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FEC approves N6bn for road projects in FCT The federal executive council (FEC) has approved the sum of N6 billion for road rehabilitation projects in the federal capital territory (FCT). Anthony Ogunleye, FCTA chief press secretary, said the...
Abayomi: Lagos COVID vaccine doses will expire in July Akin Abayomi, Lagos commissioner for health, says the batch of COVID-19 vaccine doses delivered to the state, will expire in July 2021. The federal government had allocated 507,000 doses of...
Amotekun operative shot dead as gunmen attack Oyo community Suleiman Quadri, an Amotekun operative, has been shot dead by unknown gunmen, following an attack on a community in Fiditi, Oyo state. Olayinka Olayanju, commandant of Amotekun corps in Oyo,...
Olonisakin: I foresaw invasion of our forests by bandits Gabriel Olonisakin, the immediate past chief of defence staff (CDS), says while in office, he conducted a study which revealed that bandits would invade forests. While dealing with Boko Haram...
TRENDING VIDEO: Truck driver smashes bottle on policeman’s head in Lagos A video wherein a man — identified as a truck driver — is seen smashing a bottle on a policeman’s head appeared on social media on Wednesday. In the now-viral...

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Airtel Africa signs $500m loan facility with banks to refinance Eurobond

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Senate approves N1.6trn customs’ revenue target

Senate approves N1.6trn customs’ revenue target

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Senate okays fresh $1.5bn, €995m loans — despite minister’s failure to defend projects

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Amazon to open African headquarters in South Africa

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Flour Mills expands Sunti sugar estates to 22,000 hectares with new acquisition

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#EndSARS: Coordinator tenders flash drives, bullet shells as evidence of Lekki tollgate shooting

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#EndSARS: Rivers asks police to compensate victims of brutality

#EndSARS: Rivers asks police to compensate victims of brutality

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ASCAB opposes US report on Lekki shooting, says it’s an attempt to cover up killings

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Abayomi: Lagos COVID vaccine doses will expire in July

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Daily COVID Tracker: Nigeria records 120 infections, and J&J to resume vaccine rollout in Europe

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UBA increased asset base by 37% to N7.7trn in 2020

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FEC approves N6bn for road projects in FCT

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Amotekun operative shot dead as gunmen attack Oyo community

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TRENDING VIDEO: Truck driver smashes bottle on policeman’s head in Lagos

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‘We’re sleeping under trees’ — Niger residents seek government support after bandits’ attack

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‘Bandits’ attack military camp in Niger, burn vehicle

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Edo 2020: Makinde pledges N500k for each gold medal won by Oyo athletes

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NPFL second stanza postponed till May 9

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‘I’ve let you down’ — Liverpool owner apologises to fans after Super League debacle

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EPL ‘big six’ clubs withdraw from European Super League amid outrage

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Ed Woodward to resign as Man United vice-chairman amid Super League criticism

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OBITUARY: Idriss Déby, the ‘great survivor’ of Chad who died fighting rebels

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EXCLUSIVE: UK to grant asylum to ‘persecuted’ IPOB, MASSOB members

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INSIDE STORY: How Nigerian migrants in South Africa are battling with COVID-19, police — and xenophobia

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EXCLUSIVE: FAAC revenue breakdown casts doubt on Obaseki’s ‘printing money’ claim

EXCLUSIVE: FAAC revenue breakdown casts doubt on Obaseki’s ‘printing money’ claim

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FACT CHECK: Did other countries print money as claimed by Emefiele?

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INSIDE STORY: FCT schools where students learn in harsh conditions — and face risk of abduction

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The Ibadan correctional centre where children lack food, adequate medical care

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INVESTIGATION: N8k for biometrics, N500 form… how Nigerians are extorted during NIN registration

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Chadian constitution suspended as late Deby’s son is named new president

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Guilty! Guilty!! Guilty!!! Ex-police officer convicted for George Floyd’s murder

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From Nigeria’s farmer-herder clashes to the Sahel crisis — is climate change worsening conflicts in Africa?

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How UNICEF ‘saved 13-year-old from early marriage’ in Niger

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UNICEF: Over 1m Nigerian children yet to receive vital vaccines

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