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Nigerian Army neutralises Boko Haram insurgents in Buni-Yadi
On Sunday, the 27 Task Force Brigade and Nigeria Army Special Forces School, Buni-Yadi, Yobe, have neutralised scores of Boko Haram insurgents who attacked the military base. The Assistant Director, Public Relations, 27 Task Force Brigade, Major...
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Nigerian govt releases N9bn to pay arrears of scholarship allowances
The Federal Government of Nigeria revealed that it has released N9.5 billion for the payment of backlog of scholarship allowances owed Nigerian students at home and abroad up to December 2018. Malam Adamu Adamu, the Minister of Education, who...
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NAPTIP to rescue 20,000 Nigerian girls trafficked to Mali
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) revealed that it is finding ways to rescue about 20,000 Nigerian girls trapped in different parts of Mali. The Director- General of NAPTIP, Mrs Julie Okah-Donli, has made...
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UN urges Cameroon not to evict 100,000 Nigerian refugees
The UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) has urged Cameroonian authorities not to evict over 100,000 of Nigerian refugees in that country. On Friday UNHCR expressed grave concerns over plans by Cameroon to evict the Nigerian refugees to...
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Nigeria working with India to access $100m loan for broadband
Nigerian Government revealed that it is working with the Indian Government to access $100 million concessional loan to develop Nigeria’s rural broadband connectivity. Mr Adebayo Shittu, Minister of Communications, has made this known at the...
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Boko Haram: Nigerian troops repel attack in Gajiram
Onyema Nwachukwu, Colonel, Deputy Director Public Relations Theatre Command, Operation LAFIYA DOLE revealed that troops deployed in Operational Forward Base in Gajiram have successfully repelled Boko Haram invasion of the operational area in...
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$217.7bn stolen from Nigeria in 38 years, says Magu
Ibrahim Magu, the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), revealed that about $217.7 billion was stolen from Nigeria’s treasury between 1970 and 2008. Magu has made this known during the conference of Online...
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Nigerian Elizabeth Kperrun shortlisted for engineering innovation award
Mobile and web applications developer, Elizabeth Kperrun, has been shortlisted for the 2019 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation, making her the first Nigerian female to be selected for the prestigious prize. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
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