Nigeria, South Africa Could Face Morocco In AFCON Group
NIGERIA, South Africa and Morocco could be placed in the same group when the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) draw is made in.
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Lagdo Dam: NEMA Raises Alarm Over Imminent Floods In Eight States
THE National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has raised the alarm over the threat of rapid flooding along the River Niger and River Benue.
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Nigeria Loses AFCON 2027 Hosting Right To Kenya/Tanzania
NIGERIA on Wednesday lost out in the joint bid with Benin Republic to host the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations, with the joint.
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Nigeria’s Chances Boosted As Algeria Withdraws From Race To Host 2027 AFCON
ALGERIA has pulled out of the running to stage the Africa Cup of Nations in either 2025 or 2027, the Algerian Football Federation.
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Nigeria Spent N2.34trn On Debt Servicing In Six Months – DMO
NIGERIA spent N2.34 trillion on debt service within six months, according to a new report by the Debt Management Office (DMO). Nigeria’s debt.
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Still On Nigeria-India Presidential Roundtable, Conference
INDIA is one of the focal countries of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s 4-D Diplomacy, or what we in Nigeria’s foreign affairs Ministry have.
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UK Warship Arrives Nigeria To Support Maritime Security
A ROYAL Navy warship, HMS Trent, arrived in Lagos on Sunday to aid the fight against illegal activities including piracy and illicit trafficking.
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2023 Polls And Nigeria’s Unity
NIGERIANS went to the poll on February 25 to elect a new President for the country, but the outcome of the exercise, rather.
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An Agenda For National Rebirth (1)
“The greatest patriotism is to tell your country when it is behaving dishonourably, foolishly, viciously.” ― Julian Barnes, Flaubert’s Parrot TILL the rivers.
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NWFL Unveils Strategic Plans For Nigerian Women’s League
THE Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL) board has unveiled the Strategic Direction and Action Plan for the growth of women’s football in the.
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Nigeria Generated N1.49trn From VAT In Six Months – NBS
A NEW data released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed that Nigeria generated N1.49 trillion as the aggregate revenue from Value-Added.
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No To Another Republic Of Nigerian Army!
I HAVE been deeply saddened by some comments and inquiries by some younger elements who never experienced the consequences of military rule in.
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From Vote Buying To Job Racketeering: A Nation In Delusion
NIGERIA has always been about influence peddling, nepotism and favourotism, with an insignificant mix of tokenism, which the authorities brandish to prove the.
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Nigeria Sweep African Scrabble Titles
NIGERIA’s duo David Ojih and Prestige Archibong emerged champions of the U-19 and U-15 categories of the Winifred Awosika African Youth Scrabble Championship,.
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China’s Leadership Playbook And Nigeria’s Reality
TOUCHING down at the bustling Beijing Capital International Airport, you cannot miss that China has again opened to the world after COVID-19 shut.
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Massive Flood Looms In Nigeria As Cameroon Set To Open Lagdo Dam
THE National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has warned Nigerians to prepare for the massive flood in the coming days as Cameroon is expected.
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NCDC Monitoring New COVID-19 Outbreak, To Start Testing In Four States
THE Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) says it is monitoring the new subvariants of the Omicron variant of the SARS-CoV-2.
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Nigeria Did Not Apply To Join BRICS – Shettima
VICE President Kashim Shettima says Nigeria did not apply for membership of BRICS – Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. Shettima spoke.
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92% Nigerians Informally Employed – NBS
THE National Bureau of Statistics has said that in Q1 2023, 92.6 per cent of employed persons in Nigeria were in informal employment.
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Nigeria And Presidential Democracy: Any Better Alternative? (2)
First published on September 23, 2019, and repeated on August 22, 2022. WE have looked at various forms of government in the first.