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NDLEA Seizes $3 Million Worth Of Cocaine At Lagos Airport

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has seized 19.4 kg (42.77 pounds) of cocaine and 4.66 billion naira ($2.93 million) at the...

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Former UNESCO Director, Senegalese Minister Amadou Mbow, Dies At 103

A former Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Amadou Mahtar Mbow, and a key figure in African education...

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Diesel Prices Surge By 64.58 Per Cent In August, Worsening Financial Strain For Consumers

Nigerians faced a rise in diesel prices in August 2024, as the cost of diesel increased by 64.58 per cent compared to the...

Polio Variant Northern States
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FG Reports 70 Cases Of Polio Variant In 14 Northern States

The federal government has reported 70 cases of a polio variant, circulating variant poliovirus type 2 (cVPV2), in 14 northern states, raising concerns...

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Cote d’Ivoire Calls for Investments in Its Growing Cashew Industry

Kouassi Adjoumani, Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development, and Food Production, has called on local and international investors to tap into the growing cashew...

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Petrol Tanker Explosion in Abuja Leaves Several Injured, Driver Flees

A petrol tanker exploded along Shehu Shagari Way in Maitama, Abuja, on Monday night, leaving many injured. According to FCT Police spokesperson SP...

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Justice Binta Nyako Steps Down From Nnamdi Kanu’s Trial

Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court in Abuja has recused herself from the trial of Nnamdi Kanu of the Indigenous People...

Guinea Bans Single-Use Plastics
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Guinea Bans Single-Use Plastics To Protect Environment

The Guinean government has banned the production, import, sale, and use of single-use plastic products nationwide. The decree, issued by President Mamady Doumbouya,...

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Naira Loses Over Half Its Value in Cardoso’s First Year as CBN Governor

The Nigerian naira has lost half its value in just one year. Data from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) website shows that...

Tinubu Approves Construction of 40 Houses for Nigerian Judges in Rich Neighbourhood of Abuja
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Tinubu Approves Construction of 40 Houses for Nigerian Judges in Rich Neighbourhood of Abuja

President Bola Tinubu at the World Economic Forum, Riyadh, SA, 2024 | Photo: WEF/Getty Images The minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT),...

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X Updates Block Feature, Allows Blocked Accounts to View Public Posts

X, formerly Twitter, has updated its block feature to let blocked accounts see public posts. An app researcher, Nima Owji, recently discovered this...

Court Rejects Suit Seeking Ganduje's Removal As APC Chairman
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Court Rejects Suit Seeking Ganduje’s Removal As APC Chairman

A Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed the lawsuit seeking the removal of the former governor of Kano, Abdullahi Ganduje, as the...