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ANDRY Rajoelina, Madagascar's President has placed the country's capital Antananarivo under fresh lockdown following a new surge in coronavirus infections, two months after the restrictions were eased. Rajoelina said in a statement on…
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FEDERAL Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has alleged that Ramoni Abbas, a suspected Nigerian internet fraudster, popularly known as Hushpuppi, attempted to dupe an English Premier League football club of £100 million (N48.4billion).…
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BABAJIDE Sanwo-Olu, Governor of Lagos State, has announced August 3 as the date for resumption of schools in the state. Announcing the date at a media briefing on Friday, the governor said the resumption is for students who are in Senior…
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THE All Progressives Congress (APC) has issued a warning to the main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), ahead of the September 19, governorship election in Edo State, saying the election is "One person, one vote". In a…
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FEDERAL High Court, Abuja, has ordered the interim forfeiture of 48 choice properties, allegedly belonging to Ngozi Olejeme, the former Chairman of Nigerian Social Insurance Trust Funds (NSITF). Justice Taiwo Taiwo of the High Court made…
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THE Solutions Journalism Network (SJN) is hosting a lottery to support freelance solutions journalism for the COVID-19 SoJo Story Exchange. The Exchange is offering a lottery through which newsrooms could win US$1000 to support a…
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AS the world battles the (COVID-19) pandemic, The One World Media is receiving applications for the 2020 Coronavirus reporting award. According to the organisation, Coronavirus Reporting Award 2020 was launched with the support of European…
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THE Federal Government has said all primary schools and daycare centres across the country remained closed. Sani Aliyu, the National Coordinator of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, stated this in Abuja on Monday while announcing…
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BOSS Mustapha, Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), and  Chairman, Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19, has said that the Federal Government will  on Tuesday announce the next line of action following the end of Phase…
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THE Nigeria Police has denied a report that Mohammed Adamu, the Inspector-General, has ordered Bolaji Salami, Ondo State Commissioner of Police  to restore the security details of the state's deputy governor, Agboola Ajayi, with immediate…
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THE Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), on Saturday declared six Nigerians who are currently on the run wanted after they were indicted and charged for internet-related crimes. The FBI, on its official website listed six Nigerians…
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ABIOLA Ajimobi, the immediate past governor of Oyo State is dead. He died on Thursday at First Cardiology Hospital in Ikoyi, Lagos where he had been hospitalised earlier in June. He was 70 years old. The late former governor was reported…
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THE Dubai Special Weapons And Tactics Unit (SWAT), Police have revealed how they uncovered a fraud plan worth of Dh1.6 billion (N168billion), involving a Nigerian Instagram celebrity, Raymoni Igbalode, popularly known as Hushpuppi. In a…
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THE leadership crisis rocking the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), is yet to be over as the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party  was on Thursday dissolved by Victor Giadom led faction of the party. Bashir Ahmad,…
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THE Global Investigative Journalism Network in partner with Judith Neilson Institute for Journalism and Ideas will co-host the 12th Global Investigative Journalism Conference, in Sydney, Australia, during November 2021. The seminal…
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RORY Peck Trust, is accepting nominations worldwide for the 2020 The Rory Peck Awards. The awards aimed at honoring freelance cameramen and camerawomen. Each year the Rory Peck Awards honor the most outstanding work produced by freelance…
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FREE Press Unlimited, a nonprofit organisation based in the Netherlands, is accepting nominations worldwide for the 2020 Free Press Awards. The NGO is requesting for journalists who have a strong commitment to press freedom and independent…
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DAN Foster, the late African-American, who died on Wednesday of suspected COVID-19 in Lagos was an established broadcaster in the U.S before he relocated to Nigeria in a move he described as "God's doing." Not many knew that he mistook…
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NIGERIAN Children have asked President Muhammadu Buhari to treat with urgency many issues affecting the interest and future of children in the country. In an Open Letter written on behalf of Nigerian children by Purity Oriaifo – Girl Child…
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THE Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced 160 and above as the cut-off mark for admission into universities across the country for the 2020/2021 academic session. Ishaq Oloyede, JAMB Registrar who disclosed on…
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EXECUTIVE Jet Services Limited, the aviation company, whose private jet flown Nigerian music star, Naira Marley to Abuja for a concert on Friday, June 12 has apologised for flying the controversial musician to the nation's capital against…
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THE Federal Government of Nigeria has suspended the airline whose jet was used to convey Nigerian artist, Naira Marley to a concert in Abuja on Friday. Sirika Hadi, Minister for Aviation confirmed the suspension of Execujet Services during…
