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Kenya Nigeria
Peugeot okays Kenya’s assembly plant, honours Nigerian dealers
Rasheed Bisiriyu and Maureen Ihua-Maduenyi Kenya is set to join Nigeria as an assembler of Peugeot brand of vehicles with the announcement by the PSA Group to start assembling two Peugeot models in June this year. This is coming as PAN Nigeria Limited has restated its commitment to build new ...
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USA Nigeria
Mercy Corps ENGINE program has given us hope’
SEKINAH LAWAL The Mercy Corps’ Educating Nigerian Girls in New Enterprises, ENGINE, program has really impacted positively in my life and many other girls. This was the summation of Elizabeth Adeniyi, one of the beneficiaries of the ENGINE program in Lagos, Nigeria who has been able to grow her small ...
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Nigeria
Towards cultivation of export quality cocoa
Farmers and exporters are learning to cultivate safe and high-quality cocoa that meets international standards through a project coordinated by Farmers Development Union (FADU) and some partners, DANIEL ESSIET reports. Evangelist Samson Makinde is a cocoa farmer in Osun State. He owns a farm within the Ojere farm settlement. Over ...
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Kenya Nigeria
Ambode Woos Investors To Lagos In German-African Business Summit
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Thursday beckoned on investors to invest massively in the state, saying it is willing, able and ready to partner with investors within and outside Africa. Ambode, who spoke at the second edition of German-African Business Summit held in Nairobi, Kenya, said as Africa’s ...
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Nigeria
NLC, TUC Leaders Meet Osinbajo At Aso Villa
…Looters Delaying Corruption Trials- Osinbajo Leaders of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), Trade Union Congress (TUC) and civil society organisations, on Thursday, took their protests to the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja, as the top leadership of the associations met Acting President Yemi Osinbajo in a closed-door meeting. The groups, which ...
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Turchia Nigeria
Why Nigeria Is Turkey’s Strategic Partner In Sub-Saharan Africa – Cakil
Ambassador of Turkey to Nigeria, Mr. Hakan Çakıl believes strongly that the ties between his country and Nigeria is heavily pregnant with prospects that would change the economic fortunes of the two countries. In this interview with Pembi David-Stephen, he speaks on some of the bilateral agreements that sustain the ...
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Nigeria
Waste Managers Protest In Lagos, Allege Bias
Members of the Association of Waste Managers of Nigeria (AWAN) have begged the Lagos State House of Assembly to protect their investments in state’s Cleaner Lagos Initiative. The executive bill is entitled: “Bill for Law to Provide for the Management, Protection and Sustainable Development of the Environment in Lagos State ...
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Nigeria
ABU VC Commends Chinese Government’s Partnership
The Vice Chancellor (VC) of Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Prof. Ibrahim Garba, has commended the Chinese government for partnering the university on capacity building, particularly staff and students exchange programmes. Speaking during a courtesy visit to the Chinese Ambassador in Abuja, the Vice Chancellor, who was represented by the Director ...
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Nigeria
FG Identifies N52bn Climate Friendly Projects
In its determined efforts to green the economy, the federal government has identified climate friendly projects worth N52 billion that would be financed through the Green bonds. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Dr Bukar Hassan stated this in Abuja yesterday at the meeting of Permanent Secretaries on Green Bonds, ...
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Nigeria
FG May Reverse Forex Restriction Of 41 Items, Says Customs
The Zonal Coordinator, Zone `A’ of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Assistant Comptroller-General Monday Abueh, has said that the Federal Government may reverse the foreign exchange restriction placed on 41 items imported into the country. Abueh disclosed this in Ibadan during his familiarisation tour of Oyo/Osun Commands as part of his visits ...