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Nigeria's Mounting Debt Under Tinubu - A Ticking Time Bomb

Nigeria, Aug. 23 -- The Federal Government has once again secured another foreign loan-this time, $238 million from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)-to strengthen the national power g... Read More


Saudi Arabia Medical Team Completes Free Open-Heart Surgeries in Kano

Nigeria, Aug. 23 -- A Saudi Arabian medical team has completed a five-day programme of free open-heart surgeries and cardiac catheterisation procedures in Kano, Nigeria. The initiative was organis... Read More


Jay-Z Tops Global Richest Musicians List With $2.5 Billion Net Worth

Nigeria, Aug. 23 -- American rapper and entrepreneur Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter has been named the world's richest musician, with an estimated fortune of $2.6 billion, according to the latest Forbes ranking... Read More


Niger State Students Threaten Mass Protest Over Neglect of Education, Unpaid Scholarships

Nigeria, Aug. 23 -- The National Association of Niger State Students (NANISS) has announced plans to stage a mass protest over what it describes as long-standing neglect of the education sector and fa... Read More


FG Empowers Colleges of Education to Award Degrees

Nigeria, Aug. 23 -- The announcement was made at the National Summit on Education in Abuja, where Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa represented by Minister of State for Education, Suwaiba Said A... Read More


PDP Governors Hold Strategic Meeting in Zamfara

Nigeria, Aug. 23 -- Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) gathered on Saturday at the Zamfara State Government House in Gusau for an important strategic meeting aimed... Read More


Soludo Fires 8 'Agunechemba' Operatives Involved in Assault of Female Corps Member in Anambra

Nigeria, Aug. 21 -- The Special Adviser to Governor Chukwuma Soludo on Community Security, Ken Emeakayi, made the announcement at the agency's headquarters in Awka. Emeakayi said the government acted... Read More


Mob Kills Suspected Kidnapper at Ipata Market in Ilorin

Nigeria, Aug. 21 -- According to report obtained by The News Chronicle, the woman was caught after she was accused of trying to abduct a child. Items said to have been found on her included four ATM c... Read More


Two Soldiers Killed in Fresh Violence in Taraba

Nigeria, Aug. 21 -- The deadly clash, which erupted on Wednesday morning, is the latest in a wave of violent confrontations that have continued to unsettle rural communities across the state. Eyewitn... Read More


Army Intercepts Truckload of Ammunition Disguised as Waybills in Maiduguri

Nigeria, Aug. 21 -- The Nigerian Army has intercepted a truck loaded with sacks of ammunition disguised as waybills. The driver, reportedly traveling from Maiduguri to other parts of the country, was... Read More