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MEMBERS of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) have embarked on an indefinite nationwide strike. This followed the expiration of a 14-day ultimatum issued by the association to the Federal Government to meet its demands.…
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THE Federal Capital Territory Ministerial Enforcement Task Force on COVID-19 Restrictions has sealed off Jabi Lake Mall for two weeks for violating the government's ban on public gathering. "Jabi Lake Mall has been sealed for two weeks…
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THE Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has issued guidelines for the reopening of religious centres across the country, demanding that children and people aged 60 and above should avoid worship centres for the time being. According…
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KADUNA State Government says it has closed Future Leaders International School and revoked its license to operate. According to a message released on Twitter on Thursday through the official Twitter account of the Governor of Kaduna…
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JUSTICE Anwuli Chikere of a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Thursday ordered the interim forfeiture of assets including money belonging to Salu Atawodi, a retired Air Vice Marshal (AVM), in an application filed by the Economic and…
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THE House of Representatives has asked Ahmed Idris, the Accountant-General of the federation (AGF) to provide the details of all the funds donated by the Federal Government to the states of the federation, the Nigeria Center for Disease…
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THE Online News Association (ONA) is accepting applications for the 2020 Online Journalism Awards recognizing excellence in digital reporting. According to the association, online journalists, digital news organizations and students…
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MUHAMMED Adamu, the Inspector-General of Police, has issued a new operational guidelines for the Police and other Law Enforcement Agencies on Coronavirus disease (COVID-19)  pandemic prevention enforcement duties. A statement issued by the…
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THE National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has reaffirmed its decision to embark on an indefinite strike if the Federal Government failed to address demands of its members within 14 days. This is coming at a time Nigeria grapples…
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APPLICATIONS is now opened for the The Fetisov Journalism 2020 Awards. Russian philanthropist Gleb Fetisov, organised this competition with the aim to recognize journalists for their contribution to the promotion of universal human values…
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THE NATIONAL Geographic Society is launching an emergency fund for journalists all over the world who wish to cover Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic within their own communities. According to the organisation, the fund will place…
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THE African Fact-Checking is receiving entries for the seventh annual awards programme that honours journalism by Africa-based media in the expanding field of fact-checking. In 2019, the organisation received a total of 153 entries from…
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THE Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has released guidelines for the reopening and  operation of worship centres within the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 had announced the…
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MUHAMMED Adamu, the Inspector-General of Police, says killers of  Uwaila Omozuwa, a 100-level student of the University of Benin, who was raped and murdered over on Saturday May 27 will be brought to book. Adamu said he has deployed…
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NASIR El-Rufai, Governor of Kaduna State  has warned that parents who enroll their children into the Almajiri system of education in the state risk two-year jail term. El-Rufai issued the stern warning when he visited some 200 Almajiri…
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THE Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP)  has asked President Muhammadu Buhari, to make public  the spending details of all loans his administration has taken since 2015 when he was inaugurated. The organisation also…
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THE Poynter Institute for Media Studies is receiving  applications for its newest grant program. With the support of YouTube via the Google News Initiative, the The International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN), has $1 million in grant…
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MUHAMMAD Bello, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja on Thursday directed that markets in the territory will now only operate three times weekly on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays, from 8:00 am to 2:00pm. A statement…
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THE Air Component of Operation HADARIN DAJI said it has inflicted damages on armed bandits in a coordinated air attack  dwellings along the Nahuta-Doumborou corridor on the border between Katsina and Zamfara states. The operation was…
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THE Governor of Cross River State, Ben Ayade has ordered the arrest of some civil servants for leaking information to CrossRiverwatch, an online news outlet. The news website reported about the arrest of the civil servants on Tuesday. One…
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THE Federal Government of Nigeria has given approval to National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) to carry out necessary procedures for the assessment of a plant-based cough mixture as a possible treatment for…
