France
2 Dec
France agreed Saturday to pay Papua New Guinea $100 million and the Republic of Congo $50 million to protect their forests. President Emmanuel Macron said he hoped to conclude a similar $60 million deal with DR Congo as he announced the partnerships at the UN's COP28 climate talks in Dubai. "Nature is the best technology…
28 Nov
The France Ambassador to Nigeria, Emmanuelle Blatmann, has called for concerted efforts aimed at tackling the menace of gender-based violence in the country.
28 Nov
Zenith Bank has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the French Government to establish a subsidiary of the bank in France.
12 Nov
Thousands turned out on Sunday to march against anti-Semitism in Paris, after days of bickering by political parties over who should take part and a surge in anti-Semitic incidents across France. "Our order of the day today is... the total fight against anti-Semitism which is the opposite of the values of the republic," Senate speaker…
10 Nov
International financial aid can help worse-off countries avoid being dragged into conflict such as that in Gaza, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday at an international summit.
10 Nov
France and Britain are calling for greater global regulation of commercial surveillance software in the wake of the recent Pegasus and Predator spyware scandals, the French foreign ministry said Friday.
6 Nov
Images of Muslim travellers in collective prayer at a French airport have caused controversy, with the government on Monday vowing 'firmness' and the airport operator describing the incident as regrettable. The pictures shared virally on Sunday through social media showed several dozen travellers in the departures hall of Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris praying…
3 Nov
The French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Ms. Catherine Colonna, has assured the Nigerian government that whatever remains of the country’s stolen assets by the late former Military Head of State, Sanni Abacha, would be returned.
31 Oct
Burna Boy's hit single "Gbona" has received platinum certification in France, according to the Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique (SNEP). This means that the song has sold over 150,000 units in the country. "Gbona" is Burna Boy's second platinum certification in France, following his 2019 hit "On the Low." He is now the first African…
23 Oct 2023
The speaker of the French parliament accused hard-left leader Jean-Luc Melenchon on Monday of having put "a new target on her back" after she made a solidarity visit to Israel this weekend.
20 Oct 2023
A 16-year-old was arrested over a bomb hoax outside Paris, police sources said on Friday, as authorities scrambled to halt a week of bomb scares at airports, schools and landmarks.
16 Oct 2023
France's president on Monday called for a "ruthless" government response to those with "terrorist ideologies", days after a teacher was stabbed to death in what he has called an act of "Islamist terror".
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Authorities have cancelled hundreds of flights at French airports on Thursday despite the country's main air traffic controllers' union dropping a call for a one-day strike after making a deal for higher pay. In Paris around 75 percent of flights at Orly and 55 percent at Charles de Gaulle airport would be dropped Thursday, the…
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<img src="https://guardian.ng/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/download-6-1.jpeg" alt="" width="299" height="168" class="size-full wp-image-2377592 The Kaduna Internal Revenue Service (KADIRS) on Wednesday sealed the United Bank for Africa branches in the state metropolis over alleged N14.3million unpaid tax. Speaking to newsmen after the exercise, Hajiya Aysha Ahmad, the KADIRS Board Secretary/Legal Adviser, said the enforcement was to ensure tax compliance in the…
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The Federal Government on Tuesday announced the appointment of 12 Consuls General to some Nigerian Missions abroad the appointment also includes five new five new Chargé D'affaires. The Consuls General are, Auwalu Jega Namadina, Atlanta, USA; Nnamdi Okechukwu Nne, Bata, Equatorial Guinea; Francis Ntui Enya, Douala, Cameroon; Gbadebo Afolabi, Shanghai, China and Oludare Ezekiel Folowosele,…
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President Bola Tinubu recently signed an executive order on oil and gas reforms in Nigeria. Presidency spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, said following extensive engagements, analyses, and benchmarking with other jurisdictions, Tinubu initiated the amendment of primary legislation to introduce fiscal incentives for oil and gas projects. Tinubu's aide on social media, Dada Olusegun, in an update…
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German police said Wednesday they had arrested 11 suspected members of a Nigerian mafia group behind a large-scale dating scam. The Black Axe gang was involved internationally in "multiple areas of criminal activity," with a focus in Germany on romance scams and money-laundering, Bavarian police said in a statement. The dating trick was a "modern…
38 mins ago
The Federal Government said it has recovered N57 billion from the N5.2 trillion liabilities owed the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) and other bodies by Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) of government. Permanent Secretary, Special Duties, Federal Ministry of Finance Okokon Udo revealed this on Tuesday in Enugu State during a Sensitisation Workshop on Federal…
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The Registrar, Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof Ishaq Oloyede, says no fewer than 1.94 million candidates sat for the 2024 examinations in the country. Oloyede said this on Wednesday in Kaduna, while inspecting Computer Based Test (CBT) centres in the state amidst the ongoing JAMB examinations. He added that at the end of…
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Four people were taken to the hospital after spooked army horses broke loose during morning exercises in central London and galloped through the streets at rush hour, the army and emergency services said. Photos and video posted on social media by British news outlets showed two horses running along busy roads, dodging buses, taxis and…
54 mins ago
The US Senate on Tuesday approved legislation requiring the wildly popular social media app TikTok to be divested from its Chinese parent company ByteDance or be shut out of the American market. The measure was part of a $95 billion foreign aid package, including military assistance to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, which has now cleared…
56 mins ago
Former Kogi State governor, Yahaya Adoza Bello on Tuesday, April 23, 2024, was served his charges through his counsel, Abdulwahab Muhammad (SAN). Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja ruled that the defendant should be served through his counsel, especially as he failed to appear before the court, yet again. The Economic…