Tag: NIGERIA
Terrorism Fight: Seven Children Killed In Niger ‘By Nigerian Air Strike’
Nigeria and Niger republic have been conducting joint military operations against armed gangs and terrorists in the border regions.A local Governor and state media...
NDLEA Intercepts Fake $4.7m Cash In Abuja
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA has intercepts 4.7 million dollars counterfeit cash which was to be injected into Nigeria’s economy.Director, Media and...
Cocoa: Association Says Nigeria Loses 60bn To Living Income Differential Annually
The Cocoa Farmers Association of Nigeria, CFAN has lamented that the country loses 60 billion naira annually to non-collection of Living Income Differential, LID.President...
FIFA Rankings: Nigeria Ranks Third In Africa, 32nd In World
Nigeria has moved up four places and now ranks 32nd in the latest FIFA rankings despite an early exit from the 2021 African Cup...
Nigeria: Selling FOREX To Banks To End In 2022 – CBN
The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has put Deposit Money Banks on notice that it will stop selling forex to them by the end...
Aviation Fuel: Local Airlines In Nigeria Raise Alarm Over Massive Spike...
Airline operators in Nigeria have raised the alarm over the skyrocketing price of aviation fuel by over 100 per cent to N400 per litre...
State Of The Nation: Nigeria Living On Extra Time, Sanusi Warns
Ex-governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, and former Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II declared that Nigeria is living on extra time due...
State Of The Nation: Nigeria Living On Extra Time, Sanusi Warns
Ex-governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, and former Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II declared that Nigeria is living on extra time due...
Nigeria’s Economy: FG To Spend 92% Of 2022 Revenue On Debt...
The International Monetary Fund, IMF, has said the Federal Government could spend as much as 92.6 per cent of its revenue on debt servicing...
Female Genital Mutilation: UNICEF Says Nigeria Ranks 3rd Highest Globally
The United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF says with an estimated 19.9 million survivors, Nigeria accounts for the third-highest number of women and girls who...
Winter Olympics: Nigeria Represented In Beijing Amid Covid Concerns
Nigeria’s flag was hoisted in China on Friday as the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics commenced.The games are holding as the world...
Covid-19 Protocols Feud: Nigeria, UAE Lift Travel Restrictions, Sign New Agreement
The Nigerian government and the United Arab Emirates, UAE, have agreed to lift travel restrictions between the two countries.This was disclosed in a statement...
Abyei Conflict: Nigeria’s Maj. Gen. Benjamin Sawyer Appointed As United Nations...
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has announced the appointment of Maj. Gen. Benjamin Sawyerr of Nigeria as the Force Commander for the United Nations Interim...
Tackling Insecurity: Nigeria’s Security Forces Are Overstretched – Gen. Abdulsalami
Former Head of State, Abdulsalami Abubakar, has called for the support of Nigerians in tackling insurgency and other forms of insecurity, saying the nation’s...
2021 AFCON: Eagles’ Interim Coach Submits Technical Report To NFF
Super Eagles Interim Coach Augustine Eguavoen has submitted a technical report on Nigeria’s participation at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON to the...
Nigeria, United Kingdom Hold First Security, Defence Partnership Dialogue.
Nigeria and the United Kingdom have commenced its first ever Nigeria-UK Security and Defence Partnership Dialogue in London this week. This is according to a...
UAE Relaxes Entry Ban On Nigerian Travelers From Saturday
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will resume passenger flights from Nigeria and 11 other African countries on Saturday, January 29.UAE’s National Crisis and Emergency...
Food Insecurity: Agricultural Organisations List Nigeria Among 20 Famine Hotspots
The Food and Agricultural Organisation, FAO and the World Food Programme, WFP report has warned that severe food insecurity is likely to worsen further...
Lassa Fever: Nigeria Moves To Contain Rising Cases
Nigeria has set up an emergency response centre to contain rising cases of Lassa fever after 26 people were killed in the past three...
Sickle Cell: Organisations, Experts Canvass More Interventions In Nigeria
A Non-Governmental Organisations, NGO Sickle Cell-based and healthcare providers have advocated for increased government interventions in the management of Sickle Cell Disease, SCD in...