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IBRAHIM Magu, The Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has advised Nigerians to be wary of scammers who have flooded the online space and social media platforms, looking for who to victimise of their…
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President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the waiver of import duty and Value Added Tax (VAT) for critical medical equipment and supplies. The Presidency said in a series of tweets on Thursday,  that the waiver was for a period of six months…
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Despite being advised to  follow the steps of other Africa countries by trying some herbal medicines in treating Coronavirus disease patients, the Federal Government has insisted that no patient will be released to herbal practitioners to…
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THE  Federal Government has granted a two-month licence fee waiver for terrestrial broadcast stations in Nigeria to cushion the effects of the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in the industry. The Minister of Information and…
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THE Development Control Department of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has released guidelines with regards to the easing of the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic (Corona Virus) lockdown in the FCT. Mukhtar…
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A UNITED Arab Emirates (UAE) research institute has developed a breakthrough treatment for COVID-19 which could be a game-changer in the global fight against the virus. Hend Al Otaiba, UAE Director of Strategic Communications, Ministry of…
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MUHAMMAD Bello, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has warned his administration would not hesitate to visit the full wrath of the law against individuals who flout the directives regulating the easing of the lockdown in the…
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THE Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has published guidelines on the implementation of the phased and gradual easing of the lockdown that was earlier announced by President Muhammadu Buhari in his nationwide broadcast on…
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THE United States President Donald Trump has declared  support for the Nigerian government’s effort in the fight against Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. This was disclosed at the briefing of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19…
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THE Federal Capital Territory Administration on Friday approved the extension of business hours for markets in Abuja to operate from 8a.m. to 3p.m. on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Muhammad Bello , Minister of FCT said in a press statement…
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AS confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Africa passed the 20,000 mark, number of deaths recorded from the virus on the continent has also moved beyond 1000. Africa could see 300,000 deaths from the coronavirus this year even under the best-case…
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THE Kano State Ministry of Health  has announced five new additional Covid-19 cases in the state. Salihu Yakasai, Media aide to Kano State Governor , confirmed this through his official Twitter account on Wednesday. It will be recalled…
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BELLO El-Rufai one of the sons of Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai has threatened to have a  Premium Times' journalist arrested after a report of him on rape comment. Premium Times had earlier today published a report titled "Outrage…
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A POLICEMAN in the Okota axis of the Oshodi/Isolo Local Government Area of Lagos State has been arrested over collecting bribe from a motorist. In a statement issued by the state Public Relations Officer Bala Elkana, the inspector…
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"ALL citizens in these areas (Lagos, Ogun, and Abuja), are to stay in their homes. Travel to or from other states should be postponed. All businesses and offices within these locations should be fully closed during this period." The above…
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SEVERAL communities in Lagos State are now living in fear due to recent robbery attacks after the lockdown. The Rule of Law and Accountability Advocacy Centre (RULAAC), said it has received reports of about three cases of robberies in…
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AKIN Abayomi, Lagos State Commissioner for Health on Saturday disclosed that another Covid-19 patient has died in a Lagos private hospital due to complications. Abayomi, while giving an update on coronavirus in the state in a series of…
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BELLO Masari, the Governor of Katsina State has ordered a total lockdown in Daura Local Government Area after three new cases of coronavirus were recorded. The announcement was made in a series of tweets on Friday. The three confirmed…
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SINCE the outbreak of coronavirus,  several countries around the world have gone into total lockdown as a way of combating the spread of the disease. As a way of sensitising the people around the world, governments, organisations and…
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MOHAMMED Adamu, the Inspector General of Police (IGP)  has warned Nigerians ahead of the 2020 Easter celebration that the social restriction order is still in force. Adamu made this known in a press release issued on Thursday by the Police…
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AFTER a factcheck by The ICIR on Wednesday, former Nigerian Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo – Iweala has admitted to have tweeted a wrong photograph to illustrate the distribution of food items by Rwandan government under President Paul…
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A citizen of the United Kingdom aged sixty-six has died of coronavirus in Lagos. The State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, announced this on his Twitter handle on Wednesday. "Lagos recorded another #COVID-19 related death: a…
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KWARA State Government on Tuesday announced that it has traced no fewer than 75 persons that had contact with the COVID-19 cases in the state as well as the suspected case at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH). AbdulRaman…
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THE wife of the man, a UK returnee who died as a result of contracting coronavirus at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH) last Thursday, is asymptomatic after testing positive. The ICIR source from Kwara State Ministry of…
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FACTS have emerged of how the management of University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH) kept the death of a likely victim of Covid-19 in the hospital secret without reporting it to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). The ICIR…
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“I WAS  on drugs daily. Sometimes, I‘d take eight tablets in the morning, 13 tablets in the afternoon, 10 at night. My system threw everything out! Water, food, soap and all disgusted me. But I’d look at the wall and force myself to stay…
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THE Oyo State governor Seyi Makinde has tested positive to Covid-19, The ICIR has learnt. The governor in a series of tweets says he is asymptomatic and will continue to self isolate. This comes a few days after the Makinde ordered a…
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"He used a knife, which he brought from his uniform, to destroy the driver’s side’s tyre. The soldier was trying to get a stick probably to smash the windscreen of the car but decided to use a knife when he could not get a stick. I ran away…
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GOVERNOR Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has ordered a dusk-to-dawn curfew in the state after 84 new suspected cases of COVID 19 were discovered. The state already has three confirmed cases of the disease, with the National Centre for Disease…
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THE United Kingdom Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, has tested positive to the Corona virus, disease, The ICIR has learnt. In a video posted on his  Twitter handle few minutes ago, the Prime Minister confirmed he had developed mild symptoms…
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THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday arraigned the immediate former Head of Civil Service of the Federation (HoS), Winnifred Oyo-Ita. The EFCC had on Sunday released a press statement that Oyo-Ita would be…
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LAWYERS to the deposed Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi, have threatened to file a legal suit against Kano State Government for banishing the former emir to Nasarawa State after dethroning him. Sanusi’s lead counsel, Abubakar Mahmoud  in a…
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 ITALIAN Prime Minister, Giuseppe Conte, has announced that the country has gone  into full quarantine, including restricting of travel, in an unprecedented move to stop  further spread of coronavirus disease in the country. Conte…
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FOLLOWING his dethronement as the Emir of Kano , Muhammadu Sanusi II has been reportedly whisked  away from the commercial city of Kano amid tight security. According to The Nation report,  the security operatives who allegedly took him…
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THE Kano State Government has announced the sacking of the Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II, who it said was dethroned over disrespect to the office of the governor and other government agencies. The decision was announced by the Secretary…
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BARELY two weeks after confirming its first case of Covid-19 also known as corona virus, the Federal Government of Nigeria has confirmed the second outbreak of the virus in the country. The Federal Ministry of Health early hours of…
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IN partnership with Mojofest, the Thomson Foundation, has launched its 2020 mobile journalism worldwide contest. The organisation also announced that apllicants between age 18 and above can enter the contest. Contestants must complete…
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  THE main opposition party,  Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has reacted to the approval of President Muhammdu Buhari's request for a fresh $22.7 billion loan by the senate on Thursday, saying that the ruling All Progressives Congress…
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THE International Center for Investigative Reporting, (ICIR), is glad to announce names of successful applicants for its Open Contract Reporting (OCR) project for Nigerian journalists. A total of 108 in all, the successful qualified…
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THE Director-General, National Youths Service Corps, Brig-Gen Shaibu Ibrahim, has advised the outgoing corps members to embrace credit facilities to save the frustration of searching endlessly for scarce jobs. This was contained in his…
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FOR  publishing an exclusive report which exposed the rift between the National Security Adviser, Babagana Monguno and Abba Kyari, the Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, the State Security Services (SSS) has commenced plan to…
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THE Abuja residence and company of Buba Galadima, a former ally of President Muhammadu Buhari, has been taken over by the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), over an alleged N900 million debt. This was contained in a press…
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AT the close of registration for the 2020 Unified Tertiary Matriculation (UTME), a total of 1,949,983 candidates registered for the annual matriculation examination. The figure was over one hundred thousand higher than the total number of…
