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AKO Caine Prize: Irenosen Okojie wins with story of Grace Jones impersonator

Nigerian-British author Irenosen Okojie has been announced as the winner of the 2020 AKO Caine Prize for African Writing for her short story about...

Nigeria doubles fares as train services resume

Nigeria Railway Corporation has announced the resumption of services on its Abuja-Kaduna route, four months since it was halted due to the coronavirus pandemic. Transport...

UN ‘horrified’ by killing of five aid workers in Nigeria

The United Nations has said it is "utterly shocked and horrified" by the killing of five aid workers by unknown armed groups in northeastern...

Nigeria’s fish shortage looms as farmers battle survival

Just like other forms of farming, aqua or fish farming urgently requires the attention of stakeholders to save it from total collapse. Our agric editor...

Nigeria receives US$890 million from Global Fund to tackle HIV, Malaria

The federal government has received $890 million as grants from the Global Fund to fight HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria. The Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie...

Nigeria may lift ban on international flights before October – Aviation Minister

The ban on international flights may be lifted before October, the Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, has said. Although the minister denied claims that international...

Over 20 Nigerian soldiers killed by bandits in northern Katsina State

At least 23 soldiers have been killed in an ambush in northwestern Nigeria. Armed militants opened fire on the soldiers as they walked through a...

Nigeria: Development Commission MD faints during corruption probe

Professor Daniel Pondei, the acting managing director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, fainted during a House of Representatives probe into the activities...

Nigerian official collapses at corruption hearing

A Nigerian government official answering questions on mismanagement of funds collapsed on live TV while facing lawmakers. Daniel Pondei, who is the acting managing director...

Nigeria records 643 new cases of coronavirus

Nigeria, on Wednesday, recorded another 643 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 with six deaths bringing the total number to 34,259. According to the daily situation report of...

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