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Kenya
Chad, Senegal, Kenya seek to head AU
Kenya, Senegal and Chad will each nominate a candidate to become the new head of the African Union, which failed to choose a successor to Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma in July. A list of candidates, obtained by AFP but not yet made public, includes Kenya’s foreign minister Amina Mohamed, her Chadian opposite ...
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USA Iran Nigeria
Iran condemns clampdown on Shiites
Adelani Adepegba, Leke Baiyewu and Godwin Isenyo Iran’s Foreign Ministry has condemned the attacks on Shiite Muslims attending religious mourning processions in Kano and Katsina states, stressing the Federal Government’s responsibility to ensure security for the people. The Foreign Ministry spokesman, Bahram Qassemi, in a statement called for efforts to ...
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Nigeria
Nigeria to float development bank –Buhari
Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday disclosed that a new bank, Development Bank of Nigeria, would soon begin operations to strengthen the government’s economic diversification programme. According to a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, the President spoke while addressing the German-Nigeria ...
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Nigeria
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Nigeria
Nigeria’s $20bn import bill unsustainable – Aregbesola
Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun on Friday said the nation’s $20bn food import bill was unsustainable. The governor, who spoke during an interactive meeting with farmers at Otan-Ayegbaju in Boluwaduro Local Government Area of the state, said Nigeria must be ready to take up the challenge of feeding its population. ...
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Nigeria
No exact figures for looted funds, says Malami
The Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN), says the Federal Government has no exact figure of Nigeria’s looted funds abroad. Malami, who made this known at a Media Roundtable on Open Government Partnership in Abuja on Friday, said Nigeria would continues to liaise with other countries on the ...
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Vietnam Nigeria
Vietnam ready to help Nigeria develop non-oil sector – Trade official
The Head of Trade Office of the Embassy of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Mr. Dao Duc, on Friday expressed his government’s readiness to support Nigeria in the development of its non-oil sector. Dao, who made the disclosure at the Nigeria-Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry Stakeholders’ Forum in Lagos, ...
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Nigeria
CBN approves special forex intervention for airlines
The Central Bank of Nigeria has approved a Special Secondary Market Intervention Retail Sales for airlines operating in the country to enable them to access foreign exchange. The Deputy Director, Press and Public Affairs, Ministry of Transportation, Mr. James Odaudu, announced the plan in a statement in Abuja on Friday. ...
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Giappone
Airlines add fire containment bags for overheating phones
Some airlines are taking extra steps to prevent a disaster in case a passenger’s device powered by a lithium ion battery catches fire during flight. At least three U.S. airlines are adding new fire suppression equipment to fleets in case a cellphone or laptop battery overheats, catches on fire and ...
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Giappone
Dollar rises above ¥104 in Tokyo
The dollar was firmer above ¥104 in Tokyo trading on Friday, aided chiefly by upbeat Chinese economic data and higher stock prices in Japan. At 5 p.m., the dollar stood at ¥104.20-20, up from ¥103.86-87 at the same time on Thursday. The euro was unchanged at $1.1011-1012, and stood at ...