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Nigeria thrown into darkness as power grid collapses: Since the privatisation of the power sector in November 2013, the grid has collapsed over 140 times.
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Nigeria thrown into darkness as power grid collapses
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Breaking: Court orders release of 313 suspected terrorists: A Federal High Court in Borno has ordered the release of no fewer than 313 suspected terrorists ...
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Breaking: Court orders release of 313 suspected terrorists
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Save my younger son’s sight, father of two- year-old killed by NDLEA begs Tinubu, gov
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Save my younger son’s sight, father of two- year-old killed by NDLEA begs ...
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Access Holdings annual profit surges as revenue touches record N2.6 trillion: The surge in top-line now makes Access Holdings Nigeria’s biggest public company by ...
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Access Holdings annual profit surges as revenue touches record N2 ...
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Budget Padding: Ningi demands reinstatement, insists suspension’s illegal: Mr Ningi has threatened to sue the Senate if his 12 March suspension is not reversed ...
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Budget Padding: Ningi demands reinstatement, insists suspension’s illegal
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Certificate forgery: Court remands Bayelsa senator in prison: The Federal Capital Territory High Court in Apo, Abuja, on Thursday, remanded serving Senator ...
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Certificate forgery: Court remands Bayelsa senator in prison
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National grid collapses again: The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company confirmed the development to its customers through its social media handles.
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National grid collapses again
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Lagos SWAN, WCFL sign deal for grassroots football development: During a brief ceremony attended by WCFL and Lagos SWAN management, the Chairperson, Lagos SWAN ...
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Lagos SWAN, WCFL sign deal for grassroots football development
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Nigerian military kills 212 terrorists, apprehends 252 others – Official: The troops also recovered 223 assorted weapons and 2,756 ammunition comprising three ...
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Nigerian military kills 212 terrorists, apprehends 252 others – Official
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Be your brothers’ keepers, Obaseki urges Christians on Good Friday: Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has charged Christians across the country to reflect on ...
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Be your brothers’ keepers, Obaseki urges Christians on Good Friday
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Nigeria's naira rose to a five-week high against the dollar in intraday trading on Wednesday, a day after the central bank hiked interest rates to tame ... Show more
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Late Olubadan exalted Yoruba traditional heritage – Obasanjo: In his terse condolence message in the register, Mr Obasanjo wrote, "The late Olubadan carried ...
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Late Olubadan exalted Yoruba traditional heritage – Obasanjo
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How soldiers blindfolded, tortured me in Abuja cell – Abducted editor: The kidnapped Editor of FirstNews Online Newspaper, Segun Olatunji, on Thursday ...
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How soldiers blindfolded, tortured me in Abuja cell – Abducted editor
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UNIJOS students protest water scarcity, blackout: Students at the University of Jos, Plateau State, on Thursday, locked the institution’s gates protesting water ...
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UNIJOS students protest water scarcity, blackout
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Customs intercept N769m contraband in Kaduna: The Nigeria Customs Service, Federal Operations Unit Zone B, Kaduna, said it intercepted bags of foreign parboiled ...
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Customs intercept N769m contraband in Kaduna
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N’Delta demands apology, compensation for raid on Clark’s residence: A sociopolitical group in the Niger Delta region, Niger Delta Youth Council ...
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N’Delta demands apology, compensation for raid on Clark’s residence
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In Nigeria, parents finally able to see children who were abducted from school in early March
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Police foil gunmen attack on Anambra station: The Anambra State Police Command has said that it foiled a planned attack on the Police Divisional Headquarters in ...
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Police foil gunmen attack on Anambra station
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Reps panel warns FIRS boss over refusal to appear before it: The lawmakers said they have invited the FIRS boss four times but he failed to show up.
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Reps panel warns FIRS boss over refusal to appear before it
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Drone services improve medical supplies to Bayelsa hospitals – Stakeholders: Healthcare professionals, stakeholders and nursing mothers in Bayelsa State have ...
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Drone services improve medical supplies to Bayelsa hospitals – ...
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Easter: NSCDC deploys 1,384 officers in Kano: The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Kano State Command, has deployed 1,384 operatives across churches as ...
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Easter: NSCDC deploys 1,384 officers in Kano
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Easter: Nigeria’ll overcome its challenges, says Tinubu: President Bola Tinubu, on Friday, said as Christians celebrate the victory of life over death ...
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Easter: Nigeria’ll overcome its challenges, says Tinubu
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[UPDATED]: FAAN shuts KFC for discriminating against physically-challenged ex-gov’s son
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[UPDATED]: FAAN shuts KFC for discriminating against ...
Quick Glance: KFC Discrimination Allegations in Various Countries
  • Public outrage towards KFC branch in Nigeria following discrimination incident

  • Report uncovers four cases of discrimination against wheelchair users by KFC between 2016 and 2021

