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The Nigeria army, on Friday, completed pre-deployment training for 185 troops for peace-keeping mission in Guinea Bissau.The troops began their pre-deployment training on January 6 at the Martin Luther Agwai International Leadership and Peace Keeping Centre (MLAILPKC), Jaji, Kaduna state.Tukur Buratai, chief of army staff, said the troops will be Nigeria’s company 8 in the ECOWAS mission in Guinea Bissau.Buratai [...]
The United States says it will no longer issue visas to foreigners who want to give birth in the country.According to a statement released by the office of the press secretary, the rule will be effective from Friday, January 24.Stephanie Grisham, the White House press secretary, said the rule change is necessary to enhance public safety and the integrity of [...]
President Pierre Nkurunziza of Burundi will be paid $530,000 and provided with a luxury villa when he leaves office, the BBC reports.The new legislation was passed on Tuesday by 98 lawmakers and opposed by two.The draft law, which has been presented to the cabinet for approval by the country's parliament, also awards him a lifetime salary.The law also proposes that [...]
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US President Donald Trump says his administration is adding more countries -- which Nigeria is said to be among -- to its travel ban list to keep America safe.Speaking at a news conference at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland on Wednesday, Trump said the expansion which will be announced “very shortly” follows happenings around the world.The US president was [...]
The federal government has intensified screening at the different ports in the country following an outbreak of a disease known as Novel Coronavirus in China.This is even as the death toll from the virus, first reported in China, has increased to 17.Reuters quoted Chinese media as saying the deaths increased in Wuhan province where the disease was first recorded.In a [...]
