Tag: Foreign News

Korean Embassy Hosts Dinner In Honour Of CGC Adeniyi
November 2, 2024 No Responses

Korean Embassy Hosts Dinner In Honour Of CGC Adeniyi

The Embassy of the Republic of Korea hosted a formal dinner on Thursday, 31 October 2024, in honour of the Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC) Adewale Adeniyi and members of his management team at the Embassy in Abuja.A statement explained that...
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Commonwealth Announces Ghana Foreign Minister As New Secretary General
October 26, 2024 No Responses

Commonwealth Announces Ghana Foreign Minister As New Secretary General

The 56-nation Commonwealth, on Saturday announced Ghana’s foreign minister, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey as the organisation’s new secretary general at a rancorous summit that concluded in Samoa on Saturday.The voluntary association of sovereign states is most...
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NDDC To Remodel Foreign Scholarship Scheme
October 5, 2024 No Responses

NDDC To Remodel Foreign Scholarship Scheme

The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) is to remodel its Foreign Post Graduate Scholarship scheme to incorporate a tracking system to monitor the progress of its scholars after graduation, Addressing more than 200 scholars of the Commission, studying in...
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LNG: TotalEnergies, Largest U.S. Exporter, Expand Production
September 29, 2024 No Responses

LNG: TotalEnergies, Largest U.S. Exporter, Expand Production

With over 10 million tons (Mt) exported in 2023, TotalEnergies is the largest exporter of U.S. LNG, thanks to its 16.6% stake in the Cameron LNG plant in Louisiana and several long-term purchasing agreements.  Meanwhile, TotalEnergies has signed an agreem...
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Ford Recalls 90,736 Vehicles Over Defective Engines
September 5, 2024 No Responses

Ford Recalls 90,736 Vehicles Over Defective Engines

Ford has issued a recall on multiple vehicles from the Ford and Lincoln brands due to engines potentially stalling.Vehicles listed in the recall include the Ford Bronco, F-150, Edge, and Explorer from the 2021-2022 model years, and the Lincoln Nautilus...
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Afghan Footballer Falls To Death From US Plane
August 20, 2021 No Responses

Afghan Footballer Falls To Death From US Plane

Afghan authorities have confirmed that a young footballer fell to his death after trying to stow away on a US military plane leaving Kabul airport. Zaki Anwari, 19, had played for Afghanistan’s national youth team.  Further details of when he...
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India Attributes 3,564 Accidents In 2020 To Potholes
August 10, 2021 No Responses

India Attributes 3,564 Accidents In 2020 To Potholes

Not less than 3,564 road accidents occurred in India due to potholes in 2020. The figure is the lowest in the last five years, Parliament was informed on Monday.    In a written reply, Minister of Road Transport and...
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China Takes New Foreign Investment Top Spot From US
January 25, 2021 No Responses

China Takes New Foreign Investment Top Spot From US

China has overtaken the US as the world’s top destination for new foreign direct investment, according to UN figures released on Sunday.  New investments into America from overseas companies fell by almost half last year, leading to the loss of...
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China Exempts 97 Per Cent Of Burkinabe Products From Customs Duties
November 17, 2020 No Responses

China Exempts 97 Per Cent Of Burkinabe Products From Customs Duties

The Chinese embassy in Burkina Faso has presented a mechanism for exempting 97 per cent of products of Burkinabe origin from customs duties, in order to “boost trade cooperation” by increasing the volume of exports to its market, according to off...
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Man Admits killing 14 Women
November 3, 2020 No Responses

Man Admits killing 14 Women

Lee Chun-jae, the suspect in one of South Korea’s most notorious serial killings, admitted he murdered 14 women and girls three decades earlier, including a 13-year-old girl in 1988.  Lee admitted to the crime on Monday in court while attending...
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India Records 77,266 New Coronavirus Cases, 1,057 Deaths In One Day
August 28, 2020 No Responses

India Records 77,266 New Coronavirus Cases, 1,057 Deaths In One Day

India’s COVID-19 tally reached 3,387,500 and deaths reached 61,529 on Friday, showed the latest data released by the Federal Health Ministry. As many as 77,266 new COVID-19 cases and 1,057 deaths were recorded in the past 24 hours. Still, there...
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Germany Records 2,034 New Coronavirus Cases
August 22, 2020 No Responses

Germany Records 2,034 New Coronavirus Cases

The number of new people confirmed to be infected with the novel coronavirus in Germany spiked again on Saturday at a rate not seen since late April.   Over the last 24 hours, health authorities across the country recorded 2,034...
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Port Officials Detained As Beirut Explosion Investigation Resumes
August 8, 2020 No Responses

Port Officials Detained As Beirut Explosion Investigation Resumes

Lebanese authorities detained 16 Beirut port staff members  while over a dozen other workers have been questioned as part of an investigation into the deadly  blast that rocked Lebanon’s capital on Tuesday, Reuters reports. The investigat...
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