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Saudi Arabia demands discipline as oil producers mull new cut

Ihesiulo Grace 6 December 2019 0

Vienna – Oil producing countries on Friday discussed further reducing their output limit in 2020, with Saudi Energy Minister Abdulaziz bin Salman stressing that success depends on everyone sticking to the deal. The 14-member Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and 10

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Takeaways from Buhari’s visit to Saudi Arabia by Garba Shehu

Ihesiulo Grace 3 November 2019 0

President Muhammadu Buhari’s four-day visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia came to an end on Saturday. The President participated in the Future Investment Initiative, which was christened “Davos in the Desert”. Apart from attending the summit, which had a debating format for global leaders, investors and innovators to  compare notes and share ideas, President […]

Politics

Buhari meets Saudi Crown Prince, Abdulaziz, in Riyadh

Ihesiulo Grace 31 October 2019 0

 President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday met behind closed doors with Crown Prince of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the meeting, being held onthe sidelines of the second day of the Future Investment Initiative (FII) Summit, is one of […]

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Buhari to visit London, after Economic Forum in Saudi Arabia

Ihesiulo Grace 28 October 2019 0

The Presidency says President Muhammadu Buhari will be embarking on a private visit to London after attending the Future Investment Initiative (FII) Summit holding in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, confirmed this development in a statement in Abuja on Monday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) […]

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Saudi Arabia, Qatar allegedly funding Boko Haram-Soglo

Ihesiulo Grace 3 October 2019 0

The former president of Benin Republic, Nicephore Soglo , has revealed that friends from Qatar and Saudi Arabia are responsible for the funding of Boko Haram. Soglo, disclosed this in a statement at the constitutional term limits summit, covered by TheCable, in Naimey, Niger Republic. Soglo said, “Boko Haram is funded by our friends from […]

World

Khashoggi memorial to be held outside Saudi consulate where he died

Ihesiulo Grace 2 October 2019 0

Jamal Khashoggi’s friends, rights activists and press freedom groups will hold a memorial in Istanbul on Wednesday outside Riyadh’s consulate, where the Saudi journalist was murdered. The event on the first anniversary of his death will begin at 1:14 pm (1014 GMT), the exact time Khashoggi walked into his country’s diplomatic mission to get documents […]

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Saudi Arabia’s prince warns on possible spike of oil prices

Ihesiulo Grace 30 September 2019 0

Saudi Arabia’s crown prince warned  that oil prices could spike to “unimaginably high numbers” if the world does not come together to deter Iran, but said he would prefer a political solution to a military one. Speaking to the CBS program “60 Minutes,” Mohammed bin Salman, the kingdom’s de facto ruler, also denied that he […]

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US accuse Iran over S/Arabia attack

Ihesiulo Grace 17 September 2019 0

The United States has revealed that the assaults on Saudi Arabia’s oil refinery in the early hours of Saturday has been traced to Iran as the Cruise missiles and drones used to carry out the attacks were launched from the Iranian soil. The drone attack on Saturday was reported to have destroyed a 5.7 million […]

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NNPC to partner China on $2.5bn gas pipeline deal

Ihesiulo Grace 17 September 2019 0

Micheal Ajayi Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), through the Group Managing Director (GMD), Mr. Mele Kyari, has said that the corporation is about to reach an agreement in securing a $2.5billion gas pipeline financing with China. Kyari made this known while speaking with the Bloomberg in the World Energy Conference in Abu Dabhi in Saudi […]

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Despite crude oil surge, Nigeria won’t adjust projections for 2020 budget – Minister

Ihesiulo Grace 17 September 2019 0

Philip Clement – Abuja The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Shamsuna Ahmed, has dismissed any insinuation that Nigeria will adjust her crude oil price projections in the 2020 budget. Following the bombings on oil installations in Saudi Arabia, crude oil prices had surged to its highest of about $70 bar barrel. However, […]

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De-marketing: We’ve not suspended operations, Medview clarifies

