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FG: Nigeria To Take Delivery Of 105,000 Tonnes Of Fertiliser Inputs From Canada, Russia Next Week

Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA), Uche Orji
Says over N100bn spent on Second Niger Bridge The federal government has disclosed that Nigeria would take delivery of 105, 000 metric tonnes of basic raw materials for fertiliser productionRead More

Nigeria Looks To Canada For Emergency Potash Supply To Replace Russia

Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA)
Nigeria bought emergency supplies of Canadian potash in April after the country was unable to import the key fertiliser ingredient from Russia, due to the impact of Western sanctions, theRead More

Nigerian Embassy In Russia Suspends Passport Production

Nigerian international passports
The federal government has suspended the production of passports in Russia for Nigerian nationals, according to a memo. Specifically, the Nigerian embassy in Russia announced the suspension in a memoRead More

Russia Warns Media Not To Report Interview With Ukrainian President, Zelenskyy

Russian President Vladimir Putin vs Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Russia’s communications watchdog told Russian media on Sunday to refrain from reporting an interview done with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. It said it had started a probe into the outletsRead More

Russia-Ukraine War: Nigeria Ready To Step In As Alternative Gas Supplier To Europe, Says Sylva

Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva
NEITI: Export of 85% of Nigeria’s solid minerals to China poses economic risk Following the war between Russia and Ukraine, which is threatening the supply of gas to European countriesRead More

It’s Time To Talk With Russia, Ukraine President, Zelenskyy, Calls For Dialogue As War Enters 23rd Day

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called for talks with Russia to end the ongoing war between the two countries. On February 24, Russian troops invaded Ukraine following a directive byRead More

South African President, Ramaphosa Blames NATO For Russia’s Attack On Ukraine

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday blamed NATO for the war in Ukraine. Ramaphosa said he would resist calls to condemn Russia, in comments that cast doubt over whetherRead More

Russian Troops Take 400 People Hostage At Mariupol’s Intensive Care Hospital In Ukraine

Russian Troops
No fewer than 400 people are being held hostage by Russian troops after occupying an intensive care hospital in the Mariupol, a Ukrainian city. This was made known on TuesdayRead More

Russian Journalist Charged To Court For Interrupting News Broadcast With Anti-War Protest

War
Marina Ovsyannikova, an editor at Channel One Television, has been detained after she interrupted the channel’s news broadcast in a protest against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on Monday. Daily MailRead More

IMF: Ukraine War Threatens Africa In Food, Fuel Prices

IMF boss, Kristalina Georgieva
Okays $1.4bn emergency financing for warn-torn country The Managjng Director of International Monetary Fund (IMF), Kristalina Georgieva, has warned that the war in Ukraine threatens to undo Africa’s progress inRead More