U.S EQUIPMENT, EXPERTS ARRIVE AT KENYA EBOLA FACILITY DESPITE COURT ORDER, PROTESTS. (PHOTO).

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 U.S equipment, experts arrive at Kenya Ebola facility despite court order, protests Around 20 flights carrying medical equipment and specialist staff have landed at a base in Kenya where the U.S. ​government is continuing to build an Ebola quarantine facility despite protests and Kenyan court orders blocking it, according to flight data and officials. At least two ‌people have been killed in protests in the central Kenyan town of Nanyuki, home to the Kenyan air force base where the U.S. military is building a 50-bed unit for Americans who might be exposed to the virus, which has infected hundreds in Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda. A Kenyan court first ordered work on the Ebola facility to be suspended on May ​28, yet U.S. military flights into Nanyuki continued in the days that followed, according to data from flight-tracking service Flightradar24. The planes have brought in technical ​equipment as well as dozens of physicians, engineers, lab experts and construction work...

NIGERIA-UAE TRADE HITS $5 BILLION, 1ST ABU DHABI BANK OPENS IN LAGOS. (PHOTO).


 Nigeria-UAE Trade Hits $5 billion, 1st Abu Dhabi Bank Opens In Lagos


Nigeria’s economic ties with the United Arab Emirates continue to grow as non-oil trade between both countries hits 5 billion dollars, while First Abu Dhabi Bank has opened its Lagos office. Etihad Airlines will also begin Abuja operations this year.


In a statement, Minister of Foreign Affairs Bianca Ojukwu and the UAE Ambassador say both countries are working to implement their Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement to boost trade and investment. 


This was disclosed when the UAE Ambassador to Nigeria, Salem Saeed Al-Shamsi, paid a visit to the Nigeria's Minister of Foreign Affairs in Abuja.

 

He said non-oil trade grew from 4.3 billion dollars in 2024 to 5 billion dollars in 2025, and is projected to hit 8 billion dollars by 2027. 


He also announced that visa restrictions for Nigerians have been eased, with over 15,000 Nigerians travelled  to the UAE in the last one year. 


Al-Shamsi added that Etihad Airlines will commence direct flights to Abuja this year, and First Abu Dhabi Bank has opened in Lagos.  


Bianca Ojukwu restated Nigeria’s commitment to creating an enabling environment for UAE investments, including sovereign wealth funds. 


The Minister said both countries remain committed to moving bilateral ties from strength to strength.

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