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Gunmen Attack State Ministry Of Finance, Cart-Away N100m
Unknown gunmen have reportedly invaded Nasarawa State’s Ministry of Finance, Budget and Planning in Lafia, carting away with N100 million. According to reports, the robbers trailed some members of staff who went to a commercial bank to withdraw some cash for the ministry. The armed men were said to have snatched the N100 million on…
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China To Ship 470,000 Doses Of Covid-19 Vaccine To Nigeria
Nigeria would receive 470,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccines from the Chinese government, according to China’s Ambassador to Nigeria, CUI Jianchun. CUI Jianchun made the donation to the Nigerian Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, in Abuja, on Friday, July 23, 2021. According to the Ambassador, the gesture is a result of the good relationship between…
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America Donates 4 Million Doses Of Covid-19 Vaccine To Nigeria
Nigeria would receive 4 million doses of the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine from the United States of America, according to White House officials. The US government announced it had on Wednesday shipped nearly 10 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines to two of the most populous African countries – Nigeria and South Africa – as the continent…
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US Lawmakers Hold Off Defence Arms Sale To Nigeria
America’s lawmakers have blocked the proposed sale of attack helicopters to Nigeria over concerns about the Nigerian government’s human rights record as its military grapples with multiple security crises at once. Recall that an undisclosed number of persons were killed at the Lekki tollgate back in October 2020, after the Nigerian army opened fire on…
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Naira Falls to N525/$1 As CBN Stops Forex Sale to BDCs
Nigeria’s naira has dropped to N525 to a dollar at the parallel market as the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) discontinued the sale of foreign exchange (FX) to Bureaux De Change (BDCs) operators in the country. The local currency, which opened today’s trading at N505/$1, lost N20 or 3.9 percent, according to data on abokiFX.com. At…
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Buhari Signs 2021 Supplementary Budget For Covid-19 and Security
President Muhammadu Buhari has signed the 2021 supplementary budget of N982.7 billion into law on Monday, July 26, 2021. Mr Umar El-Yakub, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters, disclosed this to State House correspondents after he met with the President on Monday in Abuja, Nigeria The 2021 Supplementary Appropriation Act…
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BioNTech Says Malaria Vaccine Is in Production
German drugmaker BioNTech has announced its new production of an mRNA-based vaccine to prevent malaria, the longstanding disease that has affected millions of people in Africa and other parts of the world. The company, which developed America’s first authorized coronavirus vaccine with U.S. pharmaceutical company Pfizer, said clinical trials shots would begin by the end of 2022.…
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Sierra Leone Parliament Approve Bill To Ban Death Penalty
Sierra Leone has become the 23rd country in Africa to abolish the death penalty in all parts of the country. Lawmakers in Sierra Leone unanimously voted on Friday to abolish the death penalty, a decision regarded as a victory for civil society organizations and legal practitioners who see the death penalty as a vestige of…
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Kidnappers Release Abducted Bethel Baptist Students
Gunmen who kidnapped 121 students at a high school in Kaduna State, Nigeria, have now released 34 students, while 87 are still being held The attackers stormed Bethel Baptist High School in northwestern Kaduna State on July 5, abducting students who were sleeping in their dorms. The abduction was carried out by heavily-armed gangs, known…
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Infographics: Fire Outbreaks In Nigeria’s Northern IDP Camps
Incidences of fire outbreaks have become a recurring phenomenon in Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) facilities in Borno state, Nigeria. In 2019 alone, three fire outbreaks were recorded between February 7th to April 28th. In 2021, three more outbreaks were recorded, each one causing a death toll of more than 2 people. Scaling Fire Outbreaks In…