The Federal Government has listed for sale two aircraft from Nigeria’s presidential air fleet, including a nearly two-decade-old Boeing 737‑700 Business Jet (BBJ), through Swiss-based AMAC Aerospace in Basel. According to sources in the Presidency, the BBJ—acquired in 2005 during former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s administration for $43 million—has become increasingly …
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The population of Switzerland has surpassed the nine-million mark for the first time, government statistics showed on Thursday. The Federal Statistical Office reported 9,002,763 people were living in Switzerland at the end of June. Some 27 per cent of them hold a foreign passport, with Italians and Germans the first …
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President Muhammadu Buhari receives Letter of Credence from the Ambassador of Switzerland to NIGERIA, H.E. Mr Nicolas Lang in State House on 12th Jan 2023 in State House on 12th Jan 2023 President Buhari receives Letter of Credence from Ambassador of Sweden to NIGERIA H.E. Mrs Annika Hann-England in State …
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It was a joyous moment as hosts Portugal claimed their second trophy in three years after beating the Netherlands 1-0 to win the inaugural European Nations League. The Portuguese triumphed at the 2016 European Championship and Goncalo Guedes’ second-half strike gave them a narrow victory in Porto. The Valencia …
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Three former top officials of the Nigerian Ports Authority and a former special adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan, named in a corruption scandal in Switzerland, are now to face fresh probe in Nigeria following the conviction of the foreign firm that allegedly gave them more than $2.7 million. Dredging …
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The Federal Government disclosed, yesterday, it has recovered $100 million looted funds from Switzerland. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Oyeama stated this at the inaugural ceremony of the 22nd regular course of Foreign Service Academy in Abuja. Oyeama said: “Nigeria recently recovered a huge amount of money from the government …
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