The Grand Final of the United Bank for Africa Foundation National Essay Competition was held on Tuesday, 16th January, 2018 at the Bank’s Corporate Headquarters at Heritage Towers, Ridge, Accra, Ghana, with 16 year old Jason Emmanuel K. Asante Ghansah from Presbyterian Boys Senior High School emerging as winner. The 4th Ghana edition brought together […]
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The German government has committed 120 million euros to ensure total eradication of polio in Nigeria, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson, Tiwatope Elias-Fatile, has said. Mr. Elias-Fatile stated this at a news conference on Wednesday in Abuja. “”The German government and Nigeria have signed three bilateral agreements which are Government Agreement on Technical Cooperation […]
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The speaker of the house of representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has strongly condemned the killings in various parts of the country, stating that all is not well. Giving his address to lawmakers when they resumed from recess on Tuesday, Dogara frowned at the violence in Benue, Taraba, Kaduna, Rivers, Zamfara, and Adamawa states. “Indeed at no […]
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President Adama Barrow of The Gambia during a joint press conference with President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday, praised the latter for his leadership role in the stabilisation of African countries. The 51-year-old Gambian president said that President Buhari played the role of a game-changer in Gambian politics as his contributions helped to ensure political stability, […]
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The federal government of Nigeria has summoned United States ambassador to Nigeria, Stuart Symington, over Donald Trump’s usage of “shithole countries” to describe African nations. Trump is reported to have questioned why the US would want to have immigrants from “shithole countries” such as Haiti and African nations. Geoffrey Onyeama, minister of foreign affairs, is scheduled […]
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The Nigerian Union in South Africa say six guest houses owned by their members were burnt during attacks against Nigerians in Rustenburg, North West Province of South Africa. The Chairman of the union in the Province, Paul Nwanedo, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the telephone from Rustenburg, on Thursday that the attackers […]
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As part of preparation for the 2018 World Cup in Russia, the Super Eagles of Nigeria will play a friendly game against the Three Lions of England at Wembley Stadium on June 2, 2018. England manager, Gareth Southgate sees Nigeria as an ideal team to play to prepare his charges for their group game against […]
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A federal high court in Lagos on Tuesday ordered Clement Onubuogo, a former permanent secretary in the ministry of labour, to forfeit the sums of N664 million and $137,000 to the federal government. Saliu Seidu, a judge, granted the order at the resumed hearing of a forfeiture suit against Onugbuogo. When the case was called, TS Awana, […]
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Nigeria has authorised Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to start the repayment of $76 million polio eradication loan to Japan. The Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, made this known in Abuja on Tuesday when she received a delegation of Japanese House of Councillors Parliamentarians. She said that the delegates were in Nigeria to assess […]
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The World Bank forecasts that economic growth in Nigeria would edge up to at least 2.5 per cent in 2018, as the country benefits from improved commodity prices, investments and trade. The Bank om its January 2018 Global Economic Prospect report launched on Tuesday in Washington DC noted that Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is […]
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