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ROBUST NIGERIA-ETHIOPIA COOPERATION WILL PROVIDE STRONG PILLAR FOR AFRICAN INTEGRATION – PRESIDENT BUHARI

Lanre Oloyede February 12, 2020

President Muhammadu Buhari has declared that a robust cooperation between Nigeria and Ethiopia would provide a strong pillar for African integration. President Buhari noted that this would give concrete effect to the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). Speaking at a State Dinner in

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ECOWAS LEADERS SET UP COMMITTEE ON NIGERIA’S LAND BORDER CLOSURE

Lanre Oloyede February 10, 2020

The Authority of ECOWAS Heads of State and Government has constituted a committee, headed by President Roch Marc Christian Kabore of Burkina Faso, to study and make a full report on Nigeria’s land border closure with her neighbours. The decision to set up the committee was agreed Sunday night in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, at an […]

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We’ll secure the release of all kidnapped children – Buhari

Lanre Oloyede February 10, 2020

President Muhammadu Buhari Monday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, reassured Nigerians and the international community of the steadfast commitment of his government to secure the freedom of all children and other victims of abduction by terrorists in the country. The President renewed the pledge at a High Level Breakfast Dialogue on ‘‘Stop the War on Children […]

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Buhari lauds ECOWAS for mobilizing own resources to combat terrorism

Lanre Oloyede February 9, 2020

President Muhammadu Buhari Saturday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, commended the renewed vigour by ECOWAS member countries to mobilize its own resources to combat terrorism. The President spoke at the High Level meeting of the African Union Peace and Security Council on the State of Peace and Security in Africa at the 33rd AU Summit. In […]

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President Buhari Arrives Ethiopia to attend AU Summit

Lanre Oloyede February 7, 2020

President Mohammadu Buhari has arrived Addis-Ababa, the Ethiopian capita ahead of 33rd Ordinary Session of the Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU) on 7th Feb 2020. President Buhari was received by Prime Minister of Ethiopia H.E. Abiy Ahmed and Nigerian Ambassador to Ethiopia Amb. Bankole Adeoye as he arrives Addis-Ababa Ethiopia […]

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Coronavirus: Foreign Affairs Correspondents Condemn circulation of FAKE NEWS

Lanre Oloyede February 7, 2020

Diplomatic Correspondents Association of Nigeria (DICAN), a body of journalists accredited by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to cover the Ministry, and her relevant bodies that include all the Foreign Missions in Nigeria, has confirmed as fake news, a story circulated by some individuals on social media saying “China seek court’s approval to kill over […]

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New Batch of 161 Nigerians from Libya arrives Lagos airport

Lanre Oloyede February 7, 2020

By Daniel Kolawole/ TnTv Network Another batch of 161 distressed Nigerians from Mitiga, Libya on Thursday night arrived the murtala Mohammed international airport Lagos. The returnees who were brought into Nigeria on board a chartered flight were received by the Ag. Coordinator, Lagos Territorial Office, of the National emergency management agency NEMA Ibrahim Farinloye.

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FG LAUNCHES NEW VISA POLICY, Creates new visa categories for Ease of Doing Business

Lanre Oloyede February 4, 2020

The Federal Government has officially launched the Nigerian Visa Policy (NVP) 2020. This comes on the heels of the signing of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement, a treaty seeking to establish a continent-wide marketplace with increased trade and freer movement among its major economic powers. According to the Federal government, the objective of the […]

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Presidency Adopts ‘Nigeria First Foreign Policy’, lists nine priority areas for 2nd term

Lanre Oloyede January 18, 2020

President Muhammadu Buhari has adopted ‘Nigeria First Foreign Policy’ as the country’s new foreign policy direction. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, made the disclosure while briefing the diplomatic corps in Abuja. Onyeama also revealed that the President has unveiled nine key priority areas of his second term administration. He listed the key priority

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Baby Boy Born Without P*nis In Turkey

Reporter TnTv Network October 19, 2019

A baby boy has been born without a penis, a condition so rare that doctors say it only occurs in one in every 10 to 30 million boys. The unnamed boy was born in Turkey with the defect known as penile agenesis.   Doctors at Erbakan University Hospital in Konya said the boy’s testicles have […]