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World Bank To Boost Nigerian Agriculture with $495.3 million

The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved a US$495.3 million International Development Association (IDA*) credit to improve farmers’ access to irrigation and drainage services, strengthen institutional arrangements for.

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Terrorism: UK boosts Nigeria military and educational aid

The UK will increase its military and educational aid to help Nigeria tackle Boko Haram, Foreign Secretary William Hague has announced. He said Nigeria’s army would receive extra training, especially.

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East Africa: Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania Budgets Focus On Infrastructure

Kenya yesterday presented the biggest budget in the region as East African Community (EAC) member states unveiled their 2014/15 budget estimates, all majorly looking to invest more in infrastructure development.

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Ugandan Minister Elected As UN General Assembly Head Despite Campaign

Wednesday’s election of Foreign Affairs Minister Sam Kutesa as the 69th president of the United Nations General Assembly has drawn a flurry of reactions from Ugandans and the international community..

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Nigeria And Pakistan To Partner Against Terrorism

  Nigeria and Pakistan yesterday resolved to collaborate on war against terrorism. The two countries are equally poised to improving their bilateral trade from the current below $100 million to.

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Singapore to boost economic ties with Africa

Third edition of Africa Singapore Business Forum sets the stage for stronger trade and investment flows between both markets 1.         Singapore has emerged the largest investor in Africa among the.

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Ex Governor of the Central Bank Of Nigeria, Sanusi Lamido Named As New Emir of Kano State

The immediate past governor of Nigeria’s Central Bank, Lamido Sanusi, has been named the new emir of the powerful Kano emirate, to succeed late Ado Bayero Mr. Sanusi’s appointment was.

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TY Danjuma Foundation Profile – Health, Education & Jobs

With Nigeria’s growing insurgency making local and international headlines, a pioneering philanthropic organization is quietly making headway in some of the areas most affected by poverty and conflict. Before the TY.

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Africa: Promoting Private Capital to Fuel Africa’s Energy Growth – U.S. Secretary of Energy Dr. Ernest Moniz

Washington, DC —This week the governments of the United States and Ethiopia are co-hosting a high-level meeting of African energy ministers, civil society and development organizations, researchers and some 30.

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Nigeria To Construct Africa’s First Gas Industrial Park

In furtherance of its commitment to boosting gas processing in the country, Nigeria is set to construct the first and largest gas industrial park in Africa, Petroleum Resources Minister, Diezani.

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