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Nigerian News
UK appoints Vicky Seymour as Deputy High Commissioner in Abuja
The United Kingdom Government has appointed Ms Vicky Seymour as Deputy High Commissioner in Abuja. The British High Commission announced…
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Metro
Court denies bail to man accused of planning attacks on Abuja schools
The Federal High Court in Abuja has denied bail to a man facing terrorism and cybercrime charges over an alleged…
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Politics
Zack Orji faces heavy backlash over Abuja Tinubu rally
Veteran Nollywood actor Zack Orji has come under intense scrutiny on social media after leading prominent entertainment figures at a…
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Nigerian News
US cuts visa processing centres in Africa, keeps Lagos Embassy, excludes Abuja office
The State Department plans to drastically slash the number of U.S. embassies and consulates in Africa that can process visas…
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Business
Chaos at Abuja airport over new cashless policy
Passengers and motorists at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja faced a grueling experience as the facility went fully…
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Politics
Tinubu and Obi camps clash over new movement
The political atmosphere in Nigeria has reached a boiling point following the official unveiling of the "Village Boys Movement" in…
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Business
AEDC explains reason for ongoing power outage in Abuja
The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) has officially attributed the current lack of electricity supply in several parts of the…
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Politics
Oyo court orders PDP to proceed with national convention despite Abuja ruling
A High Court sitting in Ibadan, Oyo State, has ordered the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its National Chairman, Umar…
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Health/Lifestyle
Police parade 12 suspects in killing of ARISE news journalist, security guard
The Nigeria Police Force has paraded 12 suspects linked to the armed robbery and killing of ARISE News journalist, Somtochukwu…
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Health/Lifestyle
NPHCDA launches integrated vaccine campaign to protect children nationwide
The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) has launched its Integrated Vaccine Campaign at Aleyita Primary Health Centre and…
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Politics
Labour Party supporters clash at Abuja airport over alleged assault on Abure
A heated altercation broke out on Saturday at the domestic wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, involving supporters…
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Health/Lifestyle
Wike approves demands of striking FCT resident doctors
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has approved all pending demands of resident doctors in Abuja, paving…
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Health/Lifestyle
NAFDAC arrests suspected chemical counterfeiter, seals Illegal factories in Abuja
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has arrested a suspected chemical counterfeiter and sealed two…
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Business
NNPC reduces petrol price to ₦890 in Abuja as pump price trend shifts
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) has slashed its pump price for Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) to ₦890 per…
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Business
NNPCL raises petrol price to ₦955
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has increased the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) to ₦955 per…
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Nigerian News
Gwagwalada residents hail Wike on road projects
Some residents of Gwagwalada Area Council have commended the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, for the…
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Metro
Security alert: US Embassy warns citizens to avoid military, govt facilities in Abuja
The United States Mission in Nigeria has issued a security alert, advising American citizens to steer clear of Nigerian military…
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Nigerian News
Tinubu hosts West African leaders at Landmark economic summit in Abuja
President Bola Tinubu and several West African heads of state are currently attending the inaugural West Africa Economic Summit (WAES)…
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Business
Afreximbank eyes billion-dollar deals at 32nd annual meetings in Abuja
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has announced plans to facilitate funding agreements worth billions of dollars during its 32nd Annual…
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Nigerian News
NAPTIP rescues 2-year-old girl trafficked from Abuja to Aba for ₦100,000
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has rescued a two-year-old girl who was trafficked from…
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Nigerian News
Remi Tinubu mourns victims of Abuja -Keffi tanker explosion
