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January 14, 2024 No Responses

10 Corps Members Depart For India On Youth Exchange Programme

Ten National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members will travel to India on Sunday to participate in a Youth Exchange Programme organised by the Indian National Cadet Corps. The annual programme is held to commemorate the Independence Anniversary of the Republic.....

December 26, 2023 No Responses

Plane Held Over Trafficking Lands In India

A plane carrying hundreds of Indian nationals who were held for days at an airport in France over human trafficking fears has arrived in India. BBC report that the chartered Airbus A340, which had been flying from the United Arab...

July 21, 2023 No Responses

India Bans Rice Exports

India has outlawed the export of non-basmati white rice in an attempt to ward off looming domestic price spikes. BBC report that heavy rains have hurt crops in the country and rice prices have risen by more than 11% over...

March 31, 2023 No Responses

Air Peace Launches Nonstop Flights To India

West and Central Africa’s leading airline, Air Peace, in its characteristic way of setting aviation records, achieved another first on March 31, 2023, by launching direct, nonstop flight services to Mumbai, the capital city of Maharashtra State in Southweste...

March 27, 2023 No Responses

Envoy: All Set For Air Peace Direct Flight To India March 31

The much-anticipated direct flights from Nigeria to India is set to commence on March 31, 2023, Mr Gangadharan Balasubramanian, Indian High Commissioner to Nigeria, has said. Balasubramanian told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja that Air Peace, a...

March 6, 2023 No Responses

Nigeria, India Sign MoU On Meteorological Science Research

Nigeria and India have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on collaboration in the conduct of meteorological science, technical research and development. A statement issued on Sunday by Mr James Odaudu, the Special Assistant on Public Affairs...

March 1, 2023 No Responses

India Bans Oil Tankers Older Than 25 Years

India is ramping up efforts aimed at modernizing its fleet and is reviewing the requirements of the registration and operation of ships to ensure the quality of the Indian flag. As a result, the country is withdrawing trading licenses to...

December 13, 2022 No Responses

NSML Employs 46 NSDP Beneficiaries As 235 Depart For India, Greece

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency NIMASA has sent forth 235 Nigerians to India and Greece as batch B of the 435 young Nigerians to be trained as Licenced Deck and Engine Officers including Naval Architects under the Nigerian Seafarers...

September 17, 2022 No Responses

Shell Targets 10,000 Electric Vehicle Charging Points Across India

Shell plans to set up more than 10,000 electric vehicles (EV) charging points in India by 2030. Already, Shell has launched its first EV chargers in India, for the four-wheeler and two-wheeler segments in Bengaluru. India is the first market for...

August 8, 2022 No Responses

Tata Acquires Ford Car Plant In India

Indian automaker, Tata Motors has agreed to buy a Ford manufacturing plant in the western state of Gujarat for 7.26bn rupees ($91.5m). The deal comes as Tata moves to boost its car production to meet demand. The deal between Tata’s...

July 6, 2022 No Responses

Air Peace Expands Flight Operations To China, India

Nigeria’s leading airline, Air Peace, has revealed plans to extend its wings to Guangzhou, China and Mumbai, India, with scheduled flight operations in July, 2022. The airline has also disclosed that Israel operations kick-off is underway. ...

May 1, 2022 No Responses

Indians In Nigeria Laud Inauguration of Nigeria-India Business Council

Indians in Nigeria have expressed excitement over the newly inaugurated Nigeria-India Business Council designed to further strengthen the bilateral relations between the two countries. General Secretary of the Afro Asian Initiative for Community Developm...

March 29, 2022 No Responses

Why India Is Buying More Russian Oil

(BBC) Russia is seeking new markets for its oil exports as Western sanctions tighten – and India has been taking advantage of discounted prices to ramp up imports from the country. The US has said that although these oil imports...