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businessghana.com | Ope Adetayo |Chijioke Ohuocha |Joe Bavier
West African nations want to strike deals with the U.S. over energy and rare earth minerals, but the Trump administration's looming expansion of travel bans risks derailing those efforts, Nigeria's foreign minister said on Wednesday. U.S. President Donald Trump this month implemented full or partial travel bans for foreign nationals from a dozen countries as part of his immigration crackdown.
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3 weeks ago |
timeslive.co.za | Ope Adetayo
04 June 2025 - 11:15 Just R20 for the first month. Support independent journalism by subscribing to our digital news package. Nigeria's defence chief of staff Gen Christopher Musa told a security conference in the capital Abuja on Tuesday that border management is critical. File photo. Nigeria's defence chief on Tuesday called for the country's borders with its four neighbours to be completely fenced to curb the entrance of armed groups amid escalating insecurity.
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3 weeks ago |
reuters.com | Ope Adetayo
Nigerian Major General Christopher Musa attends an event in Ngarannam in Nigeria, October 22, 2022. REUTERS/Christophe Van Der Perre/File Photo ABUJA, June 3 (Reuters) - Nigeria's defence chief on Tuesday called for the country's borders with its four neighbours to be completely fenced to curb the entrance of armed groups amid escalating insecurity.
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3 weeks ago |
monocle.com | Ope Adetayo
The Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas), which was set up to promote trade and good governance across the region, recently marked its 50th anniversary. But it was hardly an auspicious birthday: vast swathes of the region are contending with jihadist insurgents and military takeovers have democracy in retreat.
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4 weeks ago |
kfgo.com | Ope Adetayo
By Ope AdetayoABUJA (Reuters) -The Nigerian military has detained over two dozen soldiers and members of the police force over sales of weapons from military stockpiles to armed groups, including Islamist insurgents, a spokesperson said. Africa’s most populous country and biggest energy producer, Nigeria is battling insecurity on many fronts, including a long-running insurgency in the northeast and armed kidnapping gangs in the northwest.
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