  • From blocked ramps in Canada to mockery of a deaf woman in the USA

  • KFC outlets in different countries under scrutiny for discrimination against people with disabilities
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Police engage notorious bandits in gunbattle, kill two – Official: One other member of the gang was also arrested, the police said.
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Police engage notorious bandits in gunbattle, kill two – Official
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UPDATED: Tinubu honours 17 slain soldiers, families to get houses, scholarships: Mr Tinubu also announced "scholarships to all the children of the deceased ...
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Tinubu sets up new economic coordination, management teams: The Presidential Economic Coordination Council (PECC) comprises distinguished leaders and key ...
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Tinubu sets up new economic coordination, management teams
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JUST IN: Governor subsidies 2024 hajj for Kano pilgrims: PREMIUM TIMES reported how the NAHCON has increased the rate for the 2024 Hajj citing foreign exchange ...
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JUST IN: Governor subsidies 2024 hajj for Kano pilgrims
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Nothing will cut short my tenure – Fubara: Fubara called on the people of the state not to panic, assuring them of his administration's determination to ...
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Nothing will cut short my tenure – Fubara
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Why we released 313 suspected terrorists to Borno government – DHQ: The Nigerian military says the suspects were detained on suspicion, but no evidence was found ...
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Why we released 313 suspected terrorists to Borno government – DHQ
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‘Skillup Naija’ to empower 50,000 Edo youths: In a bid to reshape the future of students in Edo State, Skillup Naija, has unveiled the ‘Edo Teens’ Enterprise ...
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‘Skillup Naija’ to empower 50,000 Edo youths
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Ondo Governor, Aiyedatiwa, nominates 12 new commissioners: Some of the new nominees like Messrs Ajaka and Yusuf-Ogunleye served as commissioners in the immediate ...
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Ondo Governor, Aiyedatiwa, nominates 12 new commissioners
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Kaduna recorded 32,297 cases of tuberculosis in 2023 – Commissioner : The Kaduna State Government says it has improved in the detection of tuberculosis and the ...
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Kaduna recorded 32,297 cases of tuberculosis in 2023 – Commissioner 
Quick Glance: Crucial Investments for Global Eradication of TB
  • Experts emphasize the need for increased investment in tuberculosis screening and preventive treatment to ensure the global eradication of the disease.

  • Implementing TB screening and preventive treatment can significantly reduce TB incidence and mortality.

