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More than 100 inmates escape from Nigeria prison after heavy rains: Manhunt under way after a downpour destroyed the perimeter fence of the medium-security ...
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More than 100 inmates escape from Nigeria prison after heavy rains
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Navy relocates training base from Lagos to Rivers: The Nigerian Navy said it has concluded arrangements to relocate the Naval Training Command headquarters from ...
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Navy relocates training base from Lagos to Rivers
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Zenith Bank founder, Jim Ovia chairs board of Nigerian Education Loan Fund: The National Student Loan Programme is a pivotal intervention that seeks to guarantee ...
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Zenith Bank founder, Jim Ovia chairs board of Nigerian Education Loan Fund
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Nigeria’s Tunde Onakoya sets global chess record with 60 hour nonstop game: The 29-year-old chess player and child education advocate played in part to raise ...
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Nigeria’s Tunde Onakoya sets global chess record with 60 hour nonstop game
Quick Glance: Nigerian Chess Champion Sets New Record in New York
  • Nigerian chess champion Tunde Onakoya has surpassed the previous record for the longest chess marathon by playing an impressive 60 hours nonstop.

  • Onakoya aims to raise $1 million for a charity supporting education for children across Africa.

  • He competed against US chess champion Shawn Martinez and received support from celebrities like Davido and Adekunle Gold.

  • The match garnered significant attention in Nigeria and was broadcast in multiple locations, including Lagos, with watch parties and digital billboards.
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Chibok girl rescued after 10 years in Boko Haram captivity: The Nigerian army says it has rescued one of the missing Chibok schoolgirls abducted by militant ...
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Chibok girl rescued after 10 years in Boko Haram captivity
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We are not just any school, Charterhouse defends N42m fee: The management of the Charterhouse, a newly established school in Lekki, Lagos has revealed why the ...
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We are not just any school, Charterhouse defends N42m fee
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US agrees to withdraw troops from Niger amid Sahel region’s pivot to Russia: The US built a base in the desert city of Agadez at the cost of $100m for manned and ...
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US agrees to withdraw troops from Niger amid Sahel region’s pivot to ...
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IG warns of govs’ excesses as FG insists on state police: IGP Kayode Egbetokun has rejected the state police proposal, warning that the governors can abuse the ...
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IG warns of govs’ excesses as FG insists on state police
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Soldiers withdrawn from Niger after deadly ambush: Toops of the  Nigerian Army have dismantled their tents and withdrawn from communities in Niger State ...
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Soldiers withdrawn from Niger after deadly ambush
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FG will stem irregular migration to Europe — Tinubu: President Bola Tinubu on Thursday said Nigeria’s high-grade lithium deposits can power the clean energy ...
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FG will stem irregular migration to Europe — Tinubu
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Cost of preparing Jollof rice up 29.3% – Report: The SBM Jollof Index tracks how much it costs to make a pot of jollof rice for a family of five
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Cost of preparing Jollof rice up 29.3% – Report
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Delta airlines to begin 14 weekly flights to Nigeria in December: Delta Airlines has announced a significant expansion by resuming daily flights to Lagos ...
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Delta airlines to begin 14 weekly flights to Nigeria in December
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Insecurity: Residents flee Niger communities after troops withdrawal: The Nigerian military has dismantled their tents and withdrawn their services from ...
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Insecurity: Residents flee Niger communities after troops withdrawal
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FG launches national single window project for enhanced trade efficiency: The project is designed to reduce clearance times, improve economic metrics ...
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FG launches national single window project for enhanced trade efficiency
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Criticisms trail Nigeria’s approval of GMO Corn for planting: Tela maize is a maize variety that has been genetically engineered for improved insect resistance ...
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Criticisms trail Nigeria’s approval of GMO Corn for planting
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US will send senior delegation to Niger to discuss withdrawing troops : The United States will send a delegation to Niger on Thursday to begin face-to-face talks ...
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US will send senior delegation to Niger to discuss withdrawing troops
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IMF forecasts Nigeria’s economy drop to fourth largest in Africa: Nigeria’s economy, which ranked as Africa’s largest in 2022, is set to slip to fourth place ...
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IMF forecasts Nigeria’s economy drop to fourth largest in Africa
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ANALYSIS: Boko Haram factions fight each other, leave Islamic State worried: In its quest to expand beyond north-east Nigeria, clashes between the JAS and ISWAP ...
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ANALYSIS: Boko Haram factions fight each other, leave Islamic State ...
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‘FG must sustain moves to stabilise naira’: The Federal Government through the Central Bank of Nigeria has been urged to sustain recent moves and policies being ...
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‘FG must sustain moves to stabilise naira’
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Order your men to stop insulting Wike or we’ll deal with you – FCT minister’s associate warns Gov Fubara
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Order your men to stop insulting Wike or we’ll deal with you – FCT ...
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Forex: Analysts predicts better days for NB, others – Punch Newspapers
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Forex: Analysts predicts better days for NB, others – Punch Newspapers
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Army holds week-long weapon handling competition in N’Delta: The Nigerian Army has embarked on a week-long weapon handling competition for soldiers within the ...
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Army holds week-long weapon handling competition in N’Delta
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BREAKING: 118 inmates escape as rainstorm destroys Niger prison: A downpour on Wednesday night has wreaked havoc on the Medium Security Custodial Centre in ...
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BREAKING: 118 inmates escape as rainstorm destroys Niger prison
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Tinubu directs inclusion of NOUN graduates in NYSC scheme, law school: President Bola Tinubu has directed the Ministry of Education to include graduates of the ...
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Tinubu directs inclusion of NOUN graduates in NYSC scheme, law school
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Business Class from Amsterdam, Netherlands to Lagos, Nigeria for only €1321 roundtrip (lie-flat seats)
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Business Class from Amsterdam, Netherlands to Lagos, Nigeria for only ...
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IMF forecasts 3.3% growth for Nigeria’s economy in 2024: In a recent update from the International Monetary Fund, Nigeria's economic growth forecast for the ...
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IMF forecasts 3.3% growth for Nigeria’s economy in 2024
Quick Glance: IMF upgrades global growth forecast despite risks
  • The International Monetary Fund slightly raised its global growth forecast on Tuesday, noting that the economy had proven 'surprisingly resilient' despite inflationary pressures and monetary policy shifts.

