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Nigeria Loses Over $1.5bn Annually to Malnutrition, FG Declares
This Day
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August 23, 2025
.World humanitarian day: Bauchi govt donates N2.6m to 5 vulnerable persons Bassey Inyang in Calabar and Segun Awofadeji in Bauchi The federal government has descriibed Nigeria’s malnutrition crisis as a national emergency that has resulted in a...
Nigeria Deports 50 Chinese Nationals Accused of Cybercrime
Breitbart
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August 22, 2025
Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) launched a crackdown on cybercriminals on August 15. The commission said on Thursday that 102 accused criminals have been deported so far, including 50 Chinese nationals. The Chinese...
Nigeria’s ageing population holds untapped economic potential, says Emem Omokaro
Business Day
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August 22, 2025
Nigeria’s ageing population is not a burden but a valuable driver of economic growth, according to Emem Omokaro, former pioneer Director-General of the National Senior Citizens Centre (NSCC). Speaking in an exclusive interview with BusinessDay,...
Military sometimes burn seized oil theft vessels due to slow prosecution - CDS
Alexa.ng
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August 22, 2025
Nigeria’s chief of defence staff, Christopher Musa, says the military has been forced to burn vessels seized for oil theft due to delays and technical failures in the legal system. Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today, Musa said...
Nigeria's Vanishing Savings: $10bn Subsidy Removed, Yet Reserves Stuck At $
The Nigerian Voice
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When the Nigerian government scrapped the decades-old fuel subsidy in 2023, it promised relief for the nation’s bleeding finances. Nearly $10 billion was to be freed up annually, and by scrapping it, President Bola Tinubu’s administration...
Election-Rigger Should Not Succeed Yakubu As INEC Chair — Datti Baba-Ahmed
Channels TV
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August 22, 2025
The 2023 vice-presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Datti Baba-Ahmed, says Nigeria does not need an election-rigger to succeed Mahmood Yakubu, whose 10-year tenure expires as the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission...
Nigeria’s Electoral Process Has Been Polluted Under Mahmood Yakubu – Obasanjo
Lagos Post Online
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August 22, 2025
The former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has accused the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu, of subverting the electoral process since 2015. Obasanjo made this known on Friday in his new book,...
Government of Japan names Kisarazu as hometown for Nigerians
Alexa.ng
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The government of Japan has officially designated the city of Kisarazu as the hometown for Nigerians willing to live and work in the country, in a move aimed at strengthening cultural ties and workforce cooperation. The announcement was made on...
Nigeria’s Manufactured Democracy: When Power Chooses Its Successor
Kogi Reports
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August 22, 2025
Abraham Lincoln once defined democracy as “government of the people, by the people, and for the people.” But in Nigeria, democracy has been twisted into its opposite: government of the powerful, by the powerful, and for their chosen heirs. What...
Governor AbdulRazaq Hails Arrest of Ansaru Leaders as Major Counterterrorism Breakthrough
Ilorin
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Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has commended federal authorities on the arrest of Ansaru leader Mahmud Muhammad Usman and his deputy, Mahmud al-Nigeri, also known as Malam Mahmuda, describing the operation as a major milestone in...
Nigeria’s Energy Future Demands Urgent Tools, Supportive Reforms – PENGASSAN
New Telegraph
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August 22, 2025
The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has said beyond skilled manpower, there is an urgent need for tools, policy stability, and supportive reforms to drive growth in Nigeria’s energy sector PENGASSAN...
Governor Alia Refutes Alleged Plan to Impeach Benue Speaker
Lagos Post Online
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August 22, 2025
The Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, has refuted claims of his involvement in an alleged scheme to impeach the Speaker of the Benue State House of Assembly, Hyacinth Dajoh. Speaking on Friday via a statement by his Chief Press Secretary,...
Governor AbdulRazaq Assures Kwara Residents of Enhanced Security and Victim Support
Ilorin
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Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has assured residents of decisive steps to eliminate ongoing security threats in the state, pledging that all efforts will be carried out in collaboration with community leaders to ensure inclusion and...
Governor AbdulRazaq Deploys 32 Patrol Vehicles and 160 Motorcycles to Boost Kwara Security
Ilorin
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Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has provided logistics support comprising 32 patrol vehicles and 160 motorcycles to enhance the operational capacity of security agencies across the state. The governor also presented three additional...
Nigeria is full of single girls
The Sun Nigeria
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August 23, 2025
What is going on here? Am I the only one seeing it? Why are our brilliant young women not finding husbands or is it the husbands that cannot find them? Single women who are doctors, engineers, senior bank executives, pilots, business owners (those...
Nigerian Varsities Producing Graduates, Not Solutions – Ex-Minister Ogbu
Leadership
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August 22, 2025
Former Minister of National Planning and Co-Chair of the National Economic Advisory Council, Prof. Osita Ogbu, has decried the declining relevance of Nigerian universities in solving societal problems, warning that the country risks...
‘Nigeria Doesn’t Need Another Election Rigger’, Baba-Ahmed Seeks Credible INEC Chair
Leadership
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August 22, 2025
The 2023 Labour Party (LP) vice-presidential candidate, Datti Baba-Ahmed, has called for the appointment of a credible successor to Professor Mahmood Yakubu as chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). LEADERSHIP reports...
Nigeria’s vanishing savings: $10bn subsidy removed, yet reserves stuck at $41bn
Prompt News Online
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August 22, 2025
By Blaise Udunze When the Nigerian government scrapped the decades-old fuel subsidy in 2023, it promised relief for the nation’s bleeding finances. Nearly $10 billion was to be freed up annually, and by scrapping it, President Bola Tinubu’s...
Awujale, Oba S.K. Adetona: King Like No Other
This Day
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August 23, 2025
Kolade Mosuro A t the age of twenty-six, he was a deliberate choice of youth to the crown. This was in 1960. The kingmakers may have looked ahead to their assignment for vitality, creativity and modernity. They were looking for transformation. He...
Nigeria doesn’t need ‘an election-rigger’ to lead INEC - Datti Baba-Ahmed
Punch
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August 22, 2025
The 2023 vice-presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Datti Baba-Ahmed, has called for the appointment of a credible successor to Mahmood Yakubu as chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission. Yakubu’s second five-year term in...