Category: International
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NAIRA DIPS TO N1,464 VS DOLLAR AMID WEEKLY DEMAND SURGE
The naira closed Friday weaker at N1,464.49 per USD on the official CBN market—a 0.4% slide from Thursday’s N1,457.84—erasing Monday’s N2.59 gain as importer dollar hunts overwhelmed supply, pushing steady depreciation through Tuesday (N1,455.08) and Wednesday (N1,455.49). This volatility echoes Nigeria’s FX tightrope under Tinubu’s reforms, where early-week highs crumble against persistent pressures from oil…
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CHINA EMPOWERS 10K+ NIGERIANS VIA TRAINING, TRADE HITS $22B HIGH
Chinese Ambassador Yu Dunhai celebrated Friday at Abuja’s first China-Nigeria Alumni Reunion Gala, revealing over 10,000 Nigerians from governance to tech have leveled up through Beijing’s exchange programs—boosting skills, institutions and Naija’s dev dash while bilateral trade soared past $22B in 2025 with 130% Chinese investment jump and 200% export surge. Yu hailed “natural partners”…
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OSCARS DITCH TV FOR YOUTUBE EXCLUSIVE STREAM FROM 2029
Academy bosses Bill Kramer and Lynette Taylor dropped a streaming bombshell Friday, locking in YouTube as the sole global home for Oscars broadcasts starting 2029—dumping ABC after decades to beam Hollywood’s glitziest night live to billions, ending broadcaster exclusivity for the first time ever. This Google-powered pivot caps ABC’s run through the 100th Oscars in…
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NIGERIA UNVEILS WSIS+20 STRATEGY TO SUPERCHARGE DIGITAL NATION
NITDA boss Malam Kashifu Inuwa rocked New York Thursday at the WSIS+20 UN bash, rolling out Nigeria’s killer roadmap to localize global digital pledges—tackling connectivity gaps, affordability woes and literacy lags via PPP fibre optics (90K km with World Bank), broadband plan renewals and multi-stakeholder IGF hustles for inclusive growth. On the sidelines of Naija’s…
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NAF C-130 CREW CLEARS BURKINA BURR, ROCKETS TO PORTUGAL FOR FIXES
Nigeria’s gritty 11-man Air Force C-130 crew turned Thursday’s release in Burkina Faso into instant takeoff, pressing their Portugal maintenance mission after a Dec 8 tech glitch forced a precautionary Bobo-Dioulasso landing—showcasing NAF resilience amid West African junta jitters. Foreign Minister Yusuf Tuggar’s star-studded squad—packing NIA DG Mohammed Mohammed, AVM Abdullahi (Air Force plans chief),…
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NIGERIA AND EU LOCK ARMS FOR DEFENSE BOOST AGAINST SECURITY THREATS
EU Ambassador Gautier Mignot dropped in on Nigeria’s new Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Olufemi Oluyede Wednesday in Abuja, sealing a pact to ramp up direct military ties—shifting from regional task forces to hands-on collaboration tackling the country’s banditry, insurgency and multi-front chaos. With 19 of 27 EU nations posted in Nigeria as a key…
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EU LEADERS DIG IN FOR €90B UKRAINE RESCUE USING PUTIN’S FROZEN CASH
Brussels bosses launched epic overtime talks Thursday, battling to unlock €90 billion ($105B) for Ukraine’s 2026-27 military and budget black hole—via a savvy loan from €210B in sanctioned Russian assets (Belgium hoards €185B), repayable only if Moscow foots war reparations, pitting Belgian PM Bart De Wever retaliation fears against bloc survival math. Needing 15 nations…
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PM VOWS IRON-FIST HATE LAWS AFTER SYDNEY JEWISH FESTIVAL BLOODBATH
Aussie PM Anthony Albanese owned up to gaps in fighting anti-Semitism Thursday in Canberra, slamming down tough new laws post-Sydney’s horrific Hanukkah terror shootout that killed 15 mostly Jewish revelers at Bondi Beach—vowing to crush hate-spreaders, radicals and immigration dodgers fueling division. Days after two IS-linked gunmen—one shot dead, the other 24-year-old nabbed with explosives,…
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TRUMP DOUBLES DOWN ON BOOM PROMISE AMID TARIFF BACKLASH AND POLL SLIDE
President Trump fired up America from the White House Tuesday, vowing a history-making 2026 economic surge while torching Biden for the “mess” of soaring prices—dismissing voter fury as Dem tricks, even as his approval craters to 57% disapproval on economy handling per PBS/NPR/Marist, with 52% in YouGov saying things worsened under him. Beyond $1,776 “warrior…
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SPRiNG PROGRAMME CHEERS NIGERIA’S NAP III LAUNCH, VOWS FULL IMPLEMENTATION BACKING
The UK-backed Strengthening Peace and Resilience in Nigeria (SPRiNG) Programme hailed the Federal Government’s rollout of the third National Action Plan (NAP III) on Women, Peace and Security in Abuja, pledging hands-on support to weave women into peacebuilding, justice reforms and security ops amid rising violence, radicalization and SGBV threats. Tetra Tech’s Team Lead Dr…