  • IMF's chief economist, Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas, indicated that the global economy is heading for a 'soft landing,' with risks to the outlook now broadly balanced.

  • While advanced economies are expected to lead the growth, dim prospects in China and other major emerging markets could impact global trade partners, according to the report.

  • Despite Tuesday's brighter outlook, global growth remains low compared to historical standards, partly due to weak productivity growth and increasing geopolitical fragmentation.
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Chinese supermarket in Abuja shut for allegedly barring Nigerians | Africanews: The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) summoned the ...
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Chinese supermarket in Abuja shut for allegedly barring Nigerians | ...
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"Perfidious form of love fraud": police strike a blow against Nigerian mafia in Germany
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Use of firewood, charcoal kill 98,000 Nigerian women annually- Expert: The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Gas 360, Emmanuel Uwandu on Friday ...
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Use of firewood, charcoal kill 98,000 Nigerian women annually- Expert
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Bayer, Nestlé, Unilever and Other Multinationals Cut Back in Africa: After decades of optimism about the region, global giants such as Bayer ...
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Bayer, Nestlé, Unilever and Other Multinationals Cut Back in Africa
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Protests against U.S. military presence in Niger continue | Africanews: Hundreds of people demonstrated on Sunday in Northern Niger calling for the immediate ...
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Protests against U.S. military presence in Niger continue | Africanews
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Slain soldiers mutilated corpses found in Niger: The mutilated corpses of soldiers killed in last Friday's attack by suspected bandits have been recovered ...
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Slain soldiers mutilated corpses found in Niger
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Addressing Nigeria's Mental Health Challenge Amidst Economic Hardship | Africanews
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Addressing Nigeria's Mental Health Challenge Amidst Economic Hardship | ...
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Tinubu promises economic turnaround by December: President Bola Tinubu says Nigerians should expect the economy to “roar back to glory” by December 2024.
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Tinubu promises economic turnaround by December
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EFCC counters Ex-ECOWAS Court VP on Yahaya Bello’s trial: The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has disagreed with a claim by a former Vice President of ...
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EFCC counters Ex-ECOWAS Court VP on Yahaya Bello’s trial
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Ogun gets new Customs boss: The newly deployed Controller of Ogun 1 Area Command of Nigeria Customs Service, Comptroller James Ojo, on Tuesday ...
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Ogun gets new Customs boss
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Borno laments failure to produce vaccines: Borno State has lamented the sharp contrast between Nigeria’s status as Africa’s largest economy and the country’s ...
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Borno laments failure to produce vaccines
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Celebrated perfumer Christian Provenzano’s eponymous line launched in Nigeria: Mr Provenzano has crafted over 150 best-selling niche perfumes worldwide
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Celebrated perfumer Christian Provenzano’s eponymous line launched in ...
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New minimum wage announcement not feasible on May 1 – TUC President: The TUC earlier submitted N447,000 as the new minimum wage but we have harmonised our figure ...
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New minimum wage announcement not feasible on May 1 – TUC President
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African leaders call for rethink on tackling violent extremism: African leaders at a security summit in Nigeria called for a revamp of institutions fighting ...
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African leaders call for rethink on tackling violent extremism
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Nigeria loses $9.2bn annually to foreign shipowners, say experts: Maritime experts have said that Nigeria is losing a sum of $9.2bn annually to foreign shipping ...
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Nigeria loses $9.2bn annually to foreign shipowners, say experts
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Northern governors converge on US for governance training: A contingent of Northern governors has assembled in the United States for a specialised training ...
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Northern governors converge on US for governance training
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IT firm promises reliable data solution: Huawei, global leader of information and communications technology infrastructure and smart devices ...
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IT firm promises reliable data solution