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Niger said Wednesday that the United States will shortly submit a proposal for its soldiers to "disengage" from the West African country after the military regime in Niamey said it was withdrawing from a 2012 cooperation agreement with Washington.
2 days ago
The United States on Wednesday launched a new initiative to boost imports of African foods -- specialties like seafood, nuts and herbs -- seeing untapped potential in items that benefit small-scale farmers. The new Africa Trade Desk aims to increase imports of African specialty foods into the United States by $300 million over the next…
17 Mar
Niger's government announced on Saturday that it was breaking off "with immediate effect" its military cooperation agreement with the United States.
29 Feb
The United State government said it committed over $600 million last year to save lives in Nigeria through its health assistance programmes.
27 Feb
United States Federal Bureau of Investigation has indicted a former staff of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) in a $ 2.1 million bribery scandal. US Department of Justice said Paulinus Iheanacho Okoronkwo allegedly received a $2.1 million bribe while serving as an NNPC official in connection with negotiating favourable drilling rights for a subsidiary…
22 Feb
China said Thursday it had signed agreements to send pandas to a zoo in San Diego after nearly all the beloved black-and-white animals on loan in the United States were returned during years of diplomatic tensions. Foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning told a regular press briefing that "Chinese institutions have already signed agreements with... the…
8 Feb
United States Department and Nigerian human rights activist, Femi Falana(SAN), have condemned Senegal’s postponement of presidential election till December by the parliament.
7 Feb
United States President, Joe Biden, has celebrated the Black History Month at the White House amid slipping support from Black voters distressed by the administration’s stance on the Israel-Palestine war and disillusioned by what they see as a lack of progress on Biden’s racial justice agenda. Black History Month is an annual observance originating…
31 Jan
Barely two months after a Nigerian Army airstrike accidentally killed 85 people and injured several others in Igabi area of Kaduna State, the United States has said it will continue to engage with the Nigerian authorities on minimising harm to civilians during military operations. Speaking on Tuesday during a briefing on the outcome of U.S.…
16 Jan
United States (US) authorities will return $8.9million looted by state officials to acquire property in 2014 to the Nigerian government. Royal Court in the US last Friday granted forfeiture of a "tainted property deposited into a Jersey bank account by Nigerian companies in 2014", according to court documents. "The Attorney General successfully demonstrated that the…
10 Jan
A Nigerian identified as Olugbenga Lawal was on Monday sentenced to ten years in prison in the United States for conspiring to launder money derived from internet fraud schemes. Lawal, 33, of Indianapolis, Indiana, has also reportedly been ordered to pay over $1.46 million in restitution. In a statement, the U.S Department of Justice said…
4 Jan
A Nigerian citizen identified as Olusegun Samson Adejorin has been arrested in Ghana for his alleged involvement in a Business Email Compromise (BEC) fraud worth $7.5 million. Adejorin's indictment was announced by the United States (US) Attorney for the District of Maryland, Erek L. Barron and Acting Special Agent in Charge, R. Joseph Rothrock of…