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President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday backed a plan to set up joint military training centres with Belarus, with fears mounting that Minsk could enter the Ukraine conflict to fight with Moscow.
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The European Union (EU) and US pledged to collaborate on research towards use of AI to address major global challenges including climate change and mitigating the impact of natural disasters.
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Download logoOn 31 January 2023, the State Secretary of the Latvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Andris Pelšs, met with the new non-resident Ambassador of the Republic of Zimbabwe, Priscila Misihairabwi Moshonga, and the new non-resident Ambassador of the Republic of San Marino, Silvia Marchetti. The Ambassadors have arrived in Latvia on their accreditation visits. In the…
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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) in its latest World Economic Outlook update for January, has reviewed upwards growth projections for Nigeria in 2023 from 3.0 per cent, which was projected in October last year to 3.2 per cent as it retained the growth forecast for 2024 at 2.9 per cent.
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Associated Foreign Exchange (AFEX) has predicted a decline in the production of grain commodities this year, following the impact of flooding, devaluation of the naira, high logistics, and the social-political situation in Nigeria. In its Commodity Outlook for 2023 Report, the body said the observed reasons would keep commodity prices at historically high levels amid…
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National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN), South West Zone, has expressed worry over the security situation in the country.
Calling on the nation’s security agencies to do more to secure the nation ahead of the general elections, the council appealed that no vote should be lost because of insecurity.