readiness to endorse the Continental Free Trade Agreement (CFTA).
15 Apr 2018
Agreements between the Federal Government and foreign partners must be entered into with utmost caution, as doing otherwise could plunge Nigeria into decades of servitude.
22 Mar 2018
Forty-four African countries yesterday proceeded with the signing of the agreement that established the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) without the two biggest economies...
16 Mar 2018
The Federal Government has been told to tread cautiously about signing the proposed Continental Free Trade Area (CFTA) agreement because of the likely negative impact on private businesses and the country’s economy.
3 Jan 2018
With a draft agreement to establish the Continental Free Trade Agreement (CFTA) awaiting adoption at a summit of the African Union in March this year, stakeholders have advocated the need to remove various non-tariff barriers, especially among regional blocs.
8 Dec 2017
The African Union (AU), Commissioner for Trade and Industry, Albert Muchanga, has said Africa is doing the right thing in creating the Continental Free Trade Area (CFTA)...
4 Jul 2017
The Director General, Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), Osita Aboloma, stated that the agency would spare no effort to boost intra and inter-African trade.
21 Apr 2017
Preparatory to the commencement of the Continental Free Trade Area (CFTA) deal, the Federal Government has inaugurated a twenty-one man national committee to negotiate the deal as well as identify opportunities to promote investments in the economy.
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President Joe Biden of the United States said he looks forward to continuing to work with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to support economic growth, advance security, and promote respect for human rights in Nigeria. Tinubu was sworn in as Nigeria's president on Monday by the country's Chief Justice, Olukayode Ariwoola, at Eagles Square in Abuja.…
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Newly-sworn in Nigeria’s 16th president, Bola Tinubu, got a boost from one of the nation’s biggest allies on his first day in office as President of America, Joe Biden, yesterday expressed his desire to work with Tinubu and strengthen the relationship between both countries.
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New Rivers Governor, Siminialayi Fubara and his Deputy, Prof. Ngozi Ordu, yesterday, took oath of office in Port Harcourt. The state Chief Judge, Justice Simeon Chibuzor Amadi, administered the oath at a ceremony held at Yakubu Gowon stadium.
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Continuous pilferage of the country’s commonwealth by political office holders, through humongous allowances and takeaway benefits, has become very worrisome. This indeed constitutes a serious threat to the economic wellbeing of the ordinary Nigerian.