Ihesiulo Grace 28 August 2019 0

Chukwuemeke Iwelunmo Following misleading headlines/reports tantamount to ‘de-marketing, the management of Med-View Airline Plc has clarified that it has not suspended its operations as a result of planes maintenance. The airline operator made this known to the newsmen in Lagos on Tuesday in Lagos, where it advised stakeholders, and the general public to disregard the […]

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No guarantor, No Hajj – Bauchi Hajj Board tells intending pilgrims

Ihesiulo Grace 25 November 2018 0

The Bauchi State Muslims Pilgrims Welfare Board has said that the commission will not approve the application of anybody wishing to partake in future hajj operation in the Holy city of Saudi Arabia if he or she failed to produce a surety best on the requirements of the commission. The Executive Secretary of the Hajj […]

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SR2,000 Hajj/Umrah fee: Civil society urges Buhari to intervene

Ihesiulo Grace 21 October 2018 0

A civil society organization, Independent Hajj Reporters (IHR), has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to appeal to Saudi Arabia to waive the SR2,000 tax imposed on visa for Umrah and Hajj pilgrims for Nigeria pilgrims. The waiver, if granted, can enable more Nigerian Muslims to perform Hajj/Umrah with ease. The new visa rule was released […]

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Niger state pilgrim dies in Saudi Arabia

Ihesiulo Grace 30 August 2018 0

One pilgrim from Niger state has been found dead in the lift of a 10- storey building in Makka, Saudi Arabia. The pilgrim, said to be from Chanchaga Local Government Area of the state was alleged to have suffocated inside the lift while going to ground floor from the seventh floor of the building on […]

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2018 Hajj Operation: Taraba gets 1,587 seats

Ihesiulo Grace 12 August 2018 0

The National Hajj Commission has allocated about 1,587 seats to the Muslim faithful in Taraba State for the 2018 Hajj Operation in Saudi Arabia. The Executive Secretary, Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board in the State, Alh. Umar Adamu Leme stated this while fielding questions from newsmen in Jalingo on the Board’s preparedness to perform the exercise […]

Sports

#WorldCup: Saudi Arabia’s Team Plane Catches Fire In Mid Air

Ihesiulo Grace 19 June 2018 0

Flames were seen from the engine, as the Russian Airlines Airbus was enroute to Rostov. “The Saudi Football Federation wishes to reassure everyone about the safety of all members of the mission of the national team after a minor technical malfunction in an engine. “The plane landed a few minutes ago at Rostov on Don […]

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Lagos saves N4.5bn on pilgrimage in 3yrs

Ihesiulo Grace 24 April 2018 0

The Lagos state government saved a total of N4.5billion in the last three years as a result of the decision of Governor Akinwunmi Ambode to stop the sponsorship of people for religious pilgrimages to Israel and Saudi Arabia, Commissioner for Home Affairs, Dr. Abdulhakeem Abdullateef has said. Speaking on Monday at the annual Ministerial Press […]

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Saudi Arabia plans 200,000 megawatts of solar power

Ihesiulo Grace 28 March 2018 0

Saudi Arabia and Japan’s SoftBank will partner to develop a massive, multi-billion-dollar solar project in the kingdom that could generate 200 gigawatts(200,000 megawatts) by 2030, SoftBank said Wednesday. The deal was signed on the sidelines of a US visit by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who has undertaken a whirlwind of economic and social […]

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Saudi Arabia donates $10m to Nigeria in fight against insurgency

Ihesiulo Grace 6 March 2018 0

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has donated the sum of $10million to Nigeria to aid the nation’s fight against the insurgency. According to the team leader from Saudi Arabia, the donation is part of the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Programme, Channels TV reported. The team leader, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Defence Ministry, Nasir […]

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OPEC: S’Arabia shouldered burden in December as exports cut

Ihesiulo Grace 4 January 2018 0

Crude prices tankers from the Persian Gulf are any guide, then Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries’ (OPEC’s) Middle East powerhouses did their bit to curb a global crude glut last month. Saudi Arabia shouldered the burden. The region’s six OPEC members shipped less than 18 million barrels a day of crude in December, the lowest […]