BRICS Archives - Freedom Online ...express yourself Sun, 27 Aug 2023 17:29:16 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.4 https://freedomonline.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/cropped-icon-32x32.png BRICS Archives - Freedom Online 32 32 Tinubu deserves kudos for shunning BRICS, says VON DG https://freedomonline.com.ng/tinubu-deserves-kudos-for-shunning-brics-says-von-dg/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tinubu-deserves-kudos-for-shunning-brics-says-von-dg https://freedomonline.com.ng/tinubu-deserves-kudos-for-shunning-brics-says-von-dg/#respond Sun, 27 Aug 2023 17:29:16 +0000 https://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=203376 The Director General of the Voice of Nigeria (VON) Mr Osita Okechukwu, says President Bola Tinubu deserves commendation for not applying to join the BRICS economic group. At the 15th BRICS Summit in South Africa, the bloc admitted Argentina, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, UAE among other intending developing countries into its folds, thus fueling specultions that […]

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]]> https://freedomonline.com.ng/tinubu-deserves-kudos-for-shunning-brics-says-von-dg/feed/ 0 Ethiopia’s BRICS membership to further strengthen growing South-South cooperation https://freedomonline.com.ng/ethiopias-brics-membership-to-further-strengthen-growing-south-south-cooperation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ethiopias-brics-membership-to-further-strengthen-growing-south-south-cooperation https://freedomonline.com.ng/ethiopias-brics-membership-to-further-strengthen-growing-south-south-cooperation/#respond Fri, 25 Aug 2023 12:52:16 +0000 https://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=203214 Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said Ethiopia’s membership in the BRICS mechanism will further strengthen the growing South-South cooperation framework. BRICS leaders agreed on Thursday to invite six countries, namely Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), to join the group. Ahmed, in a video message following the decision by […]

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]]> https://freedomonline.com.ng/ethiopias-brics-membership-to-further-strengthen-growing-south-south-cooperation/feed/ 0 BRICS bank to increase membership, finance in local currencies, says president https://freedomonline.com.ng/brics-bank-to-increase-membership-finance-in-local-currencies-says-president/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=brics-bank-to-increase-membership-finance-in-local-currencies-says-president https://freedomonline.com.ng/brics-bank-to-increase-membership-finance-in-local-currencies-says-president/#respond Fri, 25 Aug 2023 12:41:18 +0000 https://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=203208 The New Development Bank (NDB) will promote the inclusion of new members and finance in local currencies of member countries, Dilma Rousseff, the bank’s president, has said. “Just for 2023 and 2024, we already have a pipeline of 76 projects, totaling 18.2 billion dollars,’’ Rousseff said. Rousseff said this recently in a written interview, noting […]

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]]> https://freedomonline.com.ng/brics-bank-to-increase-membership-finance-in-local-currencies-says-president/feed/ 0 President Tinubu committed to empowering MSMEs – Shettima https://freedomonline.com.ng/president-tinubu-committed-to-empowering-msmes-shettima/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=president-tinubu-committed-to-empowering-msmes-shettima https://freedomonline.com.ng/president-tinubu-committed-to-empowering-msmes-shettima/#respond Tue, 22 Aug 2023 17:48:19 +0000 https://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=202973 Vice President, Kashim Shettima says President Bola Tinubu is committed to empowering Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) for the development of the nation’s economy. Mr Olusola Abiola, Director Information Office of the Vice President, in a statement on Tuesday, said Shettima stated this in an interview with newsmen during his tour of exhibition stands […]

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]]> https://freedomonline.com.ng/president-tinubu-committed-to-empowering-msmes-shettima/feed/ 0 Shettima to represent Tinubu at BRICS summit in South Africa https://freedomonline.com.ng/shettima-to-represent-tinubu-at-brics-summit-in-south-africa/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=shettima-to-represent-tinubu-at-brics-summit-in-south-africa https://freedomonline.com.ng/shettima-to-represent-tinubu-at-brics-summit-in-south-africa/#respond Mon, 21 Aug 2023 20:21:13 +0000 https://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=202865 Vice President, Kashim Shettima, will depart Abuja for Johannesburg, South Africa to represent President Bola Tinubu at the 15th BRICS Summit of Heads of State and Government. The Director Information, Office of the Vice President, Mr Olusola Abiola, made this known in a statement, on Monday in Abuja. BRICS, is an acronym for Brazil, Russia, […]

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]]> https://freedomonline.com.ng/shettima-to-represent-tinubu-at-brics-summit-in-south-africa/feed/ 0 Brazil president, Lula seeks expansion of BRICS https://freedomonline.com.ng/brazil-president-lula-seeks-expansion-of-brics/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=brazil-president-lula-seeks-expansion-of-brics https://freedomonline.com.ng/brazil-president-lula-seeks-expansion-of-brics/#respond Thu, 03 Aug 2023 10:36:37 +0000 https://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=200953 Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has advocated the inclusion of more countries in the BRICS group. He supported the entry of countries such as Argentina, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates into the group, Lula said in the Brazilian capital Brasília on Wednesday, local media reported. The next summit of the BRICS […]

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]]> https://freedomonline.com.ng/brazil-president-lula-seeks-expansion-of-brics/feed/ 0 Don tasks AU, ECOWAS on capacity building for Africans to embrace BRICS https://freedomonline.com.ng/don-tasks-au-ecowas-on-capacity-building-for-africans-to-embrace-brics/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=don-tasks-au-ecowas-on-capacity-building-for-africans-to-embrace-brics https://freedomonline.com.ng/don-tasks-au-ecowas-on-capacity-building-for-africans-to-embrace-brics/#respond Wed, 05 Jul 2023 05:34:49 +0000 https://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=198133 The Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA) on Tuesday called on the African Union(AU) and other regional organizations to invest in capacity building for Africans ahead of their move to embrace BRICS. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that BRICS, originally named BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India, China), is an acronym for the regional economies of […]

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]]> https://freedomonline.com.ng/don-tasks-au-ecowas-on-capacity-building-for-africans-to-embrace-brics/feed/ 0 BRICS Business Council engages Nigeria to expand opportunities in Africa https://freedomonline.com.ng/acioe-restates-commitment-to-transformative-growth-for-african-businesses/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=acioe-restates-commitment-to-transformative-growth-for-african-businesses https://freedomonline.com.ng/acioe-restates-commitment-to-transformative-growth-for-african-businesses/#respond Sun, 11 Jun 2023 22:39:03 +0000 https://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=195897 The South African BRICS Business Council says it will be engaging Nigerian businesses and the private sector players, to expand trade and investment opportunities in Africa. Chairperson of the council, Ms Busi Mabuza stated this in a virtual interview on Sunday in Abuja. According her, she will  be on a working visit to engage with […]

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