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PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has approved the constitution of a National Humanitarian Coordination Committee (NHCC) to oversee all humanitarian actions in the country. The President disclosed this through his official Twitter handle on…
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THE Federal government on Sunday has announced plans to hand over completed internal road projects in sixteen tertiary institutions starting from February 23 up until March. The federal government had disclosed this via its Twitter…
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FOR scamming two intending National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), members to the tune of N120,000, Justice Justice Mohammed Mohammed of the Sokoto State High Court Sokoto, on Thursday sentenced one Wakili Yusuf Oladapo to three years…
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IN a bid to honor women who have demonstrated extraordinary strength of character in journalism, the International Women's Media Foundation (IWMF) is seeking nominations for its Courage in Journalism Award and Lifetime Achievement Award.…
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THE Society of Environmental Journalists (SEJ) is accepting submissions for its 19th annual Awards recognition of excellence in environmental reporting. The awards honor journalists in 10 categories, including feature story, investigative…
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OPENDEMOCRACY is receiving applications for a six-month, full-time investigative journalism fellowship for Journalists across the globe. The fellowship is starting in March 2020 and will focus on sexual and reproductive health issues.…
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THE International Centre for Investigative Reporting, ICIR, Abuja, in collaboration with the Public and Private Development Centre, PPDC, is embarking on the second phase of the Open Contract Reporting project which aims at building…
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THE Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, said it is not the duty of the federal government to intervene in the recent ban of ‘okada’ and tricycles in some parts of Lagos state. Amaechi, on Monday, in an interview on Channels…
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THE United States President Donald Trump has imposed a new travel ban restricting immigration from Nigeria, and five other countries. The travel ban policy will prevent citizens from Nigeria, Eritrea, Myanmar, and Kyrgyzstan from obtaining…
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APPLICATIONS for the 2020-2021 investigative fellowship at In These Times' Leonard C. Goodman Institute for Investigative Reporting are now open for Journalists worldwide. The Leonard C. Goodman Institute for Investigative Reporting is…
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THE International Women's Media Foundation (IWMF) is receiving applications from Women photojournalists for the 2020 Anja Niedringhaus Courage in Photojournalism Award. The Anja Niedringhaus Courage in Photojournalism Award was created to…
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THE World Press Institute (WPI) has started  receiving applications from hundreds of professional journalists around the world for its 2020 fellowship program. Each year, hundreds of talented journalists apply for 10 fellowship slots. A…
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WORRIED by the continued victimsation and gruesome killings of journalists, the Nigerian Union of Journalists, FCT Council, has expressed sadness at the death of Mr. Alex Ogbu, demanding a full investigation and justice into the…
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AFRICA Is a Country (AIAC), is pleased to announce the launch of its first Fellowship Program with the support of the Shuttleworth Foundation and the Open Society Foundation. Aimed to support the production of original work and new…
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THE chief executive officer of a Nigerian-based non-governmental organisation, Complete Care Foundation, Aisha Wakil has been arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. Aisha Alkali Wakil better known as “Mama Boko…
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The International Women’s Media Foundation (IWMF) is accepting applications for the 2020 Elizabeth Neuffer Fellowship. The seven-month fellowship which was created in memory of The Boston Globe correspondent and IWMF Courage in Journalism…
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EACH year the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) makes direct grants to hundreds of nongovernmental organizations worldwide working to advance democratic goals and strengthen democratic institutions. There is no exemption this year as…
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The One World Media Awards honors underreported stories on social, political or cultural life in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Latin America, the Middle East and former Soviet republics. Established in 1988, the One World Media Awards…
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AIMED to not just celebrate the best data journalism around the world, but also to empower, elevate and enlighten the global community of data journalists, datajournalism.com has announced the Sigma Awards for outstanding data journalism.…
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THE World Press Photo  seeks entries for professional photography in combination with audio and visual elements like video, animation, graphics, illustrations, sound or text. Professional visual journalists can submit digital projects to…
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The Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas, through its Massive Open Online Course (MOOC), has announced a free course on “Investigative reporting in the digital age.” The course is going to run for four-weeks, from February 3rd to…
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A new survey released by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has shown that corruption remains a serious problem in Nigeria, and affecting majority of Nigerians, despite government's repeated commitment to fighting…
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THE Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), has charged the Federal Government  to end increasing attacks on the rights to freedom of expression, peaceful assembly and association across Nigeria. The organisation in a…
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BABATUNDE Fashola, Minister of Works and Housing, says the Federal Government still owes contractors working on federal road projects across Nigeria up to N306 billion. Fashola who disclosed this while hosting the Public Transport Owners…
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PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari on Monday approved the composition of a new board for the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) subject to Senate confirmation. According to the Senior Special Assistant, Media and Publicity to the president,…
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LEADER of Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC), Gani Adams, has described as a 'national tragedy, the invasion of the Federal High Court on Friday by operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS), to forcefully rearrest the convener of…
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FEW hours after Federal High Court Abuja ordered the release of Sahara reporters publisher, Omoyele sowore, the Department of States Services (DSS) has finally released him on bail. Sowore was released after 124 days of illegal detention.…
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THE Federal High Court in Lagos has convicted a former governor of Abia State, Orji Uzor Kalu, who was charged with N7.2bn fraud. He was found guilty on the entire 39 counts filed against him and his co-defendants on Thursday by the…
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FIVE inmates have been electrocuted in the Ikoyi prison on Monday, according to the prison authorities The minister of interior confirmed the incident in Ikoyi Medium Security Prison in Lagos in a release issued by the press officer Jane…
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FORMER Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Chidi Odinkalu has said the federal government needs to account for Nigerians who are missing and also be accountable to their families. "Under Nigeria's constitution,…
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FOLLOWING the live shooting by the Department of State Security Service (DSS) at protesters seeking the release of Omoyele Sowore on Tuesday, Committee for the Defence of Human Rights (CDHR) has called for the full investigation and…
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FOLLOWING the closure of Nigeria’s land borders to all movement of goods till January 2020, the Federal Government has listed four rules/conditions for the re-opening of goods importation from neighbouring countries. The…
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THE Federal High Court, Abuja Division, on Tuesday, struck out the case of fraud brought against the President of the Nigerian Football Federation, Amaju Pinnick. Premium Times reports that the court decision was made following the federal…
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A NOTORIOUS armed robber identified as Justice Amadi, aka Italian, and his gang members have been declared wanted by the Rivers State Police command. Punch reports that the state Police Public Relations Officer, Mr. Nnamdi Omoni, in a…
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The US President Donald Trump has announced that Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was killed during a US military raid  on Saturday northwest Syria. “Al-Baghdadi has been killed… in a daring nighttime raid,” Trump confirmed this…
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THE leader of Islamic State OF iraq and Levant, ISIS or ISIL, Abu Bakr al-Baghdad, is believed to have been killed in a US military operation in Northwest Syria on Saturday, according to a senior US defence official. CNN reports that final…
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FOLLOWING the fresh xenophobic attacks on Nigerians in Mpumalanga Province, South Africa on Tuesday, the Federal Government says the country's Consul General was on top of the situation as part of the efforts to curb the attacks. Chairman…
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THE Lagos State Traffic Management Agency (LASTMA) says one person died in a multiple-car crash that occurred on the Otedola Bridge section of the Lagos-Ibadan expressway Wednesday morning. The agency in a series of tweets said the…
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Dubai-based Nigerian Big Boy, Ismail Mustapha, popularly known as Mompha, has been arrested by operatives of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), for alleged involvement in internet - related fraud and money laundering.…
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THE National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), says the renewal of the National Identity Card will cost three thousand naira (N3,000) payable through remita, The ICIR can confirm. NIMC disclosed this through its official twitter…
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OPERATIVE of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibadan zonal office, raided a nightclub in Osogbo notoriously known for hosting parties for suspected internet fraudsters. This was contained in a statement shared on EFFC…
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AS the organisation prepares to mark the 20th anniversary of its establishment in October, 1999, The International Press Centre (IPC), Lagos-Nigeria, has announced the reconstitution of its Governing Board. The Executive Director and…
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Following his commitment to improving the education sector in Kaduna State, Governor Nasir El-Rufa’i has enrolled his six-year-old child, Abubakar, in primary one of a public school as an act of fulfilling a promise he made in 2017. The…
