Tag: US
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US reacts to claims in Jonathan’s book about role in 2015 elections
The United States consulate in Nigeria has responded to allegations contained in the book written by former President Goodluck Jonathan. Jonathan had in his recently published book titled, ‘My Transition Hours’ claimed that former United States President, Barack Obama, meddled in the 2015 Presidential elections in favour of President Muhammadu Buhari. Jonathan said Obama’s support…
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U.S. supports full inclusion of persons with disabilities
The United States Consulate in Lagos on Thursday called for more concerted efforts to ensure the full inclusion of persons living with disabilities in every aspect of social, political, economic, and cultural life. Delivering remarks at a program organized by Project Enable Afria in commemoration of the 2018 International Day of Persons with Disabilities, U.S.…
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Huawei CFO faces extradition to US, after arrest in Canada
The chief financial officer of China’s Huawei Technologies faces extradition to the United States after she was arrested in Canada, Canadian officials said Wednesday. Meng Wanzhou, a senior executive who is also the daughter of the tech giant’s founder, Ren Zhengfei, was arrested in Vancouver on December 1, according to Canada’s Department of Justice. A…
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National Assembly summons US Ambassador over rising visa denials
The National Assembly has summoned the United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Stuart Symington, over the alleged high rate of visa denial of Nigerians. The invitation is following the petition to the House of Representatives by an activist, Kayode Bello. Punch had done an investigation into how many Nigerian students seeking to study in US schools…
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Boko Haram: U.S. govt places order for Nigeria’s Super Tucano aircraft
The United States Department of Defence has awarded the contract for the manufacturing of 12 A-29 Super Tucano combat aircraft on behalf of the Nigerian Air Force. The contract was awarded to Sierra Nevada Corporation, an American aerospace contractor, for an initial sum of $329 million. A clause, described as “undefinitised contract action (UCA)”, was,…
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Trump’s government persuades allied countries to avoid Huawei
The President Donald Trump-led US government is persuading allied countries to avoid telecommunications equipment from China’s Huawei Technologies. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports Wall Street Journal, in a Thursday news item, cited unnamed sources to have said US officials have reached out to their government counterparts and telecom executives in friendly countries where Huawei equipment is already…
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US, UK, others urge Nigeria to ensure peaceful elections
The European Union, EU; United States of America, USA; United Kingdom, UK, and other foreign governments, yesterday, demanded a process that would herald free, fair, transparent and peaceful elections as political parties flagged off political campaigns ahead of the 2019 polls. In a statement by no fewer than 24 countries, including France, Germany, Australia, Austria,…
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Return Nigeria’s stolen funds still stashed in your countries – Buhari tells US, others
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday appealed to the governments of the United States to facilitate quick repatriation of Nigeria’s stolen funds still stashed in their domains. He noted that the bulk of the stolen money could have been invested in the education sector to improve on quality, blaming the elite for allegedly looking away while…
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Midterm elections: Democrats retake US House as Republicans keep Senate
Democrats seized control of the lower house of Congress in midterm elections Tuesday, dealing a stern rebuke to Donald Trump almost two years into his polarizing, rollercoaster presidency. Fox and NBC television networks called the result in the US House of Representatives, while confirming expectations that Trump’s Republicans will retain control of the Senate. The…
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Mid-term elections: U.S. warns Russia, China, Iran to stay off
The U.S. has warned against foreign interference in its mid-term elections, particularly from Russia, China and Iran. All the 435 House of Representatives seats, representing the 50 states are up for grabs in the election, holding on Tuesday. Thirty five of the 100 senate seats are being contested and gubernatorial elections are to be held…