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BRICS: Nigerian Lawmaker Pushes for Local Currency Trade to Strengthen Economic Sovereignty

Temitope Nlewemchi — Wed, 04 Jun 2025 23:00:15 +0000

At the BRICS Trade Forum held recently in Brazil, Nigerian lawmaker and Chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Wole Oke, called on member states of the BRICS alliance to intensify trade among themselves using their respective local currencies. His remarks come amid growing momentum within the bloc to reduce reliance on the US [...]

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Nigeria Joining BRICS: Another Step Towards Independence?

Adewale A. — Sun, 31 Mar 2024 13:04:14 +0000

One of the most discussed news events in Nigerian media in recent weeks was the official visit of Foreign Minister Yusuf Tuggar to Russia, during which he hinted at his country’s possible intentions to join BRICS. It’s pertinent to note that earlier the Vice President of Nigeria Kashim Shettima attended another BRICS summit which was [...]

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BRICS+: An Impressive Enlargement

Isidoros Karderinis — Sat, 03 Feb 2024 13:59:48 +0000

At the dawn of 2024, from January 1, five more countries became full members of the BRICS, a transnational association, which until then consisted of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, and thus became BRICS+ (BRICS Plus), totalling ten countries. Egypt which is located in northeast Africa and partly on the Sinai Peninsula, which [...]

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Nigeria Aims for BRICS Membership and G20 Entry Within Two Years

Temitope Nlewemchi — Thu, 23 Nov 2023 16:28:07 +0000

In a strategic move reported by Bloomberg, Nigeria is setting its sights on becoming a member of the BRICS economic bloc within the next two years and is also aiming to secure a position within the G20 group of nations. This development is seen as a crucial step in Nigeria’s foreign policy, as it seeks [...]

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Russian minister set for BRICS meet in Africa with war in Ukraine on agenda

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Thu, 01 Jun 2023 15:43:49 +0000

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov was meeting in South Africa with counterparts from the BRICS economic bloc of developing nations for discussions Thursday that will start with an exchange of views on major geopolitical issues, including the war in Ukraine, South Africa’s ambassador to the bloc said. Most of the BRICS countries differ sharply from [...]

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BRICS: The Opponent Awe Of The West by Isidoros Karderinis

Isidoros Karderinis — Tue, 07 Mar 2023 09:13:53 +0000

Brazil, Russia, India and China originally formed the bloc in 2009 after a series of meetings and understandings. The first BRIC Summit was held in Yekaterinburg, Russia on June 16 of the same year, where the heads of states in question agreed to strengthen dialogue and cooperation between them. The following year, in Brasilia, Brazil [...]

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Afghanistan Crisis Likely On BRICS Summit Agenda, Indicates China

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Fri, 03 Sep 2021 11:00:09 +0000

The crisis in Afghanistan in the aftermath of the Taliban toppling the US-backed government in Kabul is expected to be discussed during the BRICS summit scheduled this month, China indicated on Friday. The 13th BRICS summit will be held virtually under the chairmanship of India. BRICS is an important platform for cooperation between emerging markets [...]

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