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14 Oct
Poland will ban migrants from claiming asylum in a bombshell move that could tear the European Union (EU) apart.
18 Sep
The Netherlands announced Wednesday that it had requested from Brussels an opt-out from the European Union's rules on asylum, days after the coalition government unveiled the country's toughest-ever immigration policy. "I have just informed the European Commission that I want a migration 'opt-out' on migration matters in Europe for the Netherlands," Asylum and Migration Minister…
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A Group, Massive Awareness for Rare Diseases (MARD) Nigeria, yesterday, visited markets in the Igbona area of Osogbo, the capital of Osun State, to create awareness on rare diseases and advocate for those affected by the ailments.
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The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has ordered an immediate investigation into an incident involving its personnel and some civilians
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The Federal Government on Thursday defended the decision to approve a 50% tariff increase for telecommunications services, saying that
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The protracted battle for the throne of the Kano emirate took a fresh dimension on Thursday as Deputy Governor, Aminu Abdulsalam Gwarzo, urged President Bola Tinubu to move the 15th Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero, out of the state. The Deputy Governor also faulted the police command in Kano for dispersing some aggrieved youths…
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Governor Ademola Adeleke has approved the constitution of a panel of inquiry on the recent chieftaincy dispute involving Esa Oke and Ido Ayegunle towns of Obokun Local Government of Area of Osun State. The governor promised to set up the committee when he visited Esa Oke and Ido Ayegunle during recent communal clashes, Adeleke's spokesperson…
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The European Union (EU) said it is investing over €280 million in investment opportunities to job opportunities and fight poverty in Nigeria. The intervention came at a critical moment when the new government of the United States of America announced plans to withdraw all grants and cut funding on humanitarian services to Africa. EU Ambassador…
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The police in Lagos have announced that they have restored the security details of the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mojisola Meranda. Meranda's security details were controversially withdrawn on Thursday morning, hours before the ousted speaker, Mudashiru Obasa, returned to the assembly with security officials and claimed he was still the speaker.…
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Members of the Bauchi State Caucus of the House of Representatives on Thursday rose from an emergency meeting with the resolve to push
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The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ola Olukoyede, has called on Nigerians to desist from staging protests against the commission and other anti-corruption agencies. Olukoyede said such actions could undermine the fight against corruption. The EFCC boss made the call at the 38th Anti-Corruption Situation Room (ACSR) Conference of the Human…
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Mudashiru Obasa, the reinstated Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, has issued an apology to the Department of State Services (DSS) and the Nigerian Police Force for the assault on their operatives at the Assembly on February 17. In a statement he signed on Thursday, February 27, which was made available to The…