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EFCC drops malicious falsehood charges against BUK student, other suspect

Nigeria, Aug. 21 -- The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has ordered the withdrawal of the charge instituted against a final-year student of Bayero Unive... Read More


Has Nigeria matched Morocco's 12-year reform progress in three years?

Nigeria, Aug. 21 -- Claim: An X user claims Nigeria is "matching" Morocco's 12-year reform progress, GDP growth, and unemployment figures in just three years. Verdict: Misleading! While some of the f... Read More


CEPI commits $4.17m to study vaccine protection against Ebola virus

Nigeria, Aug. 21 -- The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) has committed $4.17 million to four research projects examining whether existing Ebola vaccines can generate immune respo... Read More


Nigerian govt declares Tuesday public holiday

Nigeria, Aug. 21 -- The federal government has declared Tuesday, 25 August, a public holiday. Interior Minister Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, who announced the declaration, said the holiday was to mark this ye... Read More


Kaduna women farmers get free fertiliser as Gov Sani targets 150,000 smallholders

Nigeria, Aug. 21 -- Women farmers in Kaduna State are among the key beneficiaries of the state government's latest free fertiliser distribution, as the Governor Uba Sani administration seeks to reduce... Read More


SPECIAL REPORT: Some Nigerians turn to faith healers as HIV aid dries up

Nigeria, Aug. 21 -- Aisha* once relied on free antiretroviral therapy (ART) from a clinic in Maiduguri, north-eastern Nigeria, funded through the US President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)... Read More


Ebola: DRC gets 70,000 Ervebo vaccine doses as Bundibugyo outbreak worsens

Nigeria, Aug. 21 -- The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has received an initial allocation of 70,000 doses of the Ervebo Ebola vaccine to support the response to the ongoing Bundibugyo virus di... Read More


EFCC arraigns two for supply of FCMB access credentials

Nigeria, Aug. 21 -- The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday arraigned two men before the Federal High Court in Lagos for allegedly supplying access credentials to First City M... Read More


Rivers ADC member alleges Wike's group burnt family residence

Nigeria, Aug. 21 -- A member of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Rivers State, Isaiah Thomas, has accused members of the Rainbow Coalition, a political group led by FCT Minister Nyesom Wike, o... Read More


Anambra police chief summons area commander, DPOs over Onitsha shooting

Nigeria, Aug. 21 -- The Commissioner of Police in Anambra State, Nnanna Ama, has summoned the area commander and all divisional police officers (DPOs) serving within Onitsha to his office for a "high-... Read More