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NCDC to Pay Quarantined Ebola Contacts ₦100,000 Weekly

KEY POINTS NCDC will pay quarantined or isolated individuals ₦100,000 weekly to cover essential expenses. Health officials are monitoring 53 primary contacts linked to Nigeria’s confirmed Ebola case. One contact who reported feeling unwell tested negative, while investigations continue. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control...
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INEC Yet to Set Date for Corrected 2027 Candidates’ List

KEY POINTS INEC has not set a date to publish its corrected candidates’ list for the 2027 elections. The commission is reviewing complaints, corrections and court orders following a Supreme Court judgment. Accord Party’s Olawepo Hashim was still missing from INEC’s online list at...

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Two Nigerian women held in India over N380m cocaine seizure

Railway police in Delhi have detained two Nigerian women after seizing 2.28 kilograms of cocaine worth about N380 million, allegedly tied to interstate trafficking.
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Nigeria, Benin Strengthen Defence Ties, Plan Joint Action Against Cross-Border Threats

KEY POINTS Nigeria, Benin deepen defence cooperation against cross-border threats. Both countries strengthen intelligence...
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DSS Arrests Three More Suspects Linked to Kidnap of Nasarawa University Professor

KEY POINTS DSS arrests three more suspects linked to the kidnapping of Nasarawa varsity...
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Calls grow for EFCC chairman’s sack over Osun account freeze ahead of August 15 election

Calls for the sacking or resignation of EFCC chairman Ola Olukoyede have grown louder after President Tinubu ordered the agency to unfreeze Osun State's accounts just 10 days before the governorship election.
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Kwara nurse delivered 10 babies with bare hands while held captive by Boko Haram

A rescued Kwara nurse says she delivered 10 babies with her bare hands while held captive by Boko Haram for nearly six months after the February attack on Woro community.
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Lagos police bust warehouse repackaging fake Viagra, Omeprazole and other drugs for sale across Nigeria

Lagos police have raided a warehouse used for more than two years to repackage fake medicines including Viagra, Omeprazole and antibiotics for distribution across Nigeria and West Africa.
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Nigeria has fewer than 300 psychiatrists for over 200 million people, expert warns

Nigeria has fewer than 300 psychiatrists serving a population of over 200 million people, a professor of psychiatry has warned, calling for urgent action on mental healthcare funding.
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President Tinubu Orders EFCC to Vacate Osun Account Freeze Ahead Of Governorship Election

KEY POINTS President Bola Tinubu has ordered the EFCC to return to court and...
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Hundreds Flee Sokoto Community as Bandit Attacks Force Families From Their Homes

KEY POINTS Hundreds of residents, including women, children and elderly people, have fled Unguwar...
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Retired DSS Officer Arraigned Over Alleged IPOB Support

KEY POINTS Nwaogu Ihechimere Ezeakolam faces four charges over alleged IPOB membership and support. ...
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Smuggling surge, revenue losses and succession plot threaten Nigeria Customs Service

Customs officers are allegedly guarding smugglers at night, a government revenue code is being used to steal billions, and a power struggle is brewing at the top of Nigeria Customs Service.
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Reprisal attack kills several residents in Kogi communities after herder’s death

Several residents have been killed in a reprisal attack on Abugi, Kuchinda and Mikugi communities in Kogi State after a vigilante allegedly shot dead an unarmed herder.
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NCDC to Pay Quarantined Ebola Contacts ₦100,000 Weekly

KEY POINTS NCDC will pay quarantined or isolated individuals ₦100,000 weekly to cover essential...
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INEC Yet to Set Date for Corrected 2027 Candidates’ List

KEY POINTS INEC has not set a date to publish its corrected candidates’ list...
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NCDC Investigates Second Suspected Ebola Case in Nigeria

KEY POINTS NCDC says it has identified two Ebola cases, comprising one confirmed infection...
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Fulani leaders seek ranches and 30% of agriculture budget for livestock ministry

Nigeria’s pastoralist coalition wants 30% of the agriculture budget for the livestock ministry, pilot ranches in all six zones and gazetted grazing reserves.