  • Experts highlight that early detection of TB through screening and preventive treatment improves chances of cure and curbs the spread of the disease.
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22-year-old bags seven-year jail term for cultism in Ogun: An Ogun Special Cultism Court sitting in Abeokuta, on Wednesday, sentenced 22-year-old Adewale ...
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22-year-old bags seven-year jail term for cultism in Ogun
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What Tinubu said at funeral of 17 slain Nigerian soldiers: "The officers and soldiers who lost their lives that day were patriots, brave and noble men who ...
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What Tinubu said at funeral of 17 slain Nigerian soldiers
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Ondo farmers protest Chinese take over of farmlands, threat to livelihood: The farmers alleged that the state government forcefully took their lands and leased ...
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Ondo farmers protest Chinese take over of farmlands, threat to livelihood
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Ogun advocates gender equality: The Deputy Governor of the state, Noimot Salako-Oyedele, made the call during her address at a recent event held to mark thi
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Ogun advocates gender equality
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25-year-old bags life jail for raping boy in Jigawa: A State High Court sitting in Jigawa, presided over by Justice Musa Ubale, on Thursday ...
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25-year-old bags life jail for raping boy in Jigawa
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Military planned to secretly eliminate abducted Lagos editor — Colleagues: Colleagues of the abducted Editor of FirstNews, Mr Segun Olatunji, on Thursday ...
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Military planned to secretly eliminate abducted Lagos editor — Colleagues
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Delta bloodbath: Military may place bounty on monarch, others declared wanted: The Nigerian military has disclosed that it may place a bounty on suspects ...
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Delta bloodbath: Military may place bounty on monarch, others declared ...
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We are ready for Falcons – Bayana keeper: Banyaa Bayana goalkeeper Kaylin Swart admits playing against the Super Falcons is a Herculean task but says she and her ...
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We are ready for Falcons – Bayana keeper
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Politician clears detained mother’s hospital bills after PUNCH report: A Peoples Democratic Party flag bearer for the Ajeromi-Ifelodun Federal Constituency in ...
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Politician clears detained mother’s hospital bills after PUNCH report
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Man allegedly abducts, defiles teenager in Rivers: A 13-year-old girl (names withheld) was allegedly abducted and defiled by a man identified as Prince in the ...
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Man allegedly abducts, defiles teenager in Rivers
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Trust our armed forces, Defence chief urges Nigerians: The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa, has called on Nigerians to put their trust in the ...
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Trust our armed forces, Defence chief urges Nigerians
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Anambra drivers protest alleged multiple taxations, officials harassment: Some members of the Drivers Association of Anambra have protested what they termed ...
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Anambra drivers protest alleged multiple taxations, officials harassment
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Bad roads driving food inflation, says LCFE boss: The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Lagos Commodities and Futures Exchange, Mr Akin Akeredolu-Ale ...
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Bad roads driving food inflation, says LCFE boss
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Hardship: Akwa Ibom govt abandons food subsidy, introduces replacement: Governor Eno announces N1.5 billion interest-free loan for traders in the state.
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Hardship: Akwa Ibom govt abandons food subsidy, introduces replacement
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Evicted tenant arraigned for stealing electrical fittings: A 48-year-old evicted tenant, Paul Orizu, was arraigned by the police before the Ebute-Metta ...
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Evicted tenant arraigned for stealing electrical fittings
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Candidates will now be culpable if parents disrupt UTME – JAMB registrar: The Registrar, Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, Prof. Isa’aq Oloyede ...
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Candidates will now be culpable if parents disrupt UTME – JAMB registrar
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Why Nigerian bandits target school children for kidnapping: Recently the armed attackers abducted 286 students and teachers at the LEA Primary School Kuriga.
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Why Nigerian bandits target school children for kidnapping
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Banyana can take charge of Nigeria tie with good result in Abuja: Ellis: A good result in the first leg in Abuja will put Banyana Banyana on a firm footing for ...
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Banyana can take charge of Nigeria tie with good result in Abuja: Ellis
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Access Holdings posts N2.59tn in earnings, profit hits N729bn - Punch Newspapers: Access Holdings posts N2.59tn in earnings, profit hits N729bn 28th March 2024 ...
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Access Holdings posts N2.59tn in earnings, profit hits N729bn - Punch ...
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Court remands employee for stealing boss N54.1m: An Ebute-Metta Magistrates’ Court in Lagos State, on Wednesday, remanded a 25-year-old man, David Ojonugwa ...
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Court remands employee for stealing boss N54.1m
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Distribution of palliatives dehumanising, Falana tells states, FG: Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has faulted the distribution of palliatives by state ...
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Distribution of palliatives dehumanising, Falana tells states, FG
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Terror financing: Indicted publisher threatens to sue FG: The publisher of the Desert Herald Newspaper, Tukur Mamu, has written to the AGF for a retraction of ...
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Terror financing: Indicted publisher threatens to sue FG
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Remi Tinubu donates N1bn to end TB eradication by 2030 - Healthwise: National efforts to end the tuberculosis epidemic in Nigeria by 2030 have received a boost ...
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Remi Tinubu donates N1bn to end TB eradication by 2030 - Healthwise
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UCH denies owing IBEDC N495m: University College Hospital, Ibadan, says it did not owe the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company a N495m bill ...
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UCH denies owing IBEDC N495m
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NDLEA, dismantle the drugs trade: The NDLEA should not rest until it dismantles the drug trade outright.
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NDLEA, dismantle the drugs trade
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Delta bloodbath: Wanted Delta monarch denies involvement : The traditional ruler of the Ewu kingdom, Clement Ikolo, has expressed shock at his name being on the ...
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Delta bloodbath: Wanted Delta monarch denies involvement 
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INEC to publish Edo gov candidates’ credentials Saturday: Ahead of the September 21, 2024, Edo State governorship election, the Independent National Electoral ...
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INEC to publish Edo gov candidates’ credentials Saturday
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Five terrorists killed in Borno, Benue, Katsina: Troops of the Nigerian Army in collaboration with hybrid forces have killed no fewer than three terrorists in ...
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Five terrorists killed in Borno, Benue, Katsina
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Ohanaeze demands more states for South East: The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, has reiterated its call for restructuring of ...
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Ohanaeze demands more states for South East
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Olympics: Banyana coach expects hostile reception in Abuja: Banyana Banyana coach Desiree Ellis expects a hostile reception in Abuja when South Africa face ...
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Olympics: Banyana coach expects hostile reception in Abuja
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It’s irresponsible, Reps slam FIRS boss for shunning invitations: The Chairman of PAC, Bamidele Salam, stated this at the resumed investigative hearing on the ...
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It’s irresponsible, Reps slam FIRS boss for shunning invitations
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The Alternative Bank, firm partners on $500m digital sukuk: The Alternative Bank and TK Tech Africa have forged a partnership through their $500m Digital Sukuk ...
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The Alternative Bank, firm partners on $500m digital sukuk
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NSIA records 1122% rise in income: The Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority, managers of the country’s Sovereign Wealth Fund, has announced a 1,122 per cent
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NSIA records 1122% rise in income
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Killer herders frustrating efforts to resettle Benue IDPs – SEMA: The Benue State Government, on Wednesday, decried the rise in insecurity in the state which is ...
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Killer herders frustrating efforts to resettle Benue IDPs – SEMA
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Panel sues for peace over fish death at Epe pond: The Mineral Resources and Environmental Management Committee has urged Epe fish farmers and a dredging firm ...
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Panel sues for peace over fish death at Epe pond
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FCT court clears ex-AGF, Adoke of fraud in Malabu oil deal: The former AGF was accused of collecting a gratification of N300m from Abubakar over the OPL 245 ...
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FCT court clears ex-AGF, Adoke of fraud in Malabu oil deal