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Nigeria Acquires Additional N2.6trn World Bank Loan
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Nigeria Acquires Additional N2.6trn World Bank Loan

Nigeria’s federal government has acquired an additional ₦2.6 trillion ($1.57bn) loan from the World Bank Group. World Bank disclosed this in a statement...

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Fidson Plc to Build $100M Drug Plant in Nigeria, in Partnership with Chinese Firms

Fidson Healthcare Plc, Nigeria’s largest drugmaker, has announced a partnership with Chinese companies to build a $100 million pharmaceutical plant in Lagos. This...

Niger Prosecutor to Investigates FRANCE24 Journalist and Associates for Terror Links in the Sahel
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Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso Open Investigation Against FRANCE24 Journalist for Terror Links in the Sahel

Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso have ordered an investigation into the “biased comments” made by Wassim Nasr, a journalist with the French channel,...

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UNICEF Kano Manager Warns That Nigeria’s Little Investment in Education is Affecting Children’s Learning

UNICEF has called for increased investments in Nigeria’s primary education sector to tackle challenges like low enrollment and inadequate learning outcomes. Michael Banda,...

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Alert: US Oil Giant Exxon Plans $10 bn Lobito Corridor-Style Offshore Extraction Investment In Nigeria

ExxonMobil has announced a $10 billion investment plan in Nigeria’s offshore oil operations. Nigeria’s Vice President, Kashim Shettima, disclosed this during a meeting...

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Bobrisky: CDCFIB Suspends Senior Nigerian Correctional Officers Over Misconduct Allegations

In response to a circulating video by controversial social media influencer Martins Otse, a.k.a VeryDarkMan, involving misconduct by officials of the Nigerian Correctional...

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Sierra Leone Court Arraignes Nigerian For Cocaine Trafficking 

A Nigerian, identified as Richard Onyekachi Idi, was arraigned in a magistrate court after being arrested by Sierra Leonean authorities following the discovery...

Drug Abuse Among Soldiers
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Nigerian Army Chief Lagbaja Raises Alarm Over Rising Drug Abuse Among Soldiers Fighting Terrorists

The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja, has raised the alarm over the growing cases of drug abuse among soldiers deployed...

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Nigerian Filmmaker Editi Effiong Set To Direct Movie Project With NBA Star Joel Embiid

Nigerian filmmaker Editi Effiong, known for his work on The Black Book on Netflix, has signed on to direct a new feature film...

Unemployment Nigeria Q1 2024
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Nigeria’s Unemployment Hits 5.3 Per Cent In Q1 2024, NBS Report Shows

Nigeria’s unemployment rate has increased to 5.3 per cent in the first quarter of 2024, a rise from 5 per cent in the...

Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso Announces Satellite Deal With Russia
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Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso Announce Satellite Deal with Russia to Strengthen Security

Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso have announced a deal with Russia in light of acquiring at least two surveillance satellites and telecoms to...

President Bola Tinubu has claimed that the Federal Government has cleared over N30 trillion in debt accumulated through the Central Bank of Nigeria's (CBN) Ways and Means advances, in his 64th Independence Day address to the nation. 
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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),...