African Games - Nigeria Reclaims Second Position On Medals Table
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Having initially been pushed to the third spot by South Africa, Nigeria bounced back with one gold, three silver and one bronze medal in Thursday's outing to take their total tally… Read more »
African Games - Nigeria Makes Bright Start in Athletics
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All Nigerian athletes competing on Monday morning qualified for their respective events' next stage. Read more »
What to Know About Total Solar Eclipse Happening On April 8
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Some parts of the world will witness a total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024, which has also been referred to as the Great American Eclipse. Read more »
Full Internet Restoration in Nigeria, Other Countries May Take Month
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The repair of the undersea cable cut that has affected internet services in Nigeria and many parts of sub-Saharan Africa may take about five weeks to be completed, MainOne said in… Read more »
Four Nigerian Teenage Girls Invent Urine-Powered Generator
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Four Nigerian teenage girls have invented a generator powered which can use a litre of urine to produce six hours of electricity. Read more »
How Nigerian Lawmakers Padded 2024 Budget With Over N53 Billion Vague Projects
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A review of the budget proposed by President Tinubu and the one eventually passed by the National Assembly show that the allegations of budget padding by Abdul Ningi are largely… Read more »
Ghana's New Coach Names Assistants Ahead of Nigeria Friendly
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Addo, the strategist behind Ghana's victory over Nigeria in the 2022 World Cup playoff, returns after a 15-month absence. Read more »
'Poor People Don't Eat Eggs,' Nigerian Governor Rejects Inclusion of Eggs in Subsidised Food Items
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Subsidised food items will be sold to vulnerable persons already enlisted in the state's social register. Read more »
Abducted School Children May Become Bandits in Future, Group Warns
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CPN said the welfare of the children should be paramount to the Nigerian government, pointing out that with the trend of kidnapping, it was glaring that there would be more… Read more »
An Emergency Call to End Perennial Power Blackouts [editorial]
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"The time for the review of contracts of Nigerian DisCos and GenCos is due." Read more »
African Games - Team Nigeria Hopeful As Athletics Begins Today
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As the 2023 African Games enters a new week, Team Nigeria made up of 54 athletes is expecting medals haul track and field events which will begin today in Accra, Ghana. Read more »
183 Ex-Niger Delta Militants Sue Nigerian Govt, Presidential Amnesty Programme
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The 183 ex-Niger Delta militants are challenging the stoppage of their monthly stipends the Nigerian government was paying them under the presidential amnesty scheme. Read more »
Undersea Cable Cut - Mainone Provides More Info, Says Service Restored to Some Customers
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"The repair time is to enable our services to become fully restored and independently supply capacity to customers." Read more »
Govt to Raise Vat to 15 Percent By 2027 to Fund Fiscal Deficit - EIU Report
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The federal government is expected to raise the Value Added Tax (VAT) to 15 per cent from the current 7.5 per cent by 2027 to enable it fund its fiscal deficit and debt service… Read more »
African Games - Sports Minister Charges Team Nigeria to Light Up Tracks
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The minister expressed confidence in the team's ability to make Nigeria proud, in their pursuit of excellence and dominance over rival teams like Egypt. Read more »