Emeke Ejere || The United Nations migration agency is stepping up the rate at which it flies migrants home from Libya, aiming to evacuate up to 15,000 in the final month of the year. The acceleration of returns is an attempt to ease severe overcrowding in detention centres, where numbers swelled after boat departures for…
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The Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele has again urged the private sector to support in creating jobs and wealth for the overall growth of the Nigerian economy, even as he pledged the Bank’s support for any company committed to the objective of job creation. Mr. Emefiele made the call in his…
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Departing from long-standing convention, President Trump has announced that the US now recognises Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. Mr Trump described the move as “a long overdue step” to advance the Middle East peace process and work towards a lasting agreement. Details to follow…
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Three bills earlier passed by the national assembly has been signed into law by President Muhammadu. The senior special assistant to the President on media and publicity, Femi Adesina said in a statement that President Buhari signed the bills into law on Tuesday. The bills include The Air Force Institute of Technology of Nigeria (Establishment)…
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Ebun Francis || The restriction of foreign exchange access for 41 items has led to massive foreign capital inflow, the governor of Nigeria’s central bank, Godwin Emefiele said on Tuesday. Emefiele made the observation at the opening of Unilever Nigeria’s 10 million Euros Blueband factory in Agbara, Ogun State. The CBN boss noted that global…
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Africa’s leading industrialist and its richest, Aliko Dangote was honored last night at the Bloomberg 50 annual gala dinner at New York’s iconic Gotham Hall. Bloomberg’s list of 50 most influential names, who have had an impact on the world in 2017 included Dangote, for his outstanding commitment of over $4B USD to increase Nigeria’s…
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Chidi Samuel || About 2,778 registered Nigerians are in accessible detention camps in Libya and will be repatriated soon, the federal government assured on Tuesday. The confirmation of the number of Nigerians stranded in the North African country was contained in a statement by the spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affair, Tiwatope Adeleye. Adeleye…
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