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Nigeria: Ogoniland Gets International Wetland Status As Ramsar Certificate Presented
[This Day] Port Harcourt -- The Ogoniland wetlands have received international recognition with the formal presentation of a Ramsar Certificate designating the area as a Wetland of International…
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Nigeria: Breaking – Dangote Refinery Sets Minimum Subscription for $1.6 Billion IPO
[Premium Times] Aliko Dangote, Africa's richest man and owner of the 700,000 barrel-per-day (bpd) plant, led the sign-off ceremony in Lagos on Monday.
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Nigeria: After Reported Capture, Army Declares Notorious Terror Kingpin Wanted
[Premium Times] The Nigerian military had announced that troops of its Operation Udo Ka "captured" the notorious terror kingpin during an operation in Imo State between eight and…
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Nigeria: I Improved Anambra, I Can Do Same in Nigeria – Obi Replies Datti
[Leadership] The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) in the 2027 election, Peter Obi, has said his record as Anambra State governor demonstrates his capacity to…
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Nigeria: Adamawa APC – Stakeholders, Reconciliation and the Road to 2027
[Daily Trust] The recent APC stakeholders' meeting at the Banquet Hall of Government House, Yola, was not only meant to discuss, strategise and strengthen reconciliation efforts among stakeholders,…
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Nigeria: Adamawa Cabinet Approves N5.6bn for Infrastructure, Agriculture, Security Projects
[Daily Trust] The Adamawa State Executive Council has approved a series of development projects worth over N5.6 billion to boost education, agriculture, infrastructure, and counter-terrorism measures across the…
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Nigeria: Police Arrest 29 Suspects Over Murder, Other Allegations in Niger
[Premium Times] According to the police, four suspects were arrested over the alleged killing of Bawa Barde, 53, a village head
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Nigeria: Police Warn Against Unauthorised Drones in Plateau
[Premium Times] The police say the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) is the agency authorised to issue permits and approvals for drone operations in Nigeria
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Nigeria: G100, Opposition's Late Scramble for Unity Dead On Arrival – APC, Keyamo
[Vanguard] ABUJA--The ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, has dismissed the just-concluded summit of Nigeria's opposition political parties as a doomed venture, insisting the gathering only confirmed the opposition…
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Nigeria: NERC Tightens Discos' Spending Controls Despite Industry Pushback
[Leadership] The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has enforced a revised framework that progressively restricts the amount of surplus operational revenue Electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) can deploy at…
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Nigeria: Kebbe Attack – Sokoto Govt Declares Total War On Terrorists
[Vanguard] SOKOTO--THE Sokoto State Government has declared total war on terrorists and other criminal elements responsible for the escalating insecurity in vulnerable communities, following the recent deadly attack…
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'Nothing good was supposed to come out of me'
David Etor grew up in poverty in Nigeria, but now teaches engineering at the University of Bristol