Nigeria and France have restated their commitment to promoting the mining sector through the implementation of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed last month in Paris. At a meeting held on the sidelines of the Future Minerals Forum in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, both nations outlined concrete steps to upgrade Nigeria’s geological infrastructure, enhance technology transfer, […]
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Olayiwola Oshunrinade Three Nigerian women arrested and prosecuted for alleged drug trafficking in Saudi Arabia have been acquitted and released. In a statement on Sunday, Kimiebi Ebienfa, the spokesperson of the federal ministry of foreign affairs, said the women were released after “prolonged diplomatic and legal engagements” between the Nigerian government and Saudi authorities”. The […]
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Olayiwola Oshunrinade Saudi Arabia has released three Nigerians who were earlier arrested and prosecuted in the country. In a statement issued in Abuja on Sunday by the Acting Spokesperson of the Ministry, Kimiebi Ebienfa, the release followed high-level diplomatic engagement between the Nigerian government and Saudi authorities. The three Nigerians namely: Hadiza Abba, Fatima Malah […]
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Olayiwola Oshunrinade A growing speculation that football icon, Cristiano Ronaldo may switch faith to Islam has been further fuelled by Waleed Abdullah, the former goalkeeper of his Saudi Arabia club, Al-Nassr. According to Morocco World News, Abdullah remarked during a programme, Al-Hissa Al-Akhira, that Ronaldo is open to conversion to Islam. The former Al -Nassr […]
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