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8 Aug
Amina Yusuf's voice broke as she described her five-year-old son's last moments. She said Muhammad Sani was standing in the doorway at home in the northern city Kano when police opened fire on protesters taking part in hardship rallies that have rocked Nigeria. Yusuf said her son was hit by gunfire and bled to death…
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Leading Ugandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye was "kidnapped" in Kenya and is being held in a Kampala military jail, according to his wife, a top UN official. Winnie Byanyima, head of UNAIDS, demanded on X on Tuesday that the government of Uganda "release my husband Dr. Kizza Besigye from where he is being held immediately".…
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The International Criminal Court will Wednesday sentence a jihadist police chief for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during a reign of terror in the fabled Malian city of Timbuktu. Judges could impose up to life imprisonment on Al Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz Ag Mohamed Ag Mahmoud, 47, after his conviction for crimes including…
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The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) invites qualified organizations to submit proposals for the following services:
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Major revenue agencies, including the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) and the Nigeria Customs Service, may need to magically increase revenue by over 200 per cent next year
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Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, has called on federal and state governments to implement the Child Rights Law, by providing free education to pupils from primary to junior secondary schools in the country.
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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has cautioned that failing to provide education for poor children could lead to social unrest that may threaten the stability of society, including the wealthy.
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An expansionary budget as contemplated by the proposed 2025 – 2027 Medium-Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) would increase liquidity, a possibility that could increase pressure on prices and naira, the Nigerian Economic Society (NES) has warned.
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Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Abubakar Kyari, has said the implication of food insecurity extends beyond hunger, as it affects health outcomes, diminishes productivity and contributes to social and economic instability.
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The Senate and Vice President Kashim Shettima, yesterday, showered praises on the late Senator Patrick Ifeanyi Ubah (APC, Anambra South) for his legacy of selfless service to humanity.
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Disturbed by the country's high youth unemployment, the Federal Government has revoked all previous directives relating to posting restrictions in the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC).