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Nigerian Govt Withdraws Plan To Sell 50Kg Rice For Public Servants At N40,000
The Nigerian federal government has withdrawn its plan to sell subsidised 50 kilogrammes of rice to public servants at N40,000 without stating its...
Egypt Capitalises On Falling Wheat Prices With Massive Purchase
Egypt’s state-run grain buyer, General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC), has announced plans to buy up to 3.8 million tons of wheat through...
FG Warns Foreign Nations to Stay Clear of Nigeria’s Internal Affairs Over Protests
The Federal Government of Nigeria has warned foreign countries to desist from meddling in the nation’s internal affairs as reports abound of foreign...
Ese Lovina Ukpeseraye Makes History as Nigeria’s First Olympic Cyclist
Ese Lovina Ukpeseraye has become the first Nigerian cyclist to participate in the Olympic Games. Ese, the 25-year-old track cyclist, is Nigeria’s leading...
Alarming Rise in Mass Atrocities: 24,816 Killed, 15,597 Kidnapped in Nigeria Over 5 Years – Global Rights
Global Rights Nigeria has revealed that over the past five years, at least 24,816 people have been killed and 15,597 kidnapped in incidents...
The Gambia: Foreign Companies Paid Bribes To Evade Tax On Petroleum Imports, Lawmaker Alleges
A member of The Gambia’s National Assembly, Sainey Jawara, has alleged that some officials received 600,000 Gambian Dalasi ($8,600) monthly as bribes from...
Niger: U.S. Troops Complete Withdrawal From Key Drone Base
The United States military has completed its withdrawal from air base 201 in Niger, officials announced on Monday. This follows an order from...
Police Officer Violates Rights, Shoots Directly At Defenseless Protester In Bauchi
A video making rounds on social media captured how an unidentified police officer, in flagrant violation of rights, shot a defenceless, unarmed #EndBadGovernance...
EXCLUSIVE: Despite Fraud Investigation, CBN Approves Unity Bank Merger With Providus Bank, Provides Unexplained N700 Billion Bailout
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has approved the proposed merger between Unity Bank and Providus Bank, despite a lengthy fraud investigation that...
We Don’t Have Written Communication On Suspension Of Import On Food Items – Nigerian Customs Tell Importers
The Importers Association of Nigeria (IMAN) have accused the Nigerian Customs of continuing to collect import duties on food items despite President Bola...
Mali Cuts Diplomatic Ties With Ukraine
Mali has announced that it is cutting diplomatic ties with Ukraine following a recent discovery of Ukraine’s provision of support for a rebel...
Olympics 2024: Biles Leads U.S. to Gymnastics Team Gold
Renowned gymnast Simone Biles led the United States gymnastics team to a gold medal at the Paris Olympics on Tuesday, marking her first...