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NCDC heightens surveillance over Ebola outbreak in Congo
1+ hour, 8+ min ago (358+ words) The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) says it is closely monitoring the Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the recent confirmed imported case reported in Uganda. In a public health…...
Turaki-led PDP to screen Jonathan as sole presidential aspirant on Tuesday
55+ min ago (298+ words) The faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) led by Kabiru Turaki will screen former President Goodluck Jonathan as its sole presidential aspirant on Tuesday. The PDP faction, in a statement on Sunday, said the screening of all hopefuls would…...
US, Nigeria forces kill 'over 20 ISIS fighters' in fresh Borno air strike
2+ hour ago (273+ words) The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) says more than 20 ISIS/ISWAP fighters have been killed in multiple US-Nigeria air strikes in Metele, Borno state. Samaila Uba, director of defence information at the DHQ, in a statement on Monday, said the strikes followed…...
MPC meeting, Moody's Nigeria risk summit. .. business updates to tract this week
3+ hour, 15+ min ago (756+ words) Here are the top business stories and events to track this week " May 19 to May 24. MPC TO DECIDE LENDING RATES The monetary policy committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) will meet on May 19 and May 20 to decide on…...
Makinde: Seven teachers abducted in Ogbomoso school attack, one killed in captivity
4+ hour, 51+ min ago (811+ words) Seyi Makinde, governor of Oyo, says one of the teachers abducted during the recent terrorist attack on schools in Oriire LGA of the state, has been killed in captivity. Speaking on Sunday during a press briefing on the incident, Makinde…...
2027: The pulpit and the polls
4+ hour, 16+ min ago (683+ words) This intersection between faith and politics raises troubling questions: what exactly should be the role of spiritual fathers in political matters? Should clerics remain silent while society collapses under bad leadership? Or have some religious leaders dangerously transformed the altar…...
Four soldiers injured as gunmen ambush troops in Borno
4+ hour, 24+ min ago (193+ words) Four soldiers have been injured after an improvised explosive device (IED) attack and ambush on troops by gunmen along the Damboa'Kumala'Maiduguri road in Borno state. According to sources who spoke to Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency publication, the attack occurred at…...
Yilwatda: Tinubu's reforms aimed at correcting decades-long structural distortions
17+ hour, 31+ min ago (284+ words) In a statement issued on Sunday by Abimbola Tooki, his special adviser on media and information strategy, Yilwatda said the reforms under Tinubu's renewed hope agenda are intended to restore productivity, attract investments and improve Nigeria's economic competitiveness. "Great nations…...
'Shamed into action' -- Atiku faults FG's response to anti-immigrant tensions in South Africa
16+ hour, 28+ min ago (537+ words) Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has criticised the federal government's response to the renewed anti-immigrant tensions in South Africa. At least two Nigerians have been'killed'since anti-foreigner tensions started to heighten in South Africa last month. In a statement issued on Sunday…...
FG says Airbus has proposed establishment of maintenance, hangar facilities in Nigeria
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (287+ words) The federal government says Airbus has proposed the establishment of aircraft maintenance and hangar facilities in Nigeria. According to a statement by Bayo Onanuga, the president's special adviser on information and strategy, on Saturday, Tinubu has endorsed the proposal. The…...