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- Stranded cargo shows credit challenges at Nigeria's Dangote refinery Reuters
- More than 100 prisoners on the run after heavy rainfall destroys part of prison in Nigeria CNN
- Suleja prison: 108 inmates on the run in Nigeria BBC.com
- More than 100 inmates escape after rain damages Nigerian prison Reuters
- Nigeria Plans a $10 Billion Diaspora Fund to Attract Dollar Inflows Bloomberg
- Nigeria seeks managers for planned $10 billion diaspora fund Reuters
- Algeria, Nigeria and Ethiopia’s blunders in monetary protectionism The Africa Report
- Nigeria Bank Stocks Dip as Investors Flee Dilution on New Rules Bloomberg
- Delta restarts service to Nigeria from New York-JFK, upgrades fleet for Ghana and South Africa service Delta News Hub
- 3 Christians ambushed, killed by suspected herdsmen in Nigeria The Christian Post
- Nigeria Landmine Blast Kills 11 Anti-jihadist Militia Fighters Barron's
- More than 100 inmates escape from Nigeria prison after heavy rains Al Jazeera English
- Here's another reason Nigeria is losing billions of dollars annually Business Insider Africa
- Nigerians throw naira notes around to show love: but it could land you in jail The Conversation
- Nigerian company creates taxi system fueled by electric vehicles Voice of America - VOA News
- Over 100 inmates break free from a Nigerian prison after heavy rains Africanews English
- Nigeria puts faith in new crypto-friendly regulator Cointelegraph
- Nigeria: Over 100 inmates escape prison due to heavy rains DW (English)
- Nigeria Unveils $10bn Diaspora Fund To Boost Forex Inflow, Strengthen Naira Arise News
- The quest for State Police in Nigeria GhanaWeb
- Major African economies expecting inflation ease into next year, except Nigeria Business Insider Africa
- Nigeria Planning To Set Up $10 Billion Diaspora Fund To Attract Investment Tech Labari
- Ex-Nigerian aviation minister arrested for money laundering ch-aviation
- Nigerian-Dutch business forum will boost economic ties- Kalu Punch Newspapers
- Bobrisky and tax reforms in Nigeria Modern Ghana
- We're collaborating with Nigeria on trade policy, says Canadian official TheCable
- My family distributes electricity to most of Nigeria – Davido claims GhanaWeb
- EBSU SUG President, Tobias Oshim Reacts Over "3 Million Naira Students Fund", Says Money Still "Intact" - By Wisdom Nwedene, Abakaliki The President Student Union Government of Ebonyi State University, Comrade Tobias O...
- Yahaya Bello: American School Refunds $760,000 Fees - The American International School has fully refunded the $760,000 Yahaya Bello paid for his children school fees to the recovery account of the Economic and Financial ...
- Nollywood Actor, Junior Pope To Be Buried On May 17 (Photo) - The family of the late actor, John Odonwodo, popularly known as Junior Pope has said that he will be buried on May 17, 2024, in his Uwala Abaka, Ukehe hometown...
- JUST IN!!! Ndidi, Iheanacho’s Leicester City Promoted To Premier League - Leicester City were promoted to the Premier League on Friday following Leeds United’s shocking 4-0 loss to Queens Park Rangers, their rivals. ...
- TEARS!!! Five Killed, Over 70 Cars Burnt As Tanker Explodes In Rivers State - No fewer than five persons have been killed and over 70 cars burnt in the tanker explosion at the East-West Road in Rivers State on Friday, Apr...
- Sowore Asks EFCC To Prosecute U.S. School For Collecting Dollars From Yahaya Bello - Omoyele Sowore, a prominent Nigerian activist, has called for the prosecution of the American International School (AIS) in Abuja for ...
- Water Scarcity: Man Digs up Borehole Using Shovels and Pickaxes (Photos) - This Creative Man Deserves A Standing Ovation As his village is suffering from water scarcity, he digs up a 14 metre long borehole us...
- APC Organizing Secretary, Chief Atuonu Collapses, Dies In Church - The Abia State All Progressives Congress (APC) Organizing Secretary, Chief Obinna Atuonu is dead. He died at the age of 65. IgbereTV lear...
- EBSU Senators Accuse SUG President, Tobias Oshim Of Embezzling 3 Million Naira Meant For Poor Students (Photos) - By Wisdom Nwedene Senate President of Ebonyi State University, Distinguished Senator Usulor Marvelous ha...
- Cameroon Defense Ministers Orders Elimination Of Pro - Biafra Separatist Militants - Defense Minister of Cameroon, Joseph Betti Assomo have charged men of the Rapid d'intervention Battalions, (with french acronym 'BIR') t...
- Ilum Otarok 2024: Over 100 Youths and Elders Embark on 6.5km Hiking to Chalet Zanzat (Photos) - Ilum Otarok 2024: Over 100 Youths and Elders Embark on 6.5km Hiking to Chalet Zanzat💪🏼 | #IgbereTV The fir...
