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- 16 Jun 2023
Russia – Africa Forum Aims at Exchange of Experience and Partnerships for Common Goals
The UN Association of Russia (UNA-Russia) and the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO University) are organizing on June 27-28, 2023 the Forum «Russia-Africa. Sustainable urban…
- 7 Jun 2018
Glo Selects First Batch of Lucky Subscribers to Go to Russia
Seven lucky subscribers have emerged in the first draw in the ongoing promo of Nigeria’s foremost telecommunications operator, Globacom, tagged,GO Russia. Globacom launched Go Russia a couple of…
- 6 May 2026
UK Cracks Down on Russia’s Exploitation of Vulnerable Migrants and Deadly Drone Capability
The UK has announced a raft of new sanctions to curb production of Russian drones and the nefarious networks that are exploiting vulnerable migrants from across the globe to support Russia’s illegal…
- 12 Apr 2022
Nokia, Ericsson Halt New Business in Russia
Nokia has announced its exit from Russia, while rival Ericsson is putting its business there on hold indefinitely, throwing into doubt the country's ability to build super-fast 5G networks. The…
- 1 Aug 2019
Dell Technologies Adds Russia to its Digitally Advanced Markets in META Region
Dell Technologies has announced that its Middle East, Turkey, Africa (META) region is now being expanded to include Russia, with the change coming into effect immediately. The re-mapping of the CIS…
- 30 May 2023
Africa Day in Russia Aimed @ Celebrating 60th Anniversary of the Liberation of Africa
Africa Day is traditionally celebrated in Russia on May 25. This day commemorates the establishment of the Organization of African Unity in 1963, which later transformed into the African Union. For…
- 12 Feb 2026
Russia Blocks WhatsApp, Pushes State App Max as Alternative Amid Telegram Clampdown
Russia has confirmed the blocking of popular messaging platform WhatsApp, directing its citizens to switch to the state-backed Max messenger, in a move escalating restrictions on foreign digital…
- 15 Apr 2015
Nigeria, Russia in Talks for $80Bn Nuclear Power Deal
Nigeria is reportedly in talks with Russia’s Rosatom to build as many as four nuclear power plants costing about $80 billion as Africa’s biggest economy seeks to add 1 200MW of capacity by the end of…
- 31 May 2016
Russia to Build Nuclear Centre in Nigeria
Russia and Nigeria signed a cooperation agreement on construction of a centre for nuclear science in the African country, RIA Novosti, Russian news agency reported from the signing ceremony on…
- 27 Dec 2017
Russia Urges Nigeria to Develop Nuclear Technology
Mr Nikolay Udovichenko, Russian Ambassador to Nigeria, said the development of nuclear technologies is capable of bridging the deficit in Nigeria’s infrastructure. Nigeria and Russia, in 2016,…
- 25 Jun 2018
MTN Sponsors 20 Loyal Customers to Watch Super Eagles Play Live in Russia
Nigerian leading Information and communication Technology company, MTN has sponsored twenty highly esteemed customers to Russia to watch the national team play live against Argentina on Tuesday the…
- 20 Apr 2015
NUEE Oppose Nigeria, Russia Nuclear Plants Deal
National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) has urged the President elect, Mohammadu Buhari to resist the on-going discussions between Nigeria Atomic Energy Commission (NAEC) and Russia's Rosatom…
- 30 Oct 2017
Russia, Nigeria Sign Nuclear Project Development Agreements
Russia and Nigeria signed agreements on construction and operation of a Nuclear Power Plant and a Research Center housing a multi-purpose nuclear research reactor on the territory of Federal Republic…
- 7 Sept 2025
Cancer Vaccine Now Ready for Use- Russia
Russia is preparing to roll out its cancer vaccine following the successful completion of preclinical trials, which proved both safety and high effectiveness. Veronika Skvortsova, director of the…
- 13 Mar 2022
Apple to Lose $3M Daily in iPhone Sales over Russia Market Pullout
A new report by Burga shows that Apple might lose at least $3 million in iPhone sales revenue daily or $1.14 billion annually as it announced to pull out from the Russian market in the wake of…
