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Trump Hails Chancellor Olaf Scholz Election Defeat As Great Day For Germany

Friedrich Merz
After a conservative opposition leader named Friedrich Merz declared victory in an election, US President Donald Trump praised Sunday as a “great day for Germany.” According to exit polls from the German election, the far-right AfD made significant gains, but leader Merz’s center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party emerged victorious. According to public broadcaster ZDF, the CDU/CSU combination was expected to take the lead with 28.5% of the vote, followed by the AfD with 20%, which would be the far-right party’s highest-ever result in polls that was keenly watched throughout Europe and the US. According to the prediction, the center-leftRead More

WTO Predicts 8.1% Growth In Trade For Nigeria, Others

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
Okonjo-Iweala urges Nigeria, others to embrace renewable energy sources The World Trade Organisation (WTO) has forecasted that Africa’s share of the volume of the world’s merchandise export and import willRead More

AU, Johnson & Johnson Sign Agreement For 400m COVID-19 Vaccine Doses

African Union (AU)
The African Union (AU) and Johnson & Johnson have signed a historic COVID-19 vaccine procurement agreement for 400 million doses of the single-shot vaccine. According to a statement yesterday, theRead More

Biden Invites Buhari, 39 Other World Leaders To Climate Summit

Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari with the United States President, Joe Biden
United States President Joe Biden has invited 40 world leaders, including President Muhammadu Buhari, to a summit on climate holding between April 22 and 23. The summit, billed to holdRead More

Germany’s Move To Return Stolen Benin Bronzes Piles Pressure On Britain

Benin Bronze
There are strong indications that the German authorities may hand over some Benin Bronzes to Nigeria in September, a development which observers said would put pressure on British museum toRead More

UAE Bows To FG’s Demand, Stops Antigen Test For Passengers

Minister of State, Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika
Restricts outbound passengers to 200 in first two weeks N100bn spent on aviation sector, says Sirika The United Arab Emirates (UAE), the host country for Emirates Airlines, has conceded toRead More

FG Highlights Opportunities For Nigeria in AfCFTA

African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)
The Federal Government has said it is working to ensure that businesses in the country maximise opportunities in the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA). The Senior Special Assistant toRead More

OPEC Slashes Q2 Oil Demand Estimate By 690,000 bpd

Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)
Says Nigeria produced additional 161,000bpd in February The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) yesterday pruned the demand outlook for crude oil in the next two quarters, in keeping withRead More

Okonjo-Iweala Cautions Nigeria, Others Against Bilateral Trade Agreements

Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
The Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has urged Nigeria to guard against entering into unfavourable bilateral trade agreements with rich countries. She advised Nigeria andRead More

Buhari: Niger’s Political Stability, Major Concern To Nigeria

President Muhammadu Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday expressed Nigeria’s commitment to ensuring political stability in the neighbouring Niger Republic, as it is in the best interest of the country to do so. TheRead More

US Pledges Improvements In Visa Applicants’ Experience

United States of America visa
The United States Consulate General in Lagos has unveiled its newly-expanded and renovated consular pavilion that seeks to improve the experience that visa applicants and American citizens in Nigeria. SpeakingRead More