- HRM King Apostle Chibuzor Dumps His DStv Over Exorbitant Hike - His Royal Majesty Apostle Chibuzor Gift Chinyere posted: Finally….. It’s a decision I did not want to make, but necessary I mak...
- Abia North: ‘He Deserves Our Support, Commendation’ — Ex—Abia Deputy Speaker, Uchendu Hails Orji Kalu - The immediate past Deputy Speaker of the Abia State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Ifeanyi Uchendu has commended...
- U.S Warns Tinubu’s Govt. Over Continuous Detention Of Nnamdi Kanu - The United States Government has criticized the arbitrary arrests of Godwin Emefiele, the former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, and Nnamdi Ka...
- JUST IN!!! Senator Ayogu Eze Is Dead - The Senator who represented Enugu North Senatorial Zone and former Senate Committee Chairman on Information and Media, Senator Ayogu Eze is dead. It was gathered that Eze who wa...
- Glo, MTN, Airtel, And 9Mobile Set To Increase Tariff - The telecommunications companies operating in Nigeria notably Glo, MTN, Airtel and 9Mobile are asking the federal government to facilitate constructive dialogue in ...
- JUST IN!!! 15 Killed As Explosion Hits Maritime Border Of Bakassi - Explosion has killed at least 12 Joint Border Patrol team at the maritime border of Bakassi Peninsula as Black Marine, a Biafran separatist militant grou...
- Anambra Claims Victory in National Girls in ICT Competition with Groundbreaking VR Technology - St. John Vianney Science College, Igbariam, used their virtual reality project to conquer the National Girls in ICT...
- Former Lawmaker, Ogbaga Dumps PDP In Ebonyi - Former member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Sylvester Ogbaga, has officially tendered his resignation from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Naija News understand...
- UNIZIK Forces Graduating Students To Pay 20,000 Each For Taking Pictures In Front Of School Gate (Photos) - By Wisdom Nwedene The management of Nnamdi Azikinwe University, UNIZIK has asked its graduating students to pa...
- Why I Chose to Be an MMA Fighter - Blessing Onyeali [Premium Times] Blessing Onyeali isn't your typical Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighter.
- Three More West African Countries Inaugurate Malaria Vaccination [Premium Times] The three West African countries are the latest to participate after successful rollouts of routine malaria immunisation for children in other countries.
- 11 Months After Subsidy Removal - Nigerians Still Face Fuel Scarcity, Long Queues [Leadership] Eleven months after the federal government removed fuel subsidy and opened up the market for competition, Nigerians are still grappling with the harsh realities of fuel scarcity and long queues at petrol stations across the country.
- Industry Summit Debuts to Revive Automotive Sector [Daily Trust] All is now set for the maiden edition of the Nigeria Auto Industry Summit (NAISU) organized by the Nigeria Auto Journalists Association (NAJA) in partnership with the National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC).
- I Have Power to Direct NCAA to Suspend Dana Air, Keyamo Insists [Daily Trust] Festus Keyamo, Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, has insisted that he has power to direct the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) to suspend airlines.
- Why We Withdrew Our Officers From Kano Anti-Corruption Commission - Police [Daily Trust] The Kano State Police Command has reacted to the recent withdrawal of police officers from the state anti-corruption commission.A statement issued by the command's spokesperson, Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, said the development was sequel to routine staff audit being carried out by the command.He said, "The Kano State Police Command had recalled police officers posted to Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission (PCACC), with a view to conducting staff audit aimed at ascertaining the exact
- WHO Commends Malaria Vaccine Roll-Out in Three More African Countries [Premium Times] "Today's launch brings to eight the number of countries on the continent to offer the malaria vaccine as part of the childhood immunisation programme."
- Cost of Preparing Jollof Rice Up 29.3% - Report [Premium Times] The SBM Jollof Index tracks how much it costs to make a pot of jollof rice for a family of five
- New Minimum Wage Announcement Not Feasible On May 1 - Tuc President [Premium Times] The TUC earlier submitted N447,000 as the new minimum wage but we have harmonised our figure with the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC).
- Nigeria Wins 2023 ICC Development Award for Africa [Premium Times] The Nigeria Cricket Federation under-17 championship continues to provide competitive playing opportunities for boys and girls across the country
- Save the Children, GSK Launch $1m Initiative to Boost Childhood Vaccinations in Nigeria, Ethiopia [Vanguard] Save the Children and GlaxoSmithKline, GSK, have joined forces to launch a new $1 million initiative aimed at accelerating childhood vaccination rates in Nigeria and Ethiopia.
- 119 Inmates' Escape - Govt May Relocate Suleja Prison [Leadership] Minister of Interior, Dr Olubumi Tunji-ojo, said yesterday that the federal government is likely to relocate the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Suleja, Niger State, following Wednesday night's jailbreak in which 119 inmates escaped.
