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World Bank approves $1.25bn financing for Nigeria, unveils six-year growth strategy

Nigeria, July 1 -- The World Bank has approved $1.25 billion in development financing for Nigeria to support reforms aimed at accelerating economic growth, creating jobs, and strengthening private sec... Read More


CBN revokes licences of 46 microfinance banks

Nigeria, July 1 -- The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has revoked the operating licences of 46 microfinance banks, effective 1 July, citing the institutions' failure to meet regulatory requirements for... Read More


AFA Initiative, KNY partner to develop mineral projects in Africa

Nigeria, July 1 -- The Africans for Africa (AFA) Initiative has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Tanzania-based KNY Chemicals to promote responsible, sustainable, and commercially viabl... Read More


Fans mourn Mount Zion actor Omooba Oyeyemi as family announces burial date

Nigeria, July 1 -- Fans and colleagues continue to mourn the death of Mount Zion actor Olusegun Oyeyemi as his family announces his burial arrangements. Oyeyemi, who was 38, died on 10 June. He playe... Read More


Nigerian Army declares 104 soldiers missing, says they 'absconded,' are 'deserters'

Nigeria, July 1 -- The Nigerian Army has declared 104 soldiers attached to the 162 Amphibious Battalion along the Mandara-Buratai Road in Borno State as deserters after they went missing with their se... Read More


US Soy ready to help bridge Nigeria's protein gap - Officials

Nigeria, July 1 -- As Nigeria grapples with rising food costs and a widening animal-protein gap, US Soybean leaders say the solution lies not in competing with local farmers but in collaboration, impr... Read More


Insecurity: "God is our problem solver, not govt" - Pastor Kumuyi

Nigeria, July 1 -- As insecurity continues to dominate national discourse, the founder and General Superintendent of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry, Pastor William Kumuyi, has urged Nigerians to p... Read More


State Police: Actress Clarion Chukwurah roots for vigilantes

Nigeria, July 1 -- Nigerian actress Clarion Chukwurah has urged President Bola Tinubu to direct immediate attention to bolstering vigilante groups rather than pursuing state police as a remedy for the... Read More


State police: In need of a grassroots backbone, By Bolutife Oluwadele

Nigeria, July 1 -- Nigeria's march toward state police is no longer a fringe idea in constitutional debate. It is fast becoming a mainstream policy response to a security system widely seen as overstr... Read More


APC overturns many Benue primaries, drops Suswam, others after appeals

Nigeria, July 1 -- The All Progressives Congress (APC) has overturned the results of some of its National Assembly primaries in Benue State, replacing former Governor Gabriel Suswam and several other ... Read More