Tag: Egypt

Egypt, Ghana, Rwanda, Others Back Carbon Levy On Shipping
September 12, 2023 No Responses

Egypt, Ghana, Rwanda, Others Back Carbon Levy On Shipping

A coalition of 20 African nations has thrown their weight behind the Nairobi Declaration, advocating for a global carbon levy on shipping. The declaration was adopted at the Africa Climate Summit held in Nairobi last week, and it calls for...
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Eni Seeks More LNG Cargoes from Nigeria, Egypt, Qatar, Others
May 9, 2023 No Responses

Eni Seeks More LNG Cargoes from Nigeria, Egypt, Qatar, Others

As part of measures to guarantee gas supplies to its customers through a more diversified portfolio, Italy’s oil and gas company, Eni has increased the number of LNG cargoes from Nigeria, Egypt, Congo, Qatar, Angola, Indonesia, and Mozambique. Meanwhile, Eni...
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Senegal Beat Egypt To Claim First AFCON Title
February 7, 2022 No Responses

Senegal Beat Egypt To Claim First AFCON Title

Sadio Mane made up for an earlier penalty kick miss with the decisive kick on Sunday in Yaounde as Senegal claimed their first Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) title.  They claimed the title with a 4-2 penalty kick shootout win over Egypt...
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Egypt Beat Cameroon On Penalties
February 4, 2022 No Responses

Egypt Beat Cameroon On Penalties

Goalkeeper Gabaski was the hero, saving two penalties as Egypt edged past hosts Cameroon in a penalty shootout after a goalless draw to set up an Africa Cup of Nations final against Senegal. Sunday’s final sets up a tantalising meeting...
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Aregbesola Tasks Engineers On Alternative Energy As Afolabi Inaugurate Tower
February 1, 2022 No Responses

Aregbesola Tasks Engineers On Alternative Energy As Afolabi Inaugurate Tower

The Minister of Interior, Mr Rauf Aregbesola, on Monday in Lagos challenged the nation’s engineers to come up with innovations on alternative sources of energy to reduce the nation’s dependence on petrol. Aregbesola made the call at the 29th Founders’...
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FG Decries $35,000 Business Registration Fee For Nigerians In Egypt 
January 31, 2022 No Responses

FG Decries $35,000 Business Registration Fee For Nigerians In Egypt 

Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed has decried the $35,000 (about N19.2 million) deposit being requested by Egyptian Authority from foreigners including Nigerians to operate a business enterprise in that country.   The Minister describ...
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Air Peace CEO To Eagles: If You Win AFCON Cup, I’ll Give You N50m; Gifts N10m For Goal Scored In Opening Match Against Egypt
January 12, 2022 No Responses

Air Peace CEO To Eagles: If You Win AFCON Cup, I’ll Give You N50m; Gifts N10m For Goal Scored In Opening Match Against Egypt

Air Peace Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Allen Onyema, in his characteristic culture of philanthropy and nationalism, has promised to give the Nigerian Super Eagles N5O million, if they win the ongoing African Cup of Nations, which kicked off on...
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Egypt’s January-June Tourism Revenues Hits $3.5-4b
July 4, 2021 No Responses

Egypt’s January-June Tourism Revenues Hits $3.5-4b

Egypt’s tourism revenues were between 3.5 billion dollars to 4 billion dollars during the first half of 2021 and the country received about 3.5 million tourists from January to June, Ghada Shalaby, the Egypt’s Deputy Minister of Tourism, told Reuters....
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Egypt To Expand Suez Canal
May 13, 2021 No Responses

Egypt To Expand Suez Canal

Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, Egyptian President has approved the widening and deepening of the southern part of the Suez Canal, after the 20,000TEU container vessel Ever Given crippled the critical maritime artery recently. With a length of 400 meters and a...
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Two Tankers Run Aground In Suez Canal
April 7, 2021 No Responses

Two Tankers Run Aground In Suez Canal

Two tankers ran aground in the Suez Canal this morning, GAC Egypt informed. One is reported to have been successfully refloated while work is continuing to refloat the second.   “As per information received, a 107,505 DWT ballast oil tanker ship...
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Egypt Seeks $1b Compensation For Suez Blockage
April 3, 2021 No Responses

Egypt Seeks $1b Compensation For Suez Blockage

Egypt will ask for over $1 billion in compensation for damages caused by the grounding of Evergreen and the resulting blockage of the Suez Canal last week, Reuters reports citing Suez Canal Authority (SCA) Chairman Osama Rabie as saying to local...
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Egypt, CMA CGM Seal New Port Terminal Partnership
January 29, 2021 No Responses

Egypt, CMA CGM Seal New Port Terminal Partnership

Egyptian authorities have confirmed their intention to enter into a long-term partnership with French shipping major CMA CGM for the operation and management of Pier 55, the Port of Alexandria’s future multi-purpose terminal.  Egypt confirmed its plans ...
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Nigeria Orders Deportation Of Ten Egyptians, Seven Sri-Lankans, Others
September 26, 2020 No Responses

Nigeria Orders Deportation Of Ten Egyptians, Seven Sri-Lankans, Others

The Federal Government of Nigeria has approved the deportation of ten Egyptians and seven Sri-Lankans with immediate effect.  Public Relations Officer, Nigeira Immigration Service (NIS), Mr Sunday James, in a  statement on Friday explained the M...
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Nigeria Evacuates 362 From Egypt, India
June 13, 2020 No Responses

Nigeria Evacuates 362 From Egypt, India

The Federal Government on Friday evacuated 102 Nigerians from Egypt while 260 others are expected to arrive Nigeria from India on Saturday. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama disclosed this via his verified twitter handle “@GeoffreyOnyeama” on F...
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