Middle East

President Bola Tinubu has directed key economic officials to develop measures to mitigate the impact of the ongoing Middle East crisis on Nigerians. Tinubu gave the directive on Friday at a civic reception in Yenagoa after inaugurating…
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A US warplane has gone down over Iran, and US forces have rescued one of the crew, major US media outlets reported Friday after Iranian media aired footage of aircraft wreckage. ios and CBS News, citing unidentified sources, reported…
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Thousands ​of soldiers from the U.S. Army’s elite 82nd Airborne Division have started arriving in the Middle East, ‌two U.S. officials told Reuters on Monday, as President Donald Trump weighs his next steps in the war against Iran.…
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Israel and Iran exchanged more missile fire on Monday as concerns that the United States might escalate the Middle East conflict by launching ground raids against the Islamic Republic’s Gulf islands sent oil prices soaring. Iran also…
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Iran has received a 15-point plan from the United States to end the Middle East war, Pakistani officials said Wednesday, raising hopes for a diplomatic solution even as Iran said it has fired a volley of cruise missiles at a US aircraft…
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Chairman and CEO of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has warned that the ongoing Middle East crisis could force Nigeria and other African countries to adopt COVID-era work-from-home restrictions if the conflict does not de-escalate. Dangote…
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The British Government has announced a 53 million pounds support package to help vulnerable households cope with rising heating oil costs following a surge in global energy prices. The increase is linked to current tensions in the Middle…
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About six persons have been confirmed dead after the United Arab Emirates said its air defence systems intercepted multiple aerial threats launched from Iran on amid escalating tension in the region. The UAE Ministry of Defence, in a…
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The growing tensions in the Middle East are once again raising concerns about a possible global oil crisis. At the center of these concerns is the strategic waterway known as the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow channel through which a…
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The Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to market-based petrol pricing, saying it will not introduce price controls despite rising geopolitical tensions in the Middle East that have heightened volatility in global oil markets.…
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