Tag: Stuart Symington
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US ambassador asks FG to get rid of fuel subsidy
The US ambassador to Nigeria, Stuart Symington, has advised the federal government to get rid of fuel subsidy. The advice is coming a week after Muhammad Sanusi, emir of Kano, said heavy subsidy is leading Nigeria into bankruptcy. Wale Tinubu, managing director of Oando Plc, had also called on the government to cease subsidy. Speaking…
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Nigeria cannot deal with only one country — Osinbajo
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday said that Nigeria had not the luxury to constantly be dealing with one country in the world. Osinbajo, who made the assertion in Lagos at a two-day 2019 USA Fair, said that Nigeria as a developing country was ambitious in building relations with America, Europe, Asia, Middle East and others.…
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Tambuwal asks US to intervene in ‘harassment of PDP leaders’
Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto state, has appealed to the United States government to intervene in the alleged harassment of leaders and loyalists of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Tambuwal made the appeal when he received Stuart Symington, US Ambassador to Nigeria, in Sokoto, on Thursday. He told Symington that the just-concluded presidential and national…
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What happens in Nigeria will affect the world, says US envoy
Stuart Symington, the United States ambassador to Nigeria, says whatever happens in Nigeria will affect the world. According to the US Mission in Nigeria, Symington said this in response to questions on the interest of the US in Nigeria’s democracy. It is unclear if the comment was made on the basis of the tension between…
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Insurgency: U.S. announces $102m new humanitarian assistance to Nigeria
The U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria, Stuart Symington, on Thursday announced additional $102 million humanitarian assistance to those affected by the Boko Haram insurgence in the North-East. Symington made this known at a plenary session of the ongoing National Conversation on the Humanitarian-Development-Peace Nexus in Abuja. The ambassador explained that the fund would help address the…
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Trump has very high regard for Nigerians, says US over ‘shithole’ comment
The US ambassador to Nigeria, Stuart Symington, says the administration of Donald Trump has a high regard for Nigerians. Tope Elias-Fatile, foreign ministry’s spokesperson, quoted the US ambassador as making the statement when he was represented by David Young, the embassy’s charge d’affairs, in an audience with Geoffrey Onyeama, minister of foreign affairs. The minister…
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FG summons US ambassador over Trump’s ‘shithole’ comment
The federal government has summoned Stuart Symington, the United States ambassador to Nigeria, over Donald Trump’s usage of a demeaning term to describe African nations. The US president is reported to have questioned why the US would want to have immigrants from “shithole countries” such as Haiti and African nations. The comment was said to…
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America offers to sell Super Aircraft to Nigeria
The United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Stuart Symington, Wednesday presented the Letters of Offer and Acceptance (LOA) in respect of the A29 Super Tucano Aircraft to the Nigerian Air Force (NAF). The LOA represents the official US Government offer to sell US defence articles and services to the Nigerian Government. Speaking while presenting the LOA…
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Investiture of Adeniyi Adelaja as 51st President, Rotary Club of Ikeja holds Sunday
The Investiture of the 51st President of the Rotary Club of Ikeja for the 2017/2018 Rotary year, Rotarian Adeniyi Adelaja and the induction of the Board of Directors will take place on Sunday, August 13, 2017. The ceremony which will take place at the Sheraton Hotel & Towers, Ikeja at 2.00pm will be attended by…
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Nigeria will defeat separatist agitations, says US envoy
The United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Stuart Symington, says Nigerians who preach unity will overcome those calling for secession. Symington said this in a speech at an event held in commemoration of the 241st anniversary of American independence in Abuja on Thursday. The US envoy said his country and Nigeria shared many similarities, most notably,…