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Nigerian Diplomats Attend Special Training Session in India

Twenty-two Nigerian diplomats are currently undergoing a special training programme at the Foreign Service Institute (FSI), New Delhi, India. This two-week training programme which is to hold between July 30.

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Nigerian Entrepreneur named among 2018 Fortune-US Department of State Global Women’s Mentoring Partnership

Amal Hassan, a Nigerian entrepreneur and Chief Executive Officer of Outsource Global, was one of the sixteen (16) women business leaders named among the 2018 Fortune-US Department of State Global.

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Twitter Inc. Appoints Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as Independent Director

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, former Nigerian Minister of Finance, has been appointed into the board of social media giant, Twitter Inc. Mrs Okonjo-Iweala, who served in the administration of former President Goodluck.

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Sudan: First-ever Visa Application Centre Opens in Saudi Arabia

The Embassy of the Republic of Sudan in Saudi Arabia has opened its first visa application centre in the world in Riyadh in collaboration with VFS Global. Asides visa processing,.

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Josphat Nanok to Lead Council of Governors’ Summit in the United States

Josphat Nanok, Chairman Council of Governors, will on Tuesday 17th of July, 2018 lead a delegation of Governors, Deputy Governors and Senators to the National Governors Association (NGA) summer session.

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Rwanda: Mike Mweneta Opens Bean Coffee Company in South Portland

A Rwandan has opened a new coffee shop and roaster in South Portland, a city in Cumberland County, Maine, United States. This shop was founded by 32 year-old Mike Mweneta,.

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The UN Global Compact Board Appoints Flora Mutahi of Melvin Marsh

Melvin Marsh is a popular manufacturing company especially in flavored tea blend, salt and rice products under the brand name ‘Melvins’. Flora Mutahi apart from being the chief executive officer.

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Dr. Angela Musiimenta of Uganda Wins 150,000 Euros Award

Dr. Angela Musiimenta, a Ugandan scientist, has won the first German-African Innovation Incentive Award worth 150,000 euros for her outstanding research on technology-assisted interventions for improving the health of Ugandans..

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Chimamanda Adichie Wins 2018 PEN Pinter Prize

Nigerian author, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, was announced as the winner of 2018 PEN Pinter Prize for her writing and activism. The PEN Pinter Prize was established in 2009 by the.

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Lewis Brown of Liberia Elected as UN Chair of the Fourth Committee

Liberia’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, His Excellency Lewis Garseedah Brown, II was elected as Chair of the Fourth Committee of the 73rd Session of the UN General Assembly.

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