- Ex-Nigerian Senator, Ayogu Eze, Is Dead [Premium Times] The former senator died Thursday morning in an undisclosed hospital in Abuja after a protracted illness.
- Over 100 Inmates Escape Prison Due to Heavy Rains [DW] A search is on for the scores of prisoners who fled after rain brought down a perimeter fence. The incident happened close to the Nigerian capital.
- Flights Diverted As Fire Breaks Out At Lagos Airport [Daily Trust] The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has diverted all flight operations from the E wing of the Murtala Muhammad International Airport (MMIA) following a fire at the terminal.
- Nigeria Is Pioneering a New Vaccine to Fight Meningitis - Why This Matters [The Conversation Africa] Nigeria recently became the first country to roll out a new vaccine (called Men5CV) recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO), which protects people against five strains of meningococcus bacteria.
- Nigerians Throw Naira Notes Around to Show Love - but It Could Land You in Jail [The Conversation Africa] The legal implication of physically damaging the naira, Nigeria's currency, came into focus recently with the prosecution of at least two celebrities by the country's Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Nigeria has a law that prohibits what it terms abuse, which also includes writing on the notes or crumpling them. It also covers naira coins. The law was introduced in 2007 but few Nigerians knew of its existence until now. Public law professor Abiodun Odusote explains why it doesn't appear to have
- We Will Continue to Take Difficult Decisions for Nigeria Despite Short-Term Pain - Tinubu [This Day] President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, yesterday, said his government would continue to take difficult decisions for the Nigerian people, despite the short-term pains that often come with such choices.
- Tinubu to Judiciary - Give Nigeria Functional Justice System [Leadership] President Bola Tinubu has implored the judiciary to embark on reforms that would ensure a functional justice system that will support a rapidly growing economy, guarantee basic human and political rights of individuals as well as provide security and justice to all Nigerians.
- Concerns As Fuel Queues Worsen in Abuja, Lagos, Others [Daily Trust] From Abdullateef Aliyu and Dotun Omisakin (Lagos), Seun Adeuyi (Abuja), Ahmad Datti (Kano), Maryam Ahmadu-Suka (Kaduna) & Mumini Abdulkareem (Ilorin)
- FG, States Must Be Committed to Malaria Eradication [Daily Trust] Today, March 25, is World Malaria Day, held each year to raise global awareness of the life-threatening disease. With this year's theme, 'Accelerate the Fight Against Malaria for a More Equitable World', it is also a day to highlight the need for better political intervention in malaria control and prevention.
- Yahaya Bello and the Perils of Power [This Day] It doesn't surprise me that the former Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, is now a fugitive from the law.
- Flights Diverted As Fire Breaks Out At Lagos Airport [Premium Times] "Efforts are on to ventilate the smoke from the building. In the meantime, all flight operations in Terminal 1 of MMA have been diverted to the D Wing," FAAN's Director of Public Affairs, Mrs Orah said.
- Nigerian Woman Breaks Guinness World Record With Longest Interview Marathon [Premium Times] Since June 2023 when Hilda Baci, the Nigerian Jollof Queen achieved a new Guinness World Record for the longest cook-a-thon, many Nigerians have been making attempts at setting or breaking world records in different spheres of life.
- Inmates Escape As Rainstorm Destroys Nigerian Correctional Centre [Premium Times] A storm during a heavy rainfall destroyed parts of the old Suleja custodial centre around 9 p.m., allowing many inmates to escape from the facility
- Former Newswatch CEO, Ray Ekpu, Loses Wife [Premium Times] Mr Ekpu said his wife, Uyai, died at the age of 73 after a brief illness.
- Dominican Republic 2024 - Olowookere Invites 25 Players to Camp for Burkina Faso [Premium Times] Chidi, Kareem, and Moshood, the players responsible for a stunning 12-goal haul against the C.A.R, have been recalled
- Abia Assembly Summons Police Commissioner, Others Over Killing of Businessman By Officer [Premium Times] The entrepreneur, Emmanuel Okocha, PREMIUM TIMES gathered, died on Friday after a police operative shot him for allegedly refusing to give a bribe.
- Navy Arrests Over 14 Crude Oil Vessels in Four Months - Official [Premium Times] The naval official informed Rivers State Governor Fubara that the Nigerian Navy has moved its training headquarters from Lagos to Port Harcourt.
- Achieving Healthcare Reform in Nigeria - Learning From Pharmaccess' Initiatives [Nigeria Health Watch] Nigeria's health indices remain an issue of concern. The life expectancy rate is one of the lowest in the world, maternal mortality rate is 512 deaths per 100,000 live births which remains one of the highest globally and non-communicable diseases, such as hypertension, diabetes, cancer, and malnutrition, caused nearly a third of all deaths in the country.
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