Nigeria Trade Balance Turns Positive in Q4 as Exports Jump
06/03/2017Nigeria’s trade balance turned positive in the fourth quarter of 2016 after exports rose by more than half, the national bureau of statistics said on Saturday, the.
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Nigeria: World Donors Gather to Raise Emergency Aid to Tackle Famine in North-East
28/02/2017UN aid agencies and donor countries recently gathered in Oslo for a two-day meeting to raise emergency aid for millions of people threatened by famine in northeastern Nigeria, a.
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Risk of Nigeria Devaluing Naira Rising, But It Won’t Float Freely
24/02/2017Nigeria’s authorities may soon devalue the naira but won’t fully relinquish control over it, instead taking steps to narrow the gap between the official and black market rates to boost.
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Nigeria: Gov’t Commences Training of 10, 000 Borno Women in Small-Scale Businesses
23/02/2017About 10, 000 women, mostly widows and persons displaced by the Boko Haram insurgency are to undergo basic training on skill acquisition and entrepreneurship under an initiative of the.
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Britain Posts First Female High Commissioner to Nigeria
21/02/2017The British Deputy High Commission in Lagos monday announced the arrival of Laure Beaufils as the new Deputy High Commissioner to Nigeria. Laure, who is the first female deputy high.
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Nigeria Tests Waters for Possible Broad Naira Devaluation
21/02/2017Nigeria effectively devalued the naira for private individuals on Monday, paving the way for a possible broader move despite stiff resistance from President Muhammadu Buhari. With Buhari abroad for medical.
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Nigeria is witnessing a Quiet revolution in the Agricultural Sector –– Audu Ogbeh
20/02/2017Nigeria’s agricultural potential has never been in doubt. With its large amounts of uncultivated arable land, the country was a hub of Cocoa; palm Oil and groundnut production.
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Trump Makes First Calls to African Leaders
14/02/2017U.S. President Donald Trump made his first phone calls to African heads of state Monday, speaking with Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari and South African President Jacob Zuma. Nigeria and South.
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Nigeria Says Buhari Discusses With Trump Possibility of U.S. Arms Deal
14/02/2017Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari discussed a possible new arms deal with U.S. President Donald Trump by telephone on Monday to help the West African nation fight terrorism, the Nigerian presidency.
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Nigeria Must Not Scare Away MTN, Says Communications Minister
23/01/2017By Camillus Eboh and Paul Carsten Nigeria must not scare away MTN, its minister of communications said, as lawmakers investigate alleged illegal money transfers just three months after the government.
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