Russia

Russia has signed agreements for military cooperation with over 40 African countries, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on Friday in St Petersburg. Read Also:Global Fund approves $1 billion for Nigeria’s fight against TB,…
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Vice President Kashim Shettima, on Thursday in St. Petersburg, Russia, restated Nigeria’s determination to revive the Aluminium Smelter Company of Nigeria, particularly by engaging with key stakeholders in the industry. This was…
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The boss of Russia's Wagner group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, says its mercenaries have seized "all military facilities" in the southern city of Rostov-on-Don. They are also said to have deployed in Voronezh, further north, following his threat…
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The US ambassador to South Africa, Reuben Brigety, has accused the nation of arming Russia despite its claim to remain neutral in the conflict in Ukraine. According to the ambassador, a Russian ship carrying weapons and ammunition docked…
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President Emmanuel Macron met his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in Beijing on Thursday, as the French leader seeks to dissuade China from supporting Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Macron had said in a speech in the capital that Beijing…
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Prof. Abdullahi Shehu, Nigeria’s Ambassador to the Russian Federation, has said that the Federal Government is exploring ways to resuscitate one of Nigeria’s largest assets, the Ajaokuta Steel Company, with potential Russian investors.…
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Mali says France has violated its airspace and delivered arms to militants in an attempt to destabilise the West African country, the latest in a barrage of accusations that have marked the bitter end to their once close relations. In a…
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"This is very unfortunate that the bright final year medical student in the finest medical university in Russia and from Sokoto is facing this painful dilemma when we are aware how our elites value the education of their children in the…
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The Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Mr Olamilekan Adegbite has admitted that the Federal Government will not be able to deliver on its promise to revive the Ajaokuta steel rolling mill before the end of the current administration…
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Since 24 February 2022, when Russia began a military operation in Ukraine, in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian conflict that began in 2014, everything in the world, including the issue of the Covid-19, has shifted to that region,…
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