The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has said that no fewer than 110 women die daily in Nigeria as a result of pregnancy related causes. The fund disclosed this on Wednesday through its Programme Coordinator and Head of Office, Maryama Darboe, in her goodwill message at a one-day CSO Dialogue Meeting on Maternal Health Accountability […]
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Troops of 112 Task Force Battalion have destroyed Boko Haram camps along Kajeri village in Borno State. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the acting Director of Army Public Relations, Colonel Sagir Musa, said the operation was made possible following a collaboration with the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF). According to Musa, two women and […]
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The Federal Government of Nigeria has urged it citizens to disregard a message making the rounds claiming there is a positive case of the Ebola Virus Disease in the country. A statement from the Federal Ministry of Health, quoted the Permanent Secretary, Mr Abdullaziz Mashi Abdullahi, as saying the message was false, could cause harm […]
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Insurgents who attacked a military base in Gajiram, the local government headquarters of Nganzai in Borno State on Monday night, reportedly looted the armoury. Spokesperson of Operation Lafiya Dole, Colonel Ado Isa confirmed that the troops in Gajiram had an encounter with insurgents, however, he was yet to provide details at the time of this […]
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The Group Managing Director, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Maikanti Baru, says the country’s daily oil production is currently 2.32million barrel per day. Mr Baru disclosed this on Tuesday when a delegation of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) led by its President, Chris Isiguzo, visited his office in Abuja. “Since we came in July […]
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Ecobank Plc has been named Best Retail Bank in Africa 2019 at the prestigious African Banker Awards. The judges were especially impressed by how Ecobank’s state-of-the-art products, services, functionality and constant innovations provide 24/7 convenience, accessibility and affordability to meet the evolving needs and expectations of its customers across 33 African countries, whilst also successfully […]
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The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted cloudy weather conditions with chances of rainfall and thunderstorm activities over most parts of the country on Monday. In its Weather Outlook on Sunday in Abuja, the agency predicted partly cloudy-to-cloudy morning over the central states with day and night temperatures of 30 degrees Celsius to 34 degrees […]
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The Super Eagles of Nigeria lost 1-0 to Senegal in their final preparatory game for the Africa Cup of Nations on Sunday. To many fans, the Nigerian National Team played a quality opposition in Senegal, but some supporters are not pleased with the decision to have the game played behind closed doors. A cross section […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has issued a directive to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to blacklist any firm, its owner caught smuggling any of the 43 items ineligible for foreign exchange (forex). Godwin Emefiele, CBN governor, disclosed this during a meeting with oil palm producers in Abuja on Friday. In June 2015, the apex bank […]
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The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), has predicted cloudy weather conditions with widespread rainfall and thunderstorm activities over most parts of the country on Friday. NiMet’s Weather Outlook on Thursday in Abuja, predicted thunderstorms and rains over the central states such as Abuja, Lokoja, Makurdi and Kaduna axis during the morning hours. It also predicted thunderstorms […]
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