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- 6 Jan 2021
AFC Secures $250m Loan from United States’ DFC
The Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) has announced that it has successfully secured a $250 million tier-2 capital loan from United States’ International Development Finance Corporation (DFC). Formed…
- 1 Apr 2024
Adesina, AfDB President Advocates Renaming Nigeria to "United States of Nigeria"
Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, president, African Development Bank Group (AfDB)has proposed a significant overhaul in the nomenclature of Nigeria, advocating for the adoption of "The United States of Nigeria"…
- 26 Jul 2022
YouTube Music Announces the Global Foundry Class of 2022 with Black Sherif and Joeboy joining the program
YouTube Music onTuesday announced the Foundry Class of 2022 , made up of 30 independent artists representing 15 countries from across the globe. This year, the class which is the biggest to date,…
- 26 Feb 2018
United States Dollar struggles ahead of Jerome Powell’s Congress testimony
The recent forex analysis has shown that Dollar is under threat to losses once again, with the Greenback at time of writing currently trending lower against all of its G10 counterparts, with the…
- 24 Jul 2017
Police to Set Up Anti-Piracy Unit in All States
The Nigeria Police is to set up anti-piracy unit in all the 36 states of the Federation as well as the Federal Capital Territory to combat the piracy of intellectual property in the country, the…
- 6 Dec 2020
US Removes Reciprocity Visa Fees for Nigerians
The United States of America has removed all visa reciprocity fees for Nigerians seeking visas to the US. The federal government announced at the weekend that the United States has removed all visa…
- 16 Aug 2019
Lagos Begins to Equips Forensic Centre with Toxicology Unit
Lagos State Government said it is working on equipping its Forensic Centre with Chemistry and Toxicology units to strengthen criminal investigations in the state. The units would be…
- 14 Sept 2020
Yomi-Ajayi, UBA USA CEO Appointed to US EXIM’s Sub-Saharan Africa Advisory Committee
Sola Yomi-Ajayi, the CEO of the United Bank for Africa (UBA)’s operations in the United States, has been appointed to the Export-Import Bank of the United States (US EXIM) Committee on Sub-Saharan…
- 7 Jun 2020
US Law Firms Accuse MTN of Aiding Militants in Afghanistan
MTN group is battling fresh issues in the United States following allegations of “conduct targeted the United States” by executing a strategy reliant on dominating markets in unstable countries not…
- 26 Mar 2021
UBA America to Facilitate Investment, Development Capital, Trade Between North America and Africa - CEO
UBA America, the United States’ subsidiary of Pan African financial institution, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has pledged its continuous commitment to facilitate trade and investment between…
- 9 Aug 2015
GE, Others Announce $1.1m Awards for African Energy Entrepreneurs
General Electric Africa in conjunction with the United States African Development Foundation (USADF) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has announced that an…
- 6 Apr 2025
US Cancels Visas for All South Sudanese Passport Holders
Marco Rubio, US Secretary of State, at the weekend announced that the United States would be cancelling all visas held by South Sudanese passport holders and halting the issuance of new visas. Donald…
- 22 Dec 2025
US Begins Partial Visa Ban on Nigerians January 1
The United States will begin a partial suspension of visa issuance to Nigerians from January 1, 2026, following a new presidential proclamation aimed at strengthening border and national security.…
- 5 Aug 2016
Most States in Nigeria Unsafe- US
The United States of America has warned its citizens against travelling to 20 states in Nigeria due to security concerns According to the travel advice on the Department of State’s website, the…
- 28 Jan 2018
US Extradites Opara, Nigerian for Alleged eMail Scams
United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), has announced the extradition of Onyekachi Emmanuel Opara from South Africa, for participating in fraudulent business email compromise scams that…
- 28 Jul 2008
Celtel Nigeria Offers Data Roaming in UK, USA, Others
Celtel Nigeria is now offering data roaming services to its customers in many hot spots of the world including the United States of America, United Kingdom, Ghana, and Kenya. Others include South…
- 27 Aug 2014
UPS Falls Victim of PoS Malware
United Parcel Service (UPS), a shipping and courier giant, has confirmed a long-running data breach at 51 of its UPS Stores, across 24 states in the United States. While the number of affected stores…
- 11 Sept 2013
US Jails Nigerian Fraudster 3 Years for 419
Emmanuel Ehkator, a Nigerian who was investigated by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) for criminal conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud in the United States of America has…
- 25 Mar 2014
IBM Selects Abuja, 15 Other Cities Smarter Cities Grant
Abuja, Nigeria’s administrative, diplomatic and political capital has been selected alongside 15 other cities globally by IBM for its Smarter Cities Challenge for 2014. The IBM Smarter Cities…
- 20 May 2017
CC-Hub Chosen as Location for ‘Priority American Space’
The United States Consulate General Lagos is getting prepared for the commissioning of the new Priority American Space, hosted at Co-Creation Hub Nigeria (CcHub) in Yaba, Lagos. Equipped with state…
- 19 Jan 2009
Glo Slashes Call Tariff to US, UK by 70%
International gateway subsidiary of Globacom, Glo Gateway has reduced international calls on its network to the United Kingdom , United State of America and Canada by 70%. Instead of the N39 per…
- 4 Feb 2017
Trump Excludes Nigerians from Visa Ban
United States has stated that the recent executive order on immigration by President Donald Trump would not affect Nigerians hoping to travel to the country. It added that the two-year…
- 23 Jun 2013
US Says Identification can Help End Human Trafficking
John Kerry, United States secretary of State has said that identifying human trafficking victims is the first step in ending modern-day slavery. Before an audience of diplomats, nongovernmental…
- 14 Jan 2026
NITDA DG Reaffirms Nigeria–U.S. Partnership on Data Privacy, AI and Cybersecurity
Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has reaffirmed Nigeria's commitment to strengthening collaboration with the United States…
- 21 Jul 2015
Nigerian Leaders Stole $150Bn in 10 Years- Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari, on Monday, said he was in the United States (US) to seek President Barack Obama’s help to locate and return $150 billion stolen in the past decade and held in foreign bank…
- 8 Apr 2017
Nigerians, Others in US Flights to Enjoy Free WiFi, Says Turkish Airlines
Turkish Airlines has introduced a new telecommunications service that allows Nigerians and passengers from other nationalities on United State-bound flights of the airlines. The new adjustments,…
- 30 Aug 2016
Messy Fight, Corruption Allegations Stall Return of N218Bn Abacha Loot
Nigeria stands the risk of forfeiting a hefty N218.3 billion ($550 million) already recovered from Nigeria’s late military dictator Sani Abacha’s, estate if a suit filed by an American-based Nigerian…
- 4 May 2014
Nigeria, Others Account for half of Africa’s Economy — World Bank
Nigeria, South Africa and Egypt account for about half of the African economy says new data released by the World Bank Group last week. The report which ranked global economies on the basis of…
- 25 Mar 2022
US Blacklists Six Nigerians for Supporting Boko Haram
United States on Friday said it was designating six Nigerians for their support of the terrorist group, Boko Haram. This is according to a statement signed by Ned Price, US Department of State…
- 19 Aug 2016
US Embassy Officials Aid Corruption in Nigeria- Report
A recent report by the Council on Foreign Relations says that despite the United States’ government efforts to combat illicit finance, poor governance, and violent extremism in Nigeria and the world…