Tag: Nigeria

Ezekiel Nathaniel Puts Nigeria in 400m Hurdles Final After 38 Years

Ezekiel Nathaniel ended Nigeria’s 38-year wait for a men’s 400m hurdles final with a 47.47s heat victory. He outpaced Qatar’s Ismail Abakar and USA’s Caleb Dean despite the tough Lane…

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Tinubu: Nigeria no longer borrowing from local banks as revenue target surpassed

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has declared that the Federal Government is no longer borrowing from domestic banks, citing a major revenue breakthrough driven by non-oil sectors. The announcement was made…

Ayobami Owolabi

Nigerians Get Official Hometown in Japan

The Japanese government has officially designated the city of Kisarazu as the “hometown” for Nigerians wishing to live and work in Japan, as part of broader efforts to strengthen cultural…

Ayobami Owolabi

1 in 4 Paternity Tests in Nigeria Return Negative, Report Shows

A recent report by Smart DNA Nigeria has revealed that one in every four paternity tests conducted in the country over the past year returned negative results, indicating that many…

Ayobami Owolabi

‘We Can’t Resume, We Don’t Want To Die’ – NUT Tells FG

Following the Federal Government's directive on schools reopening for students in graduating classes, the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) has said that it will not resume as it cannot risk…

Senate Passes Bill To Extend Free Education To Senior Secondary Schools

A bill sponsored by the representative of the Imo West-Senatorial District, Rochas Okorocha, seeking to extend free education to Senior Secondary Schools, has been passed at its first reading. The…

SERAP Sues Buhari, Salami, Two Others Over Failure To Provide Details Of Foreign Loans

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project anti-corruption group, SERAP, has sued President Muhammadu Buhari over his alleged failure to provide details of foreign loans his administration has taken so far.…

Presidential Amnesty Program Too Expensive, Marred by Corruption – Report

A new report by Nextier Security, Peace and Development (SPD) has described the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) as too expensive to maintain and marred by corruption and patrimonial sentiment. The…

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Presidency Justifies Why Country is in Debt

President Muhammadu Buhari, has justified the nation’s rising debt profile, giving reasons that his regime needed to borrow money to fund critical infrastructure like roads, rail and power. Speaking at…

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Nigeria @60: Nigeria Has Demonstrated Resilience – Omo-Agege

As Nigeria clocks 60 years of Independence, the Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege says the country has demonstrated unusual resilience in the face of many odds. Omo-Agege,…

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