Gunmen killed at least 34 people in a “gruesome” attack on a passenger bus in western Ethiopia, a part of the country that has recently seen a spate of deadly assaults on civilians, the national human rights body said Sunday. The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) said in a statement that “the estimated number of […]
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A staff of the Nuhu Bamali Polytechnic, Zaria, Kaduna state, has been abducted along with his two children. Reports also show that an official of the school identified as Sunusi Hassan, who escaped being abducted, was shot on the hand and is now receiving treatment at the Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital (ABUTH), Shika, Zaria. […]
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The Nigerian government through its Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 has said that there will be no relaxing of the COVID-19 protocols ahead of the Christmas season. The coordinator of the PTF, Sani Aliyu, stated this on Thursday in Abuja at the daily briefing of the pandemic. Mr Aliyu said that Nigeria is currently […]
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The Nigerian Army has inaugurated manhunt for the 4th Batch of wanted Boko Haram terrorists. It has also co-opted more Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) members into its operation. A banner showing photographs of the wanted terrorists was unveiled by Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno and the Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai on […]
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Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo state on Tuesday presented a budget estimate of N153.4 billion to the State House of Assembly, for the 2021 fiscal year. The budget which comprises N94.8 billion for recurrent and N58.6 billion for capital expenditure, represents a 9.7 percent increase from the revised 2020 budget. Christened ‘Making Edo Great Again […]
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A customer of Unity Bank Plc, Innocent Okafor and his company, Lexin Agric and Cycles Limited have renewed their legal battle against the financial institution over excessive and illegal charges. The plaintiffs are claiming the sum of N70million being special damages arising from excessive wrongful charges and loss of business profit. In an amended statement […]
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The United Nations has called on the Nigerian government to engage the youths in the country. This is coming after the recent #EndSARS protests that led to the loss of lives and destruction of properties across the country. UN Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed, made the call on Monday during a visit to President Muhammadu Buhari […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed delight over the coronavirus vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech, stating that it must be equitably distributed. The vaccine according to preliminary analysis can prevent more than 90% of people from getting infected. While announcing the arrival of the vaccine, Albert Bourla, the chairman of Pfizer, said the company will […]
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It was a day of change of batons in the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC even if temporary, as the Chairman of the Commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu temporarily step aside. He handed over the affairs of the commission to National Commissioner, retired Air Vice Marshal (AVM) Ahmed Mu’azu pending the confirmation of his second tenure. […]
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The minister of finance, budget and national planning, Zainab Ahmed, has projected that Nigeria’s debt profile would hit N38.68 trillion by December 2021. Speaking when she appeared before the senate committee on local and foreign debts on Tuesday, Ahmed estimated that both external and domestic debt would rise to N32.51 trillion by December 2020. According […]
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