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Onyeama: Qatar To Invest $5bn In Nigeria

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama.
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

UAE Bows To FG’s Demand, Stops Antigen Test For Passengers

Minister of State, Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika
Restricts outbound passengers to 200 in first two weeks N100bn spent on aviation sector, says Sirika The United Arab Emirates (UAE), the host country for Emirates Airlines, has conceded toRead More

Nigerian Convicted In China For Fraud, Seeks Justice

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Says he was wrongly convicted Nigerian Consulate in Guangzhou, China is investigating the case of a Nigerian- Mr Dirisu Abusari Dodo, who was convicted and sentenced to 14 years inRead More

China Approves First Homegrown Coronavirus Vaccine, Developed By Sinopharm

COVID-19 vaccine
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

Two Nigerians Nabbed In India With Drugs Worth Over N51m

Bengaluru police have arrested two Nigerian nationals and recovered as many as 3,300 Ecstasy pills and 600 gm of MDMA (Methylenedioxy-Methamphetamine) powder valued at Rs 1 crore (N51,748,548.04).
Bengaluru police have arrested two Nigerian nationals and recovered as many as 3,300 Ecstasy pills and 600 gm of MDMA (Methylenedioxy-Methamphetamine) powder valued at Rs 1 crore (N51,748,548.04). The accusedRead More

Japan Residents To Get Free COVID-19 Vaccine

COVID-19 vaccine
Japan will give free coronavirus vaccines to all of its residents under a bill passed Wednesday, as the nation battles record numbers of daily cases. The bill, which says theRead More

Suicide Car Bomb Kills 30 Afghan Security Officials

Afghan security officials
A suicide car bomber struck an army base in Afghanistan on Sunday killing at least 30 security personnel, officials said, in one of the bloodiest attacks in recent months. TheRead More

Two Nigerian Men, One Woman Arrested In Cambodia For Alleged Cyber Crime

Two suspected Nigerian internet fraudsters in Cambodia
Two Nigerian nationals and a local woman have been arrested in Phnom Penh, Cambodia for their alleged involvement in online scam. General Lieutenant Neth Savoeun, the director of National Police,Read More

Eight Killed, 28 Injured In Afghan Gov’s Convoy Attack

Afghan suicide attack
A suicide attack targeting an Afghan provincial governor killed at least eight people on Monday, officials said, as the president travelled to Qatar where peace talks with the Taliban haveRead More

Israel, UAE Strike Historic Deal To Normalise Relations

US President, Donald Trump
Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have agreed to normalise relations, US President, Donald Trump has announced. A joint statement by Mr. Trump, Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu and AbuRead More