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IMF Urges Nigeria To Expand 'Cash Transfer' Program To Cover Rural Areas
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IMF Urges Nigeria To Expand ‘Cash Transfer’ Program To Cover Rural Areas

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has urged the Nigerian government to expand its cash transfer program to include rural communities affected by food...

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Despite Neglecting Dams, FG Donates ₦3 Billion, 50 Trucks of Rice to Maiduguri Flood Victims

Vice-President Kashim Shettima visited Maiduguri on Tuesday to sympathise with the people of Borno State following the devastating flood that has displaced over...

A combined operation between troops of Operation Hadin Kai, the Hybrid Force, and the Civilian Joint Task Force made a breakthrough against insurgency with the killing of Abu Rajab
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Nigerian Troops Kill Boko Haram Commander Abu Rajab, Three Others in Sambisa Forest

A combined operation between troops of Operation Hadin Kai, the Hybrid Force, and the Civilian Joint Task Force made a breakthrough against insurgency...

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NJC Set Panels To Investigate 27 Judges for Alleged Misconduct

The National Judicial Council (NJC) has formed four probe panels to investigate 27 high court judges in Nigeria over allegations of judicial misconduct....

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‘7, Not 13 Killed’ – NPF Disagrees With Amnesty International Over Number Of Protesters Killed

The Nigerian Police Force has denied a claim by Amnesty International and other media reports that at least 13 protesters have been killed...

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IED Explosion During Protest In Maiduguri Kills One, Injures 11 – Police 

An improvised explosive device (IED) explosion in Maiduguri, Borno State, has killed one person and injured 11 others, according to the police. While...

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Despite At Least 12 Deaths, IGP Claims Police Were Civil During Protests

The Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun has claimed that the Nigeria Police Force acted civilly during the nationwide #EndBadGovernance protests. The...

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Dozen Killed As Nigerian Police Use Brute Force At Nationwide Protests Against Bad Governance

Not less than a dozen persons were killed in Nigeria on Thursday as police responded with gunfire to the #EndBadGovernance protests against hunger...

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Maiduguri Imposes 24-Hour Curfew Amid Protests   

The Borno State Police Command has declared a 24-hour curfew in Maiduguri following protests that erupted over the worsening economic situation in Nigeria. This...

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Insecurity: Nigerian Senate Rejects Proposal To Ensure Defence Funds Are Spent Correctly

During a plenary session on July 3, 2024, members of the National Assembly rejected a motion urging the Senate Committee on Army and...

Bandits are reported to have killed Prof. Yusuf Saidu, the Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Research, Innovation, and Development at Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto.
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Insecurity: Bandits Kill University Deputy VC; Boko Haram Abducts High Court Judge, Wife

Bandits have killed Prof. Yusuf Saidu, the Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Research, Innovation, and Development at Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto. The incident occurred while...

Despite No Conventional War, Over 2 Million Benue Farmers Decries Living Conditions At IDP Camps
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Despite No Conventional War, Over 2 Million Benue Farmers Decries Living Conditions At IDP Camps

Indigenous farmers of Benue State, who, for seven years, have been living in Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camps after their displacement by herdsmen,...