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AfDB to lend $500m to Nigerian government before year-end

Tom Okpe 8 October 2025 0

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has confirmed plans to disburse a $500 million loan to Nigeria before the end of 2025 as part of a $1 billion budget support package. Executive Director representing Nigeria, São Tomé and Príncipe, Dr. Bode Oyetunde, told Reuters on the sidelines of the

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Nigerians held in Ethiopian prisons as transfer agreement stalls

Promise Eze 2 October 2025 0

Efforts to repatriate Nigerians serving jail terms in Ethiopia have stalled as delays persist in finalising a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between both countries. The agreement, once ratified, would allow convicted Nigerians to complete their sentences at home. But despite months of diplomatic engagement, the Ethiopian government has yet to approve it. Minister of

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REPORT: Nigerians most arrested Africans for drug crimes in India

Promise Eze 19 September 2025 0

No fewer than 106 Nigerians were arrested in India for alleged drug trafficking in 2024. The Indian Express, citing the Narcotics Control Bureau’s (NCB) annual report, noted that they make them the most arrested African nationals and the second-highest overall, behind only Nepalese citizens. The NCB said a total of 660 foreign nationals were apprehended across […]

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FG to honour 250 outstanding Nigerians at 65th Independence anniversary

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By Dooyum Naadzenga The Federal Government is gearing up to celebrate 250 exceptional Nigerians from diverse sectors for their remarkable contributions to nation-building as part of the festivities marking Nigeria’s 65th Independence Anniversary. At the launch of the groundbreaking *Compendium of 250 Top Performers in Nigeria*, held in collaboration with OyanaHealth

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Videos on stranded Nigerians abroad on social media: Let’s be cautious-FG

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 30 September 2024 0

The Federal Government on Sunday cautioned Nigerians to be wary series of viral videos both old and new ones circulating on social media of Nigerians stranded in various countries or in detention camps owing to many reasons from irregular migration, violation of consular regulations or outright committing one crime or the other and requesting for […]

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NIGERIANS IN CAPTIVITY: How abducted citizens spend years as hostages as bandits wait endlessly for ransom

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BY HARUNA SALAMI The fundamental rights of many Nigerians to freedom of movement, association, general well-being and even right to life, in some cases, have been curtailed by activities of powerful non-state actors like Boko Haram, Islamic State of West African Province (ISWAP), bandits, etc. The resultant effects are that many Nigerians are in captivity, […]

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Relax don’t Protest, Tinubu Will Address Economic Hardship, CCSGT&GG Tell Nigerians

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The Coalition Of Civil Society Group For Transparency and Good Governance, has commended President Bola Tinubu’s efforts to address economic hardship faced by Nigerians and urge Citizens not to protest.  Speaking at press conference on Wednesday in Abuja,The National Secretary (CCSGT&GG) Dr Manzo Abubakka, acknowledged the challenges faced by Nigerians but

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Samoa Agreement: We won’t sign pact detrimental to Nigerians, FG assures

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….Says agreement was signed to promote sustainable devt, fight climate change, generate investment opportunities, others The Federal Government on Thursday assured Nigerians that it will not enter into any international agreement that will be detrimental to the interest of the country and its citizens. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed

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2.6 Million Nigerians may go hungry in 2024 – FAO

Ihesiulo Grace 3 November 2023 0

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has said that a staggering 2.6 million Nigerians in Borno, Sokoto, Zamfara States, and the FCT could potentially face a severe food crisis between June and August 2024. This alarming information was revealed by FAO’s country representative, Dominique Kouacou, during the presentation of the October to November round of […]

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Nigerians use herbs, spices to treat high blood pressure, stroke

Ihesiulo Grace 27 August 2023 0

The killer diseases many Nigerians are battling these days are high blood pressure and stroke. Presently, many use herbs and spices to manage them. ADA DIKE reports. A businessman was 68 years old in 2016 when he had health crisis that almost took his life. Mr. Shedrack Essien, who sells blocks and some other building […]

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Nigerians, global community desirous of supporting our democratic transition process -FG

