The United Kingdom (UK) has released a new update on the processing of visa applications for countries on its red list. Recall that on Sunday, the British High Commission announced that it will “pause making decisions” on visitor visa applications from all red list countries, including Nigeria. The development came after the UK put Nigeria on its travel red […]
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African heads of state and government together with senior policymakers will share their perspectives on how to reshape Africa’s development financing models at the 2021 African Economic Conference, which takes place on Thursday, 2 December. Cabo Verde Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Olavo Correia said the conference offered “an extraordinarily important moment” to chart […]
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Africa’s global bank, United Bank for Africa, through its UBA Foundation has been spreading joy across Africa for many years as they continue to give back to the underpriviledged in the communities in which they operate. At the UBA Foundation gardens in Lagos where the bank is head quartered, a lights up ceremony was held to […]
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By Chijioke Okoronkwo Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says no fewer than six startups owned by young Nigerians have grown from scratch to billion dollar businesses in recent years. Osinbajo was the Special Guest of Honour at the Graduation Ceremony of Senior Executive Course 43, 2021 of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), […]
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The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has signed a $1.04 billion deal with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to boost oil output. The deal was signed at the ongoing Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF) in Durban, South Africa. The transaction comprises a pre-export/shipment finance facility underpinned by a forward sale agreement (FSA) and offtake contracts from the Nigerian National Petroleum […]
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Nigerian singers, Peter and Paul Okoye, have reunited after about five years of feud. The duo, popularly known as P-Square, shared an embrace on Wednesday after years of fighting and bad blood The brothers have been warming lots of hearts following their reconciliation, which came ahead of their 40th birthday. Taking to their Instagram page on […]
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Popular comedian and social media influencer, Debo Adebayo, popularly known as Mr Macaroni, has revealed why he declined to visit Vice President Yemi Osinbajo alongside his colleagues. A team of skit makers, under the aegis of the Nigeria Skits Industry Awards, had on Wednesday paid a visit to the Vice President at the Presidential Villa, […]
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Reports have emerged that a Russian diplomat was found dead outside the country’s embassy in the German capital of Berlin. The man’s body was discovered on the pavement on 19 October by police guarding the Berlin compound, Der Spiegel website reported. He had apparently fallen from an upper floor, but it was unclear how, it […]
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The African Development Bank has blacklisted at least 40 Nigerian firms and individuals for engaging in corrupt practices, fraud and collusive practices between 2017 and 2021, according to data obtained from the bank’s website. The AfDB said the firms and individuals were debarred “for coercive, collusive, corrupt, fraudulent, or obstructive practices under its sanctions system […]
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The perpetual mismanagement and manifest diversion of funds meant for strategic human development schemes, profitable capital projects and other serious businesses of government under the administration of Gov. Nyesom Wike and the People’s Democratic Party, has taken a very scary dimension, such that has raised a big concern among enlightened populace and justifies the need […]
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