World Weather Attribution (WWA)
24 Oct
Devastating rains that triggered deadly floods in Cameroon, Chad, Niger, Nigeria, and Sudan in recent months were worsened by human-caused climate change, a team of international scientists said on Wednesday. Global warming made the seasonal downpours this year about five to 20 per cent more intense across the Niger, and Lake Chad basins, said World…
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The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has uncovered a gun-making factory operated by a father and his sons, where firearms of different makes
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The National Pension Commission (PenCom) has announced the lifting of its suspension on pension fund investments in commercial papers where non-bank capital market operators serve as Issuing and Paying Agents (IPAs). This decision was disclosed in a statement on Tuesday and follows recent regulatory developments from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). PenCom had imposed…
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The Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Dr Musa Adamu Aliyu, revealed that
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The Labour Party (LP) has stated it will take proactive steps to avoid the pitfalls that hindered its success in the 2023 general elections
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) will today arraign key figures involved in the controversial management of Arik Air. The key figures include the former Managing Director of the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), Ahmed Kuru; the current MD of Arik Air, Captain Roy Ilegbodu; the Receiver Manager of Arik, Kamilu Omokide; Union…
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Crystal Palace and England defender Marc Guehi could face disciplinary action from the English Football Association (FA) after inscribin
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The Nigerian Governors' Forum (NGF) on Tuesday backed the administrative and financial autonomy of local government areas in the country. Chairman of the Forum and Governor of Kwara State, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, made this known at the National Dialogue on Local Government and Constitution Amendment organised by the House Committee on the Review of the Constitution…
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Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, has clarified that the governors of the 36 states are not opposed to the Tax Reform Bills, as has been perceived, but are instead seeking clarifications on certain aspects. Speaking during Channels Television’s Town Hall on the Tax Reform Bills on Monday, Governor Sule acknowledged the importance of the bills…
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The Nigeria Sex Workers Association has appealed to the authorities of law enforcement agencies to protect its members nationwide from harassment and abuse. NSWA made the appeal in a statement by its National Coordinator, Amaka Enemo, made available to the News Agency of Nigeria on Tuesday in Lagos. Enemo said that recent reports indicate a…
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The Nigerian Youth for Atiku (NYFA), a support group of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, has said that the APC-led Federal Government's reforms require holistic reviews, stating that they are not yielding any positive results. The group’s Director of Communications (Nigeria and Diaspora), Mr. Dare Dada, made the remark in a statement in Lagos after…