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Onyeama: Qatar To Invest $5bn In Nigeria

Defends ambassadorial appointments The oil-rich state of Qatar is to invest $5 billion in the Nigerian economy, the Foreign Affairs Minister, Chief Geoffrey Onyeama, has said. Onyeama, at a farewell dinner on Sunday in honour of Nigeria’s Ambassador-designate to the State of Qatar, who is also the outgoing Director of Protocol (DOP) at the State House, Ambassador Yakubu Ahmed, stated that recent career ambassadorial appointments made by the Federal Government was based on merit, experience and professionalism. He said there had been discussions with Qatar on partnership with Nigeria’s Sovereign Wealth Fund to invest about $5 billion in the NigerianRead More
China Approves First Homegrown Coronavirus Vaccine, Developed By Sinopharm

China’s Sinopharm says its Covid-19 vaccine is 79% effective Chinese regulators have approved the country’s first homegrown coronavirus vaccine, developed by state-owned pharmaceutical giant Sinopharm, officials announced Thursday. The approvalRead More