Palestinian militants released three more hostages in the Gaza Strip on Saturday as part of the fragile Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal. Yarden Bibas, 35, and French-Israeli citizen Ofer Calderon, 54, were handed over to representatives of the Red Cross in Khan Younis in the south of the Gaza Strip. About two hours later, US-Israeli citizen […]
Month: February 2025
CBN approves listing of CFA on NXP forms for export repatriation proceed
By Vivian Emoni The Nigeria Export Promotion Council (NEPC) says that Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has approved CFA Franc to be captured on Nigeria Export Proceed (NXP) forms for the repatriation of export proceeds. Mrs Nonye Ayeni, Executive Director of the NEPC, disclosed this while addressing newsmen on the Non-Oil Export Performance […]
Trump says he ‘absolutely’ will impose tariffs on EU products
U.S. President Donald Trump has renewed his threat to impose tariffs on European Union (EU) products, accusing the bloc of unfair trade practices. Speaking at the White House on Friday, Trump said he would “absolutely” introduce tariffs on EU goods. Trump said the U.S. was being treated “terribly”, arguing that European markets largely shut out […]
NEPC contributed non-oil performance of $5.46bn in 2024
By Vivian Emoni Abuja, Jan. 31, 2025 (NAN) The Nigeria Export Promotion Council (NEPC) says the council contributed to economic diversification with an impressive non-oil performance of 5.456 billion dollars in 2024. The Executive Director of the NEPC, Mrs Nonye Ayeni, said this while addresing newsmen on the Non-Oil Export Performance for the year 2024, […]