Ihesiulo Grace 19 May 2023 0

By Tom Okpe Secretary to the Government of the Federation, (SGF) BOSS Mustapha has stated that Nigerians and the global communities are desirous of supporting the nation’s transition process. Mustapha, who is also Chairman, Presidential Transition Council, at a world press conference in Abuja on Thursday, preparatory to inauguration and handover ceremony of the

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Sudan Crisis: FG raps stranded Nigerians, issues evacuation directives

Ihesiulo Grace 26 April 2023 0

BY ANDREW OROLUA The Federal Government on Tuesday advised thousands of Nigerians trapped in the Sudanese crisis to get in touch with Nigerian Embassy in Sudan for instructions and updates on planned evaluation. Federal government however warned them against embarking on treacherous journey following reports that some of the stranded students who at the weekend […]

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2 million Nigerians benefit from poverty, growth strategy projects – FG

Ihesiulo Grace 14 April 2023 0

By Ukpono Ukpong No fewer than two million Nigerians are said to have been impacted through projects implemented under the Federal Government’s National Poverty Reduction with Growth Strategy (NPRGS) for the year 2022. This is according to the progress report presented at the NPRGS Steering Committee meeting chaired by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. The report […]

Aviation

Blame Nigerians for exploitative fares by foreign airlines-Expert

Ihesiulo Grace 22 March 2023 0

BY CHUKWUEMEKE IWELUNMO Nigerians have been blamed for the exploitative airfares by foreign airlines as a result of the chances and choices which the country refused to take which invariably led to the consequences of what many referred to as exploitative fares. The President of Aviation Safety Round Table (ASRT), Gabriel Olowo reacting to “Foreign […]

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Minimum wage, inflation Will Push More Nigerians into extreme poverty in 2023 – Daily Times Survey

Ihesiulo Grace 10 March 2023 0

By Joy Obakeye There are indications that more Nigerians risk becoming extremely poor this year if the Federal Government fails to proactively take steps to review the national minimum wage which is due by 2024. According to the National Bureau of Statistics in its 2022 Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) Survey, 133 million people are multidimensionally […]

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STAMP DUTY: Facts Nigerians need to have

Ihesiulo Grace 22 December 2022 0

President Muhammadu Buhari came into office in 2015 to find that a law, which stipulated for the collection of a token on banking transactions existed but was not being correctly implemented. This anomaly arose because certain characters apparently formed a cartel with collaborators in the Nigerian Postal Service, NIPOST and were allegedly collecting and pocketing […]

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How Nigerians are maltreated on board by foreign airlines

Ihesiulo Grace 31 October 2022 0

By Chukwuemeke Iwelunmo Facts have shown that Nigerians are the most widely travelers in the African continent, and with the highest airfares across the globe, foreign airlines operating into the country have evolved means of ripping off travelers from Nigeria. Nigeria has remained a gold mine to the majority of the foreign carriers operating in […]

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Plans to lift 100m Nigerians out of poverty attainable –FG

Ihesiulo Grace 19 September 2022 0

The Federal Government says the planned lifting of 100 million Nigerians out of poverty by 2030 is attainable, if stakeholders play their expected roles effectively. Ms Kachollum Daju, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Labour and Employment, said this when she addressed newsmen on Sunday in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that President […]

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“Desist from illegal movement out of Nigeria”- FG warns

Ihesiulo Grace 27 April 2021 0

Due to some difficulties, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Interior, Dr Shuaib Belgore, has warned Nigerians to refrain from illegally leaving the country. Balgore gave the warning during an interview with newsmen on Tuesday in Abuja, NAN reports. He expressed concern about the pace at which some Nigerians were fleeing the country, even […]

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Two Nigerians to die by hanging in Ghana for kidnapping, killing four Girls

Ihesiulo Grace 7 March 2021 0

Two Nigerians accused of kidnapping and killing four girls in Takoradi, Ghana, were sentenced to death by a Ghanaian court on Friday afternoon after being found guilty of murder, DailyTimes gathered. The two Nigerians, Samuel Udoetuk Wills and John Oji, were found guilty of kidnapping and killing the four children, Ruth Quayson, Priscilla Blessing Bentum, […]