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GRACIOUS David West, 26, a suspected serial killer has confessed how he killed a lady in a hotel in Port Harcourt, Rivers State capital. West was arrested by operatives of Nigeria Police Rivers State Command on Thursday along East-West…
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In criticism of what he terms 'publicity' given to criminals and terrorists through the social media, Chief of Army staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, has called on Nigerians to stop glorifying such groups, noting that such acts help to boost…
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A member of the House of Representatives, Akin Alabi has revealed how  a community forfeited an electricity transformer over  demand by the youths of the community  to be "settled" before the transformer could be delivered. Alabi, who is…
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US President Donald Trump on Tuesday fired his National Security Adviser, John Bolton, over claims of having ''strong disagreement with many of his suggestions as did others''. The US president made the announcement through his official…
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THE Federal Government on Thursday reacted to fake videos circulating in the social media purported to be footage of Nigerians being attacked in South Africa, saying "Those who are circulating these videos should immediately desist from…
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The Presidency on Saturday dismissed speculation that Leah Sharibu, the Dapchi schoolgirl held captive by Boko Haram, is dead. It said Miss Sharibu is still alive and that the Federal Government is currently negotiating  her release from…
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PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday said that the few Nigerians abroad indulging in criminal activities do not represent the values of the majority of the people of the country. He disclosed this during a meeting with leaders of the…
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THE Federal Government on Wednesday has approved the reduction of visa charges payable by US citizens travelling to Nigeria. The announcement comes after the United States increased the cost of visa application for Nigerians. According to…
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THE Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, has refused to grant the motion filed by Mr Omoyele Sowore, challenging his detention for 45 days by the Department of State Security DSS. Justice Nkeonye Maha, who took over from Justice Taiwo…
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THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Tuesday, said that it has recovered $314,000 and N373m ( N486m in all) from suspects in connection with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) probe. In a press statement issued…
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THE Lagos State Police Command has promised to investigate the alleged extortion of a motorist by some of its personnel. According to Punch, the state Police Public Relations Officer, Bala Elkana, said that the command was already in…
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A VIRAL video surfaced online on Tuesday, showing operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARs) of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) shooting suspected phone thieves being conveyed in a popular danfo bus at Igando, Lagos State. In the…
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The Police in Lagos on Sunday arrested five suspects over clash between scavengers and area boys at Oke Odo in Lagos. This was disclosed in a press statement by the Lagos command Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Bala Elkana. According…
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IN what appears to be a break from the norm, Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has nominated a 27-year-old graduate of Obafemi Awolowo University, Seun Fakorede, as commissioner for youths and sports. This follows the earlier appointment of…
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PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari on Monday said his administration’s plan is to “lay the foundation” for 100 million Nigerians to be lifted out of poverty. Speaking at a retreat for ministers-designate in Abuja, Buhari said the target would be…
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THE Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says 15 companies have emerged winners of the Direct Sales and Direct Purchase (DSDP) of Crude oil contract for 2019/2020. The was disclosed in a statement issued by its spokesman, Mr Ndu…
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The Federal Government has said it plans to close the runway at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu for major repairs and works on the airfield. The closure is said to take effect from midnight of August 24, 2019 with no date…
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Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has condemned the attack on the former Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, by members of the proscribed Indigenous People of…
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The Federal Government of Nigeria has announced that it has changed the name of its handle on Twitter. On the verified Twitter handle, the government made it known in a tweet on Thursday, noting that the handle now has the name @NigeriaGov…
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THE FCT Emergency Management Agency has advised the residents of Kubwa, Gwagwa-Karimo, Kuje, Airport Road and Gwagwalada to be wary of possible flooding. The Director-General of FEMA, Alhaji Abbas Idriss, in a statement made available…
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OYO State Governor, Seyi Makinde, on Tuesday approved the sum of N500,000 each as a bursary to 120 Oyo indigenes in the Nigerian Law School. This was contained in a statement by the Chief Press Secretary(CPS) to the governor, Mr Taiwo…
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