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Niger’s coup leaders accused the head of the United Nations on Friday of obstructing their participation in the body’s General Assembly, saying it was “likely to undermine any effort to end the crisis in our country”. United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Gutteres addressing the 2023 UNGA. Twitter/@antoniogutteres Rebel elite soldiers overthrew …

The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the government of Korea have signed two agreements for financial support to boost Africa’s development agenda. The agreements were signed in Busan, South Korea last Wednesday, during the 7th Korea-Africa Economic Cooperation Ministerial Conference, which was co-hosted by the bank and Korea. The value …

Oluremi Tinubu, the first lady, says President Bola Tinubu would not have become Nigeria’s leader if he remained abroad. She spoke on Monday at the Nigeria Economic Growth and Trade Summit on the sidelines of the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). The session was organised at …

The Oil and Gas Free Zones Authority (OGFZA) has offered to partner with the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) on industrial parks development in the Niger Delta region. Managing Director of the Oil and Gas Free Zones Authority (OGFZA), Sen. Tijjani Yahaya Kaura, MFR; disclosed this on Thursday, 14th September …

A Royal Navy warship, HMS Trent, arrived in Lagos on Sunday to aid the fight against illegal activities including piracy and illicit trafficking in the sub-region.This is Trent’s second visit to Nigeria, the British High Commission said in a statement.“The visit will help deliver capacity training and support maritime security …

There is a need to expand the mandate of multilateral development banks and develop global standards to regulate cryptocurrencies, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi told G20 leaders during a summit of the bloc on Sunday.The group of 20 major economies has pledged in a declaration at the New Delhi meeting …

Arsenal suffered an early exit from the Women’s Champions League on Saturday after losing on penalties to French side Paris FC in the first stage of qualifying.Arsenal, who won the competition in 2007 and reached the semi-finals last year, scored late goals through Alessia Russo and Jen Beattie to cancel …

The Reserve Bank of India is planning to introduce its central bank digital currency (CBDC) in the call money market, an official told reporters on Tuesday.“RBI is now planning to go to interbank borrowing market (with CBDC), specifically call money market,” the official, who did not want to be named, …

The National Union of Banks, Insurance and Financial Institutions Employees (NUBIFIE) has joined the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to draw the attention of the Federal Government to the “punishing” economic situation in the country. The union stated this in a circular dated September 2, 2023 signed by its General Secretary, …

Vice President Kashim Shettima has urged friends and political allies to refrain from placing birthday wishes on newspaper pages or utilizing paid channels to convey greetings in endeavours to commemorate his birthday.A press statement personally signed by the Vice President, who will turn 57 on September 2nd, states that the …