- 15 Mar 2018
Russia Baits FG with Light, $14Bn for Nuclear Power Projects
Despite warnings that nuclear energy has no place in a safe, clean, sustainable future; lobbyists are pushing Nigeria to commit to building nuclear power plants. The lobbyists claim that…
- 9 May 2018
Russia 2018: MultiChoice Slashes DStv, GOtv Decoder Prices
MultiChoice Nigeria, owners of the pay-tv platforms, Digital System for Television, DSTV and GOtv has slashed the prices of its decoder for the World Cup period, in order to get more Nigerians to…
- 27 Oct 2008
Russia Eyes Opportunities in Nigeria Telecom, Energy
Alexander D. Polyakov, visiting ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation, has expressed the desire of Russian investors to take active interest in Nigerian economy,…
- 16 Jul 2021
FG Reconstitutes Committee with Russia for Atomic Energy Use
Federal government has inaugurated the reconstituted Russian-Nigerian Joint Coordination Committee (JCC), of the Nigeria Atomic Energy Commission (NAEC). This is part of efforts to resuscitate the…
- 15 Aug 2017
Russian Bank Targets Nigeria, others in Expansion Drive
Promsvyazbank, one of Russia’s largest privately-held banks, is looking to Nigeria and other Africa countries to expand its business, one of its senior executives told Reuters. Alexander…
- 5 Oct 2010
Harmonized Spectrum Bands Key to Mobile Broadband -Bateson
Ross Bateson is special adviser on government at GSMA; his projects have included defining use of the Digital Dividend with the mobile and broadcasting community in Russia, Eastern Europe and the…
- 6 Mar 2020
Oil prices shaky ahead of OPEC + meetings
By Lukman Otunuga, Senior Research Analyst at FXTM, A sense of uncertainty over whether Russia will commit to OPEC’s proposal for deeper production cuts is weighing on Oil prices this morning. OPEC…
- 11 Mar 2022
MTN Partners with NIDCOM to Offer 5000 Ukraine Returnees Humanitarian Aid
MTN, in partnership with the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), has offered 5000 evacuated returnees displaced by the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war more humanitarian aid to ease their premature…
- 28 Mar 2018
Nigeria vs Serbia Match, NYSC Portal Dominate Google Search
Nigeria’s Super Eagles 2-0 defeat to Serbia in the ongoing run of friendly matches in preparation for the 2018 World Cup in Russia dominated searches this week on Google. Mr Taiwo…
- 8 Jun 2018
Star Lager Beer Takes Fan Park To Enugu, Thrills Fans with Goodies
As Super Eagles of Nigeria on June 6th, 2018 continued their run in preparation for Russia 2018, when they faced Czech Republic in an international friendly game at Rudolf-Tonn-Stadion Stadium in…
- 28 Jun 2017
Concerns as New Petya Ransomware Spreads
Hackers unleashed a major cyber attack causing huge disruption to companies and governments across the globe including in the UK, US and Russia. The ransomware appears to be a version of Petya. If it…
- 4 Nov 2025
ZachXBT, Crypto Investigator Lists Nigeria, Others as Worst Jurisdictions for Scam Victims
ZachXBT, scam survivor turned Blockchain investigator, has named Nigeria, India, Canada, UK and Russia, as the hardest places to help crypto scam victims. ZachXBT cited stagnant legal systems and…
- 23 Feb 2009
Best DR Plan Can be Invalidated by a Wrong Hand-Dijkstra
Marc Dijkstra, chief technology officer, Symantec in charge of the Emerging Region including Russia, the Middle East, Southern Mediterranean and Africa. He has an in-depth knowledge of the data…
- 21 Feb 2018
Hackers Steal $6m from Russian Banks
Unidentified hackers stole 339.5 million rubles ($6 million) in an attack on the SWIFT international payments messaging system in Russia last year, the Russian central bank said on Friday. The…
- 14 Dec 2016
Gold – The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
Weak economies are more vulnerable to uncertainty, political extremes and populism, post-World-War Germany and Russia proved this beyond a doubt. The Gold price tracks economic uncertainty, and by…