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France President Macron Cancels Planned Nigeria Visit, Gives Reasons

October 23, 2026 Jake Clifford

    French President Emmanuel Macron has postponed his planned state visit to Nigeria, which was scheduled to take place from October 29 to November 6, 2026, with a new…

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Bournemouth Midfielder, Ogunleye Picks Nigeria Ahead Of England

November 10, 2024 Musa Jibril

Bournemouth midfielder, Malachi Ogunleye has committed his international future to Nigeria. The youngster, who was born to a Nigerian father, grew up in England and is eligible to represent both…

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Presidency Names Those In Charge Of Nigeria As Tinubu, Shettima Remain Abroad

October 16, 2024 Musa Jibril

The Presidency has named the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, AGF George Akume and the Ministers as those in charge of the…

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Nigeria Govt Denies Apologising To Libya Over Super Eagles’ Detention At Airport

October 16, 2024 Musa Jibril

The Nigerian government has denied a report claiming that it apologized to Libya, over their maltreatment of the Super Eagles, when they arrived in the North African country for a…

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Fuel Hike: Dangote Refinery Operates Secret Petrol Pricing – Marketers

October 10, 2024 Musa Jibril

Nigeria’s petroleum marketers have accused Dangote Refinery of operating a secret petrol price regime. The president of the Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Association of Nigeria, PETROAN, Billy Gillis-Harris, disclosed this…

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Diesel Import Into Nigeria Increases By 22.66 Percent

October 2, 2024 Musa Jibril

The import of Automotive Gas Oil (Diesel) into Nigeria increased by 22.66 percent to 4.94 billion liters in 2023 from 4 billion liters in 2022. The National Bureau of Statistics…

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World Bank Approves Additional $1.57bn Loan For Nigeria

September 30, 2024 Musa Jibril

The World Bank announced that it has approved an additional $1.57 billion loan to the Nigerian government to fund three projects. The Washington-based bank disclosed this in a statement on…

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Tinubu’s Draconian Policies Will Throw Nigeria Into Extreme Authoritarian State – Igbo Group

September 12, 2024 Musa Jibril

An Igbo think-tank group, the AlaIgbo Development Foundation (ADF), has warned President Bola Tinubu not to plunge Nigeria into another ugly era of extreme authoritarianism and totalitarianism. The group condemned…

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Pat Utomi Reveals Those Behind Nigeria’s Misery, Calls for Fuel Subsidy Return

September 6, 2024 Musa Jibril

Renowned political economist, Professor Pat Utomi, has attributed the hardships faced by Nigerians to the failures of the political class. Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today, Utomi emphasized that the…

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Dialogue With Protest Organisers, There Is Hunger In Nigeria – Isoko Youths Urge Tinubu

July 27, 2024 Musa Jibril

In a bid to avert the proposed nationwide protest slated for August 1 to August 19 against hunger and hardships in Nigeria, the Isoko National Youth Assembly (INYA) Worldwide has…

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Democracy Day: CSOs Protest, Urge Government To End Suffering In Nigeria

June 13, 2024 Musa Jibril

Civil societies under the aegis of Edo State Civil Society Organisations, EDOSCO, protested on Wednesday against the continued suffering of the masses in Nigeria. DAILY POST reports that the governorship…

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Democracy Day: Nigerian Govt Declares June 12 Public Holiday

June 11, 2024 Musa Jibril

The Federal Government has declared Wednesday, June 12, as a public holiday to commemorate this year’s Democracy Day celebration. The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, made the declaration on behalf…

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Shell Fire Incident: Gas Price Hike Looms In Nigeria

May 15, 2024 Musa Jibril

The fire on Tuesday in Shell’s Gbaran facility in Bayelsa may raise the price of Liquefied Natural Gas in Nigeria. This comes against the backdrop of the surge in the…

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Nigerians Naive To Understand Tinubu’s ‘renewed Hope’ – Fada Oluoma

May 13, 2024 Musa Jibril

Famous Nigerian Catholic priest, Rev Fr Chinenye Oluoma has suggested that Nigerians were obviously too naive to understand President Bola Tinubu’s renewed hope agenda. Oluoma, who likened hope to anaesthetics,…

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Nigeria Ranked Amongst Countries With Highest Number Of Maternal Deaths

March 11, 2024 Dr Ogheneyoma Grace

The Country Director of Ipas Nigeria Health Foundation, Lucky Palmer, has identified Nigeria as one of the countries with the highest maternal deaths in the world. Making the observation on…

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A Nigerian University Professor Today Earns 10% Of What They Earned 14 Years Ago Amid Naira Free Fall –Peter Obi

February 1, 2024 Gideon Ese

Economic Challenges Hit Nigerian University Professors as Income Falls by 10% in 14 Years, says Peter Obi In a startling revelation, former Nigerian Vice President Peter Obi highlighted the alarming…

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Why Nigeria Is Going Down

December 11, 2023 Okolosi Gloria

Nigeria’s Riches: A Paradox and a Call for Reform Nigeria, a nation blessed with abundant natural resources and fertile lands, finds itself at a crossroads as it grapples with economic…

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Breaking: Senate rejects Tinubu’s request to invade Niger Republic

August 5, 2023 Okolosi Gloria

The Senate has turned down President Bola Tinubu’s appeal for military intervention to oust the coup leaders in Niger Republic. As a result, any prospects of Nigeria engaging in war…

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Five countries absent as ECOWAS Defence Chiefs meet in Abuja

August 2, 2023 Omajemite Don

ECOWAS Defence Staff Meet in Abuja to Address Niger’s Political Crisis High-level military representatives from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) convened in Abuja today to discuss the…

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Nigeria vs Portugal: Super Eagles Suffer Defeat

November 17, 2022 Dr Ogheneyoma Grace

Nigeria vs Portugal’s latest update can be accessed here on PUNCH NEWS NG Portugal vs Nigeria (4– 0) The Super Eagles of Nigeria have Suffered a humiliating Defeat. The Portugal football…

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