Nigeria seeks EU approval to import non-hazardous waste

Nigeria seeks EU approval to import non-hazardous waste

The European Commission on Monday received requests from Nigeria and 23 other non-members of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development countries seeking inclusion in the list of nations eligible to import non-hazardous waste from the European Union. Non-hazardous waste, which accounts for 95.6 per cent of solid waste produced in Europe, includes municipal waste such as packaging, clothing, bottles, and plastics, as well as demolition materials like concrete, bricks, […]

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UNGA 79: Tinubu seeks debt forgiveness for Nigeria

President Bola Tinubu has called on world leaders to prioritise debt forgiveness for Nigeria and other developing countries from creditors and multilateral financial institutions. The President also asked the United Nations to commit to multilateralism by deepening relations among member states, in line with the principles of inclusivity, equality and cooperation. Tinubu, who is the Chairman of the Authority of Heads of States and Government of the Economic Community of […]

September 25, 2024 60

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Spain’s PM Sanchez seeks fairer trade relations with China

Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, on Monday, called for “fair trade order” during a visit to China aimed at boosting ties with the economic giant despite a standoff between Beijing and the European Union. Sanchez met local counterpart Premier Li Qiang at Beijing’s ornate Great Hall of the People on Monday afternoon, telling him Spain “wishes to continue strengthening its relations with China”. “We want to build bridges to defend […]

September 9, 2024 20

BUSINESS

Fuel crisis lingers as NNPC seeks fresh $2bn crude-backed loan

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited is in talks for another oil-backed loan to boost its finances and allow investment in its business, the Group Chief Executive Officer, NNPC, Mele Kyari, has said. Sources familiar with the situation said the oil firm aims to raise at least $2bn through the proposed new loan. In August 2023, NNPC announced that it had secured a $3.3bn emergency crude oil repayment loan from […]

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Fuel crisis lingers as NNPC seeks fresh $2bn crude-backed loan

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited is in talks for another oil-backed loan to boost its finances and allow investment in its business, the Group Chief Executive Officer, NNPC, Mele Kyari, has said. Sources familiar with the situation said the oil firm aims to raise at least $2bn through the proposed new loan. In August 2023, NNPC announced that it had secured a $3.3bn emergency crude oil repayment loan from […]

July 10, 2024 17

POLITICS

Nnamdi Kanu denounces S’East killings, seeks negotiation with FG

The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, on Wednesday, denounced the killings in the South-East over the group’s agitation for secession. He also appealed for an out-of-court settlement of his ongoing treason trial by the Federal Government. The IPOB leader, who has been in detention since 2021 following his re-arrest in Kenya and repatriation to Nigeria, made the appeal on Wednesday when he appeared for the continuation […]

June 20, 2024 43

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FG seeks 18-month extension for $800m W’Bank palliative scheme

No fewer than three million poor and vulnerable households have benefitted from the $800m palliative loan disbursed by the World Bank to cushion the effect of recent government policies, such as the fuel subsidy removal. Of these beneficiaries, 700 thousand households were from rural areas and about 2.5 million households were from urban areas. The World Bank revealed this in its restructuring paper on how to bolster its social safety […]

June 20, 2024 35

ENTERTAINMNET

Toyin Abraham seeks end to nollywood rivalry with Funke Akindele, Mercy Aigbe

Nigerian actress, Toyin Abraham, took to social media on Sunday to praise her colleagues, Funke Akindele and Mercy Aigbe, as she urged for more positivity within the Nollywood film industry. “Please, it is time we celebrate ourselves more rather than compete with ourselves. We need to create an ecosystem of more successful people so we can all have more capability to create more successful people,” she wrote. She also admitted […]

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GreenLight Initiative Seeks Accountability, Inclusiveness, Youth Participation in Governance

GreenLight Initiative Seeks Accountability, Inclusiveness, Youth Participation in Governance The GreenLight Initiative, has expressed its readiness to foster collaboration towards meaningful youth participation in governance. It made its position known during a courtesy visit to the Honourable Commissioner, Public Complaints Commission, Hon. Dalhatu Musa Ezekiel, as part of its ongoing project activities supported by LEAP Africa and the Nigeria Youth Futures Fund which aimed at catalyzing youth action for accountability […]

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