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Cameroon's President Biya returns home after months-long absence

Nigeria, Aug. 21 -- President Paul Biya has returned to Cameroon after spending two months in Switzerland, his longest recorded stay outside the country since taking power four decades ago. Mr Biya a... Read More


State Police: Presidential panel reviews public submissions as bill drafting begins

Nigeria, Aug. 21 -- The Presidential Working Group on the National Policing Bill said it has started reviewing memoranda and position papers submitted by Nigerians as part of the plan to incorporate p... Read More


FEC approves N540bn to upgrade National Hospital, build cancer centre

Nigeria, Aug. 21 -- The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved projects worth about N540 billion to upgrade the National Hospital, Abuja, to a quaternary healthcare institution and to build a ne... Read More


APC accuses Atiku of desperation over pledge to restore fuel subsidy

Nigeria, Aug. 21 -- The All Progressives Congress (APC) has criticised former Vice President Atiku Abubakar over his pledge to restore fuel subsidy if elected president in 2027, accusing him of abando... Read More


Adeleke meets with Tinubu, presents certificate of return to president

Nigeria, Aug. 21 -- Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke, on Thursday, presented his certificate of return to President Bola Tinubu and held a closed-door meeting with him at the Presidential Villa in ... Read More


Over 100 labourers killed in gold mine collapse in Central African Republic

Nigeria, Aug. 21 -- An artisanal gold mine collapse in the Central African Republic (CAR) on Tuesday has now led to the death of more than 100 labourers. The toll rose from about 30 labourers to 107 ... Read More


Presidency tackles Atiku for saying he'll restore fuel subsidy

Nigeria, Aug. 21 -- The presidency has criticised ex-Vice President Atiku Abubakar for saying he would restore some form of petrol subsidy if elected president next year. Presidential spokesman Bayo ... Read More


AI could help Nigeria, other developing economies achieve century of progress in decade - Report

Nigeria, Aug. 21 -- Artificial intelligence (AI) could help developing countries achieve in a decade what might otherwise take a century, according to the World Bank's report. The lender said governm... Read More


Belgian university suspends academic who spearheaded plagiarism allegation against Jason Arday

Nigeria, Aug. 21 -- One of the academics who spearheaded the plagiarism allegation against Jason Arday has been suspended from his post as a postdoctoral researcher at Ghent University in Belgium. Th... Read More


CWPPF condemns police attack on Abuja journalist, demands probe, full compensation

Nigeria, Aug. 21 -- The Coalition for Whistleblower Protection and Press Freedom (CWPPF) on Thursday called on the Inspector-General of Police, Tunji Disu, and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Poli... Read More