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Faced with backlash, Presidency denies rail line will extend into Maradi, Niger Republic

Global UpfrontSep 25, 2020September 25, 20200

Faced with backlash over Federal Executive Council approval of $1.96bn for the construction of a rail line to link Kano, Dutse, Katsina, Daura and Maradi

Buhari advocates “fair and equitable representation” at UN Security Council, silent on Nigeria’s quest for Permanent seat

Global UpfrontSep 21, 2020September 21, 20200

President Muhammadu Buhari Monday hailed the United Nations (UN) for remaining true to the aspirations of its founders, saying the international organisation has continued to

Hello Nigeria: S/Africa seeks continent’s permanent representation at UN Security Council – Ramaphosa

Global UpfrontSep 21, 2020September 21, 20200

South Africa advocates for the continent to have permanent representation on the UN Security Council, President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Monday. Ramaphosa said this ahead

Buhari meets Ghana President in Abuja, ill-treatment of Nigerian traders tops agenda

Global UpfrontSep 21, 2020September 21, 20200

President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday night met with President Nana Akufo-Addo of Ghana at the Presidential Villa, Abuja as a way of opening up a

Global Philanthropy Forum panelists call for ‘smarter’ collaboration among funders to meet ambitious targets for a climate-resilient Africa

Global UpfrontSep 16, 2020September 16, 20200

Experts at the 2020 Global Philanthropy Forum on Tuesday called for greater collaboration among funders to address the severe threat that climate change poses to

Why foreign countries are scrambling to set up bases in Africa

Global UpfrontSep 16, 2020September 16, 20200

By Theo Neethling, The Conversion, September 15, 2020 Recent media reports claim that a covert Kenyan paramilitary team is responsible for the unconstitutional killing of

Nigeria Business Forum commends Gbajabiamila’s Ghana intervention

Global UpfrontSep 14, 2020September 14, 20200

The Nigeria Business Forum in Ghana has commended the Speaker of the House of Representatives Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila for his intervention in the trade dispute

Buhari receives AfDB President, Akinwumi Adesina, tells him, “Nothing succeeds like success”

Global UpfrontSep 10, 2020September 10, 20200

President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday received in audience at State House, Abuja, the newly re-elected President of African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Akinwumi Adesina, telling him:

Small and medium enterprises, lynchpin of African agriculture – African Development Bank

Global UpfrontSep 9, 2020September 9, 20200

A panel of some of Africa’s most promising small and medium-enterprise (SME) agripreneurs gathered online to call for more selective investment, accelerated business acquisitions and

Buhari to ECOWAS leaders: Resist temptation of tenure elongation

Global UpfrontSep 7, 2020September 7, 20200

President Muhammadu Buhari has appealed to ECOWAS leaders not to elongate their tenure in office beyond constitutional limits. Making the call while presenting Nigeria’s General