Tag: UAE
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UAE to partner Nigeria in strengthening wild life preservation efforts
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) says it is ready to partner Nigeria in strengthening wild preservation efforts to mitigate the impact of climate change. Dr Fahad AL-Taffaq, United Arab Emirates (UAE) Ambassador to Nigeria, made this known in his address on sideline of his official visit to the National Park headquarters in Abuja. The visit…
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Osinbajo to speak at UAE peace forum
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo on Sunday departed for the city of Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). A statement on Sunday in Abuja by his media aide, Laolu Akande, said the Vice-President will today deliver the keynote address at the Sixth Assembly of the Forum for Promoting Peace in Muslim Societies in Abu Dhabi.…
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Buhari condoles with UAE president over brother’s death
President Muhammadu Buhari has sent a message of condolence to the President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, following the death of his brother, Prince Sultan. Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, confirmed this development in a statement in Abuja on Saturday. In…
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Oil facility attack: Trump approves troops, missiles deployment to Saudi Arabia, UAE
US President Donald Trump on Friday approved the deployment of thousands of American troops to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates in response to an attack on Saudi oil facilities. The approval was announced at the Pentagon by Defense Secretary Mark Esper. He said the deployment was at the request of Saudi Arabia, after…
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UAE ruler, Sheikh Muhammad loses 39-year-old son in London
…Buried in Sharjah on Wednesday (today) Prince Khalid Al Qasimi, a fashion designer and son of the Emir of Sharjah, a city in the United Arab Emirates, Dr Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi has been found dead in London home. The death of the 39-year-old businessman was confirmed on July 1. He was buried…
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Suspected UAE spy commits suicide in prison
One of two detainees held by Turkey on suspicion of spying for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has committed suicide in the prison, a justice ministry official on Monday said. The two suspects were arrested on April 19 and confessed to spying on Arab nationals, a senior Turkish official said at the time. Turkey was…
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UAE court sentences eight Nigerians to death for robbery
Eight Nigerians have joined the death row in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) after a court in Sharjah sentenced them to death for a string of armed robberies at money exchanges and cash machines across the emirate in December 2016. A ninth man was sentenced to six months imprisonment for being in possession of stolen…
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446 Nigerians languishing in UAE prisons – Ambassador
Mohammed Rimi, Nigerian ambassador to the United Arab Emirates, says 446 Nigerians are currently serving different terms in the UAE prisons. Rimi broke the news during President Muhammadu Buhari’s town-hall meeting with Nigerians in the Emirates on Tuesday. The ambassador said the 446 Nigerians are serving different jail terms for crimes ranging from possession of…
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Identity of 5 Nigerians who robbed Bureau De Change in UAE revealed
The identities of five Nigerian suspected armed robbers who were arrested in the United Arab Emirate, UAE, for robbing a Bureau De Change of the sum of N226.2 million (Dh2.3 million), have been revealed. The culprits are: Chimuanya Ozoh, Benjamin Ajah, Kingsley Ngoka, Tochukuw Alisi and Chile Ndunagu. The Nigerians were alleged to have stormed…
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NIMC begins data capturing of Nigerians in UAE, UK
By Gabriel Okoro, Abuja In line with the mandate by the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) to ensure that all Nigerian citizens in Nigeria and the diaspora and Legal Residents in Nigeria are enrolled into the National Identity Database and issued the unique National Identification Number (NIN) to applicants upon successful enrolment, the NIMC has…