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House of Reps votes on State Police bill (LIVE UPDATES)

Nigeria, June 11 -- The House of Representatives will vote today on the proposed creation of state police. The bill on state police is one of the constitutional amendment bills currently under consid... Read More


FG secures agreement for transfer of Nigerian prisoners in Ethiopia

Nigeria, June 11 -- The Nigerian government has signed a deal with Ethiopia that would allow the transfer of over 100 Nigerians serving jail sentences in Ethiopia to facilities in Nigeria. The Minist... Read More


Keyamo flags Delta roadway aircraft landing as security breach, vows sanctions

Nigeria, June 11 -- The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has described the controversial landing and subsequent departure of a private aircraft from a roadway near Asaba,... Read More


How ex-minister Hadi Sirika disguised Ethiopian Airlines aircraft as Nigeria Air's - Witness

Nigeria, June 11 -- An Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) investigator on Wednesday told an FCT High Court in Abuja how former Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, allegedly disguised an Et... Read More


First batch of Nigerians evacuated from South Africa arrives in Lagos

Nigeria, June 11 -- The first group of Nigerians evacuated from South Africa has arrived in Lagos, following weeks of rising xenophobic attacks that triggered a government-coordinated repatriation exe... Read More


Nigeria postpones global ministerial conference on antimicrobial resistance

Nigeria, June 11 -- The federal government has postponed the Fifth Global High-Level Ministerial Conference on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR), which was scheduled to hold in Abuja from 28 to 30 June. ... Read More


Troops uncover IPOB's hidden cache of arms, ammunition, arrest suspects

Nigeria, June 11 -- The Nigerian Army says its troops have uncovered a clandestine arms hideout belonging to the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed militant wing Eastern Securit... Read More


Oyo Abduction: Davido dons 'Bring Them Home' jacket at World Cup concert

Nigeria, June 11 -- Nigerian singer Davido drew attention to the abduction of schoolchildren and teachers in Oyo State on Wednesday after appearing in a jacket bearing the inscription "Bring Them Home... Read More


'Nobody is doing NDC a favour,' Dickson faults attacks by Peter Obi's supporters

Nigeria, June 11 -- The National Leader of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Seriake Dickson, has said the NDC is doing its candidates a favour by providing them with a platform to contest electi... Read More


Gombe, UNICEF launch N1bn intervention for malnourished children

Nigeria, June 11 -- The Gombe State government and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) have unveiled a N1 billion intervention aimed at tackling acute malnutrition among children across the st... Read More