Nigeria-Malaysia debate: Anambra team beats Malaysia, emerges champions
Education

Nigeria-Malaysia debate: Anambra team beats Malaysia, emerges champions

Team Nigeria represented by the Anambra State Debate Team has again emerged champions of the 2023 Nigeria-Malaysia International Debate Championship. The Team Nigeria defeated the Hin Hua High School Debate team in the finals of the  Championship, determined at the school hall Team Nigeria beat their Malaysian counterpart by 2-1 Team Nigeria had earlier defeated

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Flood: FG says 2.5 million Nigerians affected
National

Flood: FG says 2.5 million Nigerians affected

‘State governments, LGAs and communities urged to evacuate people living on flood plains to high grounds’ The Federal Government (FG) says over two million Nigerians have so far been affected by floods across the country. The Minister, Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar Farouq, disclosed this in Abuja during

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Education: 30 percent of Nigerians are illiterates says FG
Education

Education: 31 percent of Nigerians are illiterates says FG

‘Adamu said 31 percent of citizens were illiterate as of 2021, as against 38 percent in 2015’ Federal Government has announced that at least 30 percent of Nigerians are illiterates. Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, gave the information on Wednesday in Lagos, NAN reports. Adamu addressed the Education Writers’ Association of Nigeria (EWAN) 2022 Summit

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Independence Day: Gov Wike raises alarm over corruption, insecurity
National

Independence Day: Gov Wike raises alarm over corruption, insecurity

‘Since the return of democracy in 1999, Nigeria has continued to witness deliberate constitutional distortions… – Wike’ The Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike has warned that with the growing corruption and insecurity in Nigeria, the despair faced by millions of Nigerians may not end soon. He however appealed to the Supreme Court to give the

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Nigeria’s Independence: Citizenship challenge is a crisis in this country – Uzuegbuna Okagbue
Opinion

Nigeria’s Independence: Citizenship challenge is a crisis in this country – Uzuegbuna Okagbue

‘There is hardly any sense of ownership in an average Nigerian citizen‘ By: Ebuka Onyekwelu Uzuegbuna Okagbue, the Chief of Protocol and Deputy Chief of Staff to former Governor of Anambra State, Chief Willie Obiano, has said that leadership problem is a serious roadblock to Nigeria’s aspiration to development and progress. However, he decried the

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Nigeria witnessing a progressive decimation of terrorists, insurgents -Lai Mohammed
Terrorism

Nigeria witnessing a progressive decimation of terrorists, insurgents – Lai Mohammed

“It’s unfortunate that Nigerians who comment on insecurity fail to start from where we were in 2015 and where we are today” The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed says Nigeria is witnessing a progressive decimation of terrorists and insurgents. Lai Mohammed said the North East is again accessible because of the government’s

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Catastrophic malnutrition crisis in northwest Nigeria must urgently be recognised
Health

Catastrophic malnutrition crisis in northwest Nigeria must urgently be recognised

MSF teams have witnessed extraordinarily high numbers of children with malnutrition in MSF’s programs located in five states across northwest Nigeria GENEVA, Switzerland, As the malnutrition crisis in northwest Nigeria continues at catastrophic levels, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is calling for the international and humanitarian community to respond to the emergency needs of people in

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World Bank raises alarm over inability of Nigeria's economy to attract foreign investments
Business

World Bank raises alarm over inability of Nigeria’s economy to attract foreign investments

The World Bank has said that Nigeria’s economic outlook is uncertain and its ability to attract domestic and foreign investments is also crashing. It also noted that the condition of welfare in Nigeria was worsening despite the economic recovery from recession. The Washington-based bank said this in its draft report for State Action on Business

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For a better Nigeria, youths must wake up from their slumber
Opinion

For a better Nigeria, youths must wake up from their slumber

By: Yakub Nasir Khalid Humanity and the countries of world normally and rightly expect much from the youths in their spaces especially active participation in election processes, involvement in community services, engaging governments on their programs and activities, etc. As a citizen, you must do something for your people and country to put in place

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Lingering conflict between Nigerian traders, Ghanaian authorities: Buhari sends delegation to Ghana 1
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Lingering conflict between Nigerian traders, Ghanaian authorities: Buhari sends delegation to Ghana

President Muhammadu Buhari has directed that a ministerial delegation be sent to Ghana to resolve the lingering conflict between Nigerian traders and Ghanaian Authorities. This directive was contained in a statement signed by Mr Ifedayo Sayo, the Special Adviser (Media) to the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment. Sayo said that the delegation would be

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Nigeria drops in World Happiness Index, drops 38 spots in six years 2
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Nigeria drops in World Happiness Index, drops 38 spots in six years

Nigeria plummets in World Happiness Index, drops 38 spots in six years The World Happiness Report released by the United Nations has revealed that Nigerians went from being the 78th happiest people on earth to being the 116th in six years. The 2021 edition of the report, which measures “subjective well-being” – how happy the

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Nigeria ranks 16th on FBI's list of countries worst affected by internet crimes 3
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Nigeria ranks 16th on FBI’s list of countries worst affected by internet crimes

Nigeria has been ranked 16th in FBI’s list of countries which are worst affected by internet crimes. The State-specific statistics which can be found within the 2020 Internet Crime Report and in the accompanying 2020 State Reports, includes information from 791,790 complaints of suspected internet crime, an increase of more than 300,000 complaints from 2019.

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Nigeria attractive to bandits from Chad, Mali – Gov Masari 4
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Nigeria attractive to bandits from Chad, Mali – Gov Masari

Katsina State Governor, Aminu Masari, said on Wednesday security situation in Nigeria has improved since President Muhammadu Buhari came to power in 2015. Masari, who stated this when he featured in a Channels TV programme, Politics Today, also slammed the critics of Buhari’s administration. He said the critics don’t see anything good in the government

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House of reps set special committee to solve Nigeria’s insecurity problems 5
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House of reps set special committee to solve Nigeria’s insecurity problems

The House of Representatives on Wednesday set up a special committee to address the country’s insecurity. The Speaker of the House, Femi Gbajabiamila, who announced the committee during Wednesday’s plenary in Abuja, said the committee would comprise all the principal officers of the House and 30 other members. The membership of the committee was distributed

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