The Minister of Trade and Industry, Dr Rob Davies has welcomed the ratification of the Agreement establishing the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) by Parliament. The AfCFTA was
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“For the UK, Africa matters,” says Harriet Baldwin
June 26, 2018 Comment Off 161 ViewsPICTURED: Minister for Africa, Harriet Baldwin (Photo credit: Gov.uk) HARRIET BALDWIN has spoken at the British Foreign Policy Group to consider the future of British and African
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Changing faces of godfathers in Nigerian politics
June 27, 2017 Comment Off 296 ViewsObasanjo For two hours on May 29, 2003, the crowd of people that gathered at the Alex Ekwueme Square in Awka, Anambra State, for the inauguration of their newly elected governor, waited for
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Nigeria warns: Don’t travel to US, valid visa holders barred
March 6, 2017 Comment Off 235 ViewsJOHANNESBURG (AP) " Nigeria warned citizens Monday not to travel to the United States unless it's urgent, saying some Nigerians with valid U.S. visas have been refused entry. Nigeria is not on
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The Obamas’ sign books deal with Penguin Random House
March 1, 2017 Comment Off 415 ViewsThe book publisher will help produce memoirs for the former President and First Lady NEW BOOKS: Barack and Michelle Obama IT'S BEEN announced that Penguin Random
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America, Buhari, Nigeria, Trump & the world
March 1, 2017 Comment Off 100 ViewsOkay, so much has gone on in the world in the last two months. Is it just me or are we all watching the same things on the news, and reading these stories in the papers? I would like to look at these
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Godfatherism and Nigerian politics
November 4, 2016 Comment Off 183 ViewsAdvertisement “That is very important if you say he will disappoint me, I am not the state; I am only one out of about four million Edo people. So his obligation and his loyalty should
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David Lammy receives Labour MP of the Year Award
November 3, 2016 Comment Off 152 ViewsDAVID LAMMY has been named Labour MP of the Year. Mr Speaker, Rt Hon John Bercow MP and patron of the Patchwork Foundation announced the winners of the MP of the Year Awards 2016 sponsored by
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UK moves to speed up assets recovery for Nigeria
May 13, 2016 Comment Off 109 ViewsA plan to speed up international efforts on asset recovery has been announced by the UK Prime Minister David Cameron at the Anti-Corruption Summit held at Lancaster House, London. The Global
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