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Mali: Terror Attack On Bamako Military School Repelled

Terrorists reportedly attacked the Faladié gendarmerie school, a military school in Bamako, the capital of Mali, on Tuesday morning. According to a statement...

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18 Passengers Die in Ijebu-Ode Accident Due To Explosion Caused By Stored Fuel In Jerrycan

An accident on the Ijebu-Ode/Ore expressway in Ogun State has led to the death of 18 passengers after a Toyota Hiace bus with...

Meta Ban African Stream Accounts on U.S. State Department Draconian Order
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Meta Suspends African Stream Accounts Following U.S. State Department’s Accusation

Social media company Meta has banned African Stream, a pan-African digital media organisation, days after US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken announced sanctions...

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NiMET Forecasts More Severe Weather After Floods Ravage Nigeria

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted more severe weather in the coming days after various parts of Nigeria had been ravaged by...

JAMB UTME
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JAMB Slashes UTME Fees by N1,500 for Candidates with Disabilities

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has reduced the registration fee for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) from N5,000 to N3,500...

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15 Children Die, 48 injured in Kaduna Road Accident

A road accident in Kaduna State’s Lere Local Government Area has claimed the lives of 15 children, leaving 48 others injured. The incident...

NMCN Reopens Verification Portal Exempting Nurses With Less Than 2-Year Work Experience
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NMCN Reopens Verification Portal Exempting Nurses With Less Than 2 Years Work Experience

The Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria (NMCN) has re-opened its verification portal with a new guideline mandating two years of post-qualification experience...

Kenya Begins National Debt Audit To Ascertain Country's Debt
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Kenya Begins National Debt Audit To Ascertain Country’s Debt

Kenya’s Finance Minister, John Mbadi, has announced the Auditor General has begun examining the country’s debt records to ascertain amounts owed to the...

WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala might show interest for a second term at the apex international trade body amid an outpouring of support from the WTO
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Okonjo-Iweala Seeks Second Term As WTO DG

Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation, has announced her intention to seek a second four-year term in office. Okonjo-Iweala,...

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NMA Warns Maiduguri Faces High Risk of Disease Outbreaks After Floods

The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has called for immediate action from the government and key stakeholders to address looming public health concerns following...

Nigeria's Inflation is Not Looking Good, NBS 2024 Report Shows
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Just In: Nigeria’s Inflation Slightly Drops to 32.15% in August, Remains High Year-on-year

Nigeria’s headline inflation rate fell to 32.15 percent in August 2024, down from 33.40 percent in July. This marks the second consecutive month...

Activists VAPP Act Repeal
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Activists Warn Of Dire Consequences As FG Moves To Repeal The Violence Against Persons Prohibition Act

Activists have raised concerns about the potential repeal of Nigeria’s Violence Against Persons Prohibition (VAPP) Act, fearing it could undo years of progress...