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Nigeria Has Reforms To Undertake Before Joining BRICS, It Will ‘At the Right Time’ – Foreign Affairs Minister
Yusuf Tuggar, Nigeria’s Foreign Affairs Minister, has revealed that Nigeria has shown interest to become a member of BRICS, an intergovernmental organisation with...
Yobe Police Inspector Arrested for Stabbing Man to Death Over N200 Bribe
A police inspector in Yobe State has been arrested for stabbing a man to death following a dispute over a bribe. The incident...
Nigeria’s Petrol Import Drops by 3.58 Billion Litres Post-Subsidy Removal
Nigeria’s petrol importation saw a significant drop in 2023, following President Bola Tinubu’s removal of the fuel subsidy in May. Data from the...
Tinubu Claims To Have Cleared Over N30 Trillion in Ways and Means Debt
President Bola Tinubu has claimed that the Federal Government has cleared over N30 trillion in debt accumulated through the Central Bank of Nigeria’s...
Starlink Hikes Monthly Subscription in Nigeria From N38,000 to N75,000, Due To Inflation
Starlink, Elon Musk’s satellite internet service, has raised its monthly subscription fees in Nigeria by 97 per cent, from N38,000 to N75,000. The...
Algeria and Niger Advance Talks on Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline Project
Algeria and Niger have reaffirmed their commitment to the Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline (TSGP) project, which aims to connect Nigeria to Europe through Niger...
Mali Postpones Academic Year to November Amid National Disaster
The start of the 2024-2025 academic year, originally slated for Tuesday, October 1, has been officially postponed to Monday, November 4, 2024. This...
Govt Failure Forces Content Creators To Provide Classrooms, Boreholes In Neglected Communities
Content creators are stepping in to give succour to neglected communities by providing classrooms in primary schools and boreholes for drinkable water. Some...
Four Employees of Canadian Mining Firm Arrested in Mali for Financial Crimes
Four employees of Canadian mining company Barrick Gold were reportedly arrested in Mali earlier this week. The arrests come amid rising tensions between...
UN General Assembly: Liberia President Calls For Global Support For UN Security Council Seat Bid
Liberian President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has urged United Nations member states to back Liberia’s bid for a non-permanent seat on the UN Security...
Naira Hits New Low of N1,670/$ After CBN Interest Rate Hike
The naira has dropped to a record low of N1,667.42 per dollar in the official market on Wednesday. This followed the Central Bank...
Kebbi Govt Set To Remove Multiple Taxation To Ease Small Businesses
Kebbi State Government is set to introduce a ‘single demand notice’ to remove multiple taxation and enable micro-, small and medium-scale entrepreneurs to...