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Bangladesh’s population hits 175.7 million, majority in working-age group
United News of Bangladesh
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Bangladesh's population is estimated at 175.7 million of which half are women, two-thirds (115 million) in the working-age group (aged 15-64), presenting a window of opportunity to harness the demographic dividend. The estimation was made in the...
Red Cross suspends aid work in Niger after military regime orders office closures
Business Insider Africa
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June 8, 2025
The decision to halt Red Cross operations in the military-led African nation came after Nigerien authorities accused the organization of engaging with armed groups in the country. Niger’s junta leader, Abdourahamane Tchiani, stated during a May...
Forty-year-old murdered in Niger
Daily Post
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June 8, 2025
A 40-year-old man, Abubakar Tayi Mohammed, of the Rabba area of Mokwa, Mokwa Local Government Area of Niger State, was allegedly brutally murdered by unknown assailants. It was gathered that the incident occurred on Friday in the area along...
FG, Oyo, Gombe, 5 other states spend N360bn on govt house renovations
Business Hallmark
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July 7, 2025
A new fad among governors seems to be emerging, which takes wasteful and corrupt spending of public funds to a whole new level and relates to the building and renovation of Government Houses, while critical public needs suffer. The supposed...
FG begins free nationwide training to upskill vocational teachers across Nigeria
Nairametrics
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July 7, 2025
The Federal Ministry of Education has announced the commencement of the 2025/2026 Technical Teachers Training Programme (TTTP), a tuition-free, one-year Post-Graduate Diploma in Education (PGDE) designed to upskill public secondary school teachers...
Nigeria: NMCN inducts 365 foreign-trained nurses
Blueprint Newspapers Limited
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July 3, 2025
The Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria (NMCN) has inducted 365 foreign-trained nurses into the profession. Nursing graduates from 15 foreign institutions completed their adaptation program in 10 Nigerian universities in Bachelor of Nursing...
Peter Obi explains one-term bid for president in 2027
The Sun Nigeria
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July 7, 2025
Says zoning stabilises Nigerian polity From Idu Jude, Abuja Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) Peter Obi says that his decision to run for one term of four years in 2027 is to respect the sanctity of zoning, which has been a...
Justification Of The Study Of Caucasian Psychology
Modern Ghana
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Black people had successfully established the two most important civilizations in the world: the Mesopotamian-Babylonian Civilization and the Nubian-Kemetic Civilization, that is, the Egyptian Civilization which had ushered the world into dynamic...
GBV: SUG Leaders Tasked To Join Fight Against Sexual Abuse In Schools
New Telegraph
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July 5, 2025
Student Union Government (SUG) leaders across various higher institutions in Niger State have been urged to collaborate with school authorities in the fight against Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) within their campuses. The call was made...
Liberia: As Five African Heads of State Prepare for High-stakes White House talks, President Trump Pushes Trade over Aid in Renewed African policy framework
Front Page Africa
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July 7, 2025
Washington, D.C. – President Donald Trump is set to host the heads of state from Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania, and Senegal at the White House next week for a luncheon aimed at strengthening commercial and security ties between the...
The Enugu man who beat his mother to death over land tussle
Tribune Online
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July 7, 2025
THE burgeoning proclivity for desperate and single-minded pursuit of and devotion to materialism by some citizens, arising from the collapse of society’s moral values, would appear to be taking its toll on what remains of family ties, cohesion,...
NCRI releases Africa’s first Zinc Biofortified rice seeds
Daily Trust
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The National Cereals Research Institute (NCRI), Badeggi, Niger State, has handed over the first phase of early-generation seeds of Zinc biofortified FARO 71 and FARO 72 rice varieties to HarvestPlus. HarvestPlus is part of the International Food...
Tinubu, Arewa And Ismaeel Ahmed Esq
Leadership
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July 6, 2025
Published twice, and last published on June 22, 2025, my article titled: ‘Tinubu and Arewa’, read thus: “Back in 2011, when the CPC/ACN merger talks stalled, I ran into a livid Ismaeel Ahmed Esq, a friend from way back in Uni, who had delved into...
THE JURISDICTIONAL POISON: CJN Kekere-Ekun: Stop The Judicia...
Modern Ghana
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A State Court’s Unprecedented Overreach: A Constitutional Travesty Dear Chief Justice of Nigeria, Dr. Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, the judicial order emanating from the Niger State High Court, brazenly halting the arraignment of Mustapha Abubakar Bida in...
A primer for the White House visit by West and Central African countries
Mail & Guardian
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July 4, 2025
President Cyril Ramaphosa with US President Donald Trump at the White House earlier this year. (X) A few months ago, the chairman of the Africa and Global Health Policy Subcommittee of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Senator Ted Cruz,...
Nigeria faces starvation crisis as UN food programme runs out of money and supplies
Business Day
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July 6, 2025
More than a million people in Nigeria are at risk of starvation after the World Food Programme (WFP) announced it will run out of funds this month, following massive cuts to international aid. The UN agency, which serves as the last line of...
NEMA conducts flood simulation exercise in Kano
Tribune Online
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July 6, 2025
In furtherance of renewed efforts to mitigate the impact of flooding across the country, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has conducted a full-scale simulation exercise aimed at raising awareness on flood hazards and clarifying the...
Ensuring Accurate, Transparent Trade Statistics: A Strategy for Economic Growth
The Will
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July 6, 2025
July 06, (THEWILL) — Trade statistics serve as the backbone of economic planning, investment decisions and policy formulation. For Nigeria, Africa’s largest economy and a key player in global trade, accurate and transparent trade data is essential...
Nigeria records 11,000 unregistered refugees in six months – Report
Punch
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July 5, 2025
The number of refugees and asylum seekers awaiting registration in Nigeria has jumped from 21,095 in December 2024 to 32,750 by June 2025. This amounts to 55 per cent rise or roughly 11,700 refugees who remained ineligible for food stipends, cash...
VP Shettima, Uzodinma, Bago, Others For National Summit on Food Security
News Diary Online
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July 3, 2025
The Chairman of the House Committee on Nutrition and Food Security, Chike Okafor, announced on Thursday that Vice President Kashim Shettima will declare open a three-day National Summit on Nutrition and Food Security, hosted by the House of...