Tasnim Iranian President Hassan Rouhani praised Niger for its stance on a recent US-initiated resolution on extension of a UN arms embargo on Tehran, urging the African country to continue to stand against Washingtons unilateralism during its presidency of the UN Security Council. In a telephone conversation with his Nigerien counterpart Mahamadou ...

IRNA Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman acknowledged Iranians concern and sympathy with Nigerian religious leader Sheikh Ibraheem El Zakzak languishing in prison. In his Twitter message, Abbas Mousavi emphasized the fact that it is not necessary for the diplomatic apparatus to proclaim its activities aiming to help relieve the tense situation ...

MNA Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Mon. that conditions are ripe for further expansion of bilateral cooperation between the private sectors of Iran and Niger. Zarif made the remarks in a meeting with visiting vice-president of Niger's National Assembly on Monday in Tehran. During the meeting, Zarif noted the significance ...

MNA In a Sunday meeting with an official from House of Representatives of Nigeria in Tehran, Irans Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani said that the ground is proper for further development of mutual trade ties. Calling Nigeria Irans friend and brother country, Larijani named mining projects in Nigeria as a suitable sector for presence of Iranian companies ...

President.ir: New ambassadors of Nigeria, Czech Republic, Norway, Greece and Switzerland in a meeting on Saturday submitted their credentials�to the Iranian President Hassan Rouhani.        

IRNA Exports from Iran to Nigeria show a 69-percent growth in the first four months of the current Iranian calendar year (started March 21), according to figures. Head of Nigeria department at the Trade Promotion Organization Mahmood Haji Yousefipoor said on Monday that the volume of Iranian exports to Nigeria in the first four month of present Iranian ...

All Africa - The Nigerian Government and its Iranian counterpart on Thursday expressed their willingness to strengthen partnership in technology. The Minister of Science and Technology, Ogbonnaya Onu, and the Iranian Ambassador to Nigeria, Morteza Zarchi, made the commitment when Mr. Zarchi paid a courtesy visit to the minister in Abuja. Mr. Onu ...

MNA Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani condemned some Muslim countries efforts to establish ties with Israeli regime underlining that the result would not be unfavorable as Israel has always been hostile to Muslims. Larijani made the remarks in a meeting with the Head of the Nigerien Parliamentary Friendship Group Masani Couroni on Tuesday....

Vanguardngr: The Federal Governments initiative on labour and job creation received another boost over the weekend with an offer by the Islamic Republic of Iran to key into Nigerias efforts through diverse cooperation in vocational skills acquisition programmes. This marks the beginning of a robust labour and job related relationship between our ...

Daily Trust| Abdullateef Salau: Daily Trust: Will Iran allow a major cut in oil production to beef up international price as agreed by OPEC? Morteza Rahimi Zarchi: Iran and Nigeria are two major members of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and both have good cooperation in the organisation. During the last visit of President ...

Tehran, Oct 31, IRNA Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif referred to extensive cooperation between Iran and Niger, saying that Iran is ready to develop relations with Niger. According to the Media Diplomacy Center of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Zarif in a meeting with Niger's Foreign Minister Ibrahim Yacouba underscored reinforcing ties ...

Iran Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif meets Nigerian Foreign Minister Ibrahim Yacouba in Tehran on Monday. Zarif reiterated that Iran and Niger are capable of having closer diplomatic, economic, regional and international cooperation.�   By IRNA

Iranian Foreign Minister arrived in the Nigerian capital in the first leg of his tour to West Africa on Sunday night and met with Nigerian officials.      

Abuja, July 25, IRNA Foreign Ministers of Iran and Nigeria on Monday signed a memorandum of understanding on devising a mechanism for political dialogue between the two countries. Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif met with his Nigerian counterpart Geoffrey Onyeama on Monday. The foreign minister delivered a speech to Iran-Nigeria Economic ...

AJUBA, Jul. 25 (MNA) Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif held talks on expansion of ties with his Nigerian counterpart in Abuja on Monday. Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, who is in Nigeria along with an economic-political delegation as the first leg in his 6-day tour to Africa, held talks with his Nigerian counterpart Geoffrey ...

Morteza Rahimi, Iranian Ambassador to Nigeria yesterday said that his country was planning to invest in key areas of construction, Pharmaceuticals, power, oil and gas and agriculture sectors in Nigeria. Ambassador Rahimi disclosed this when he led a delegation on a visit to Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The visit is predicated on development ...

Tehran, Nov 30, IRNA Iranian industry minister and his visiting counterpart from Niger in a meeting in Tehran on Sunday underlined the need for broadening of ties in mining and industrial fields. 'We are fully ready to take part in Niger's mining exploration project with the African country's private sector and our powerful private sector will ...

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian firms specialized in nuclear technology are prepared to offer Nigeria their expertise to help boost electricity supply in the country, a senior diplomat announced. "Iran is ready to share its experiences with Nigeria to use nuclear energy for power generation," Iranian Ambassador to Nigeria Saeed Kouzehchi said in Abuja on ...

Kano The Government of the Republic of Iran said it would offer scholarship to Kano State indigenes to study Engineering and Agriculture in Iranian public universities. Iran's Ambassador to Nigeria, Sa'eed Koozechi, who made this known when he paid a visit to the Kano State Governor, Rabi'u Musa Kwankwaso, said Iran was encouraged to make the offer ...

According to the report of the Presidential Office website on Monday evening, Es-haq Jahangiri, by referring to Iran?s achievements and scientific progress in the fields of oil, gas and industry said that Iran is ready to transfer its experiences and achievements to friendly countries such as Nigeria. Referring to existing capacities for common ...