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Politics

Kanu’s detention responsible for Monday’s sit-at-home — Anyaoku

Former Secretary General of the Commonwealth, Mr Emeka Anyaoku, has said that the continued detention of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra,...
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Business

Inflation rises, exceeds IMF’s 2022 projection

The Consumer Price Index rose to 16.82 per cent in April from 15.92 per cent in March, latest figures from the National Bureau of...
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Business

INFLATION: US raises interest rates by 50 points

The United States Federal Reserve (Fed) has raised its interest rate by 50 basic points — the biggest hike since 2000 — in an...
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Business

Meet Man Who Resigned From Job To Fry Akara On Roadside

A Nigerian man identified as Francis Ukoh has resigned from his job to begin a personal business of frying Akara by the roadside. The entrepreneur...
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News

Two million Nigerians to receive N20bn monthly from June -FG

Two million people will start receiving about N20bn from June this year as basic cash transfers and conditional cash transfers under the National Cash...
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News

How Hunger forced 1,081 Boko Haram fighters to surrender to military

A total of 1,081 Boko Haram terrorists have surrendered to Nigerian troops of Operation Hadin Kai, Borno State, as combination of hunger and military...
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News

Nigeria ranks second poorest in global food affordability

A new report by a UK-based think tank, the Institute of Development Studies (IDS), has placed Nigeria as the second poorest country in the...
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News

20 million Nigerians will become poor by 2022 — World Bank

The World Bank says its estimates show that between 15 million and 20 million Nigerians will join the poverty rank by 2022. They said this...
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Lagos, Kano, 10 Others Hold Back as State Police Gets 24-State Approval

…Presidential working group hails constitutional breakthrough as Adamawa rejects two clauses Nigeria's proposed establishment of state police has moved closer...
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Health

Swiss Diplomat’s Wife Confirmed as Nigeria’s Ebola Patient, Husband Isolated

…WHO, Africa CDC investigate source of infection as conflicting accounts emerge over patient's travel history The woman who tested positive...
News

INTERPOL Arrests Two in Nigeria Over $2.4m Investment Fraud, 2.1 Million Email Addresses

…Global cybercrime crackdown leads to 1,462 arrests, recovery of over $105m across 21 countries The International Criminal Police Organisation (INTERPOL)...

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News

Lagos, Kano, 10 Others Hold Back as State Police Gets 24-State Approval

…Presidential working group hails constitutional breakthrough as Adamawa rejects...
Health

Swiss Diplomat’s Wife Confirmed as Nigeria’s Ebola Patient, Husband Isolated

…WHO, Africa CDC investigate source of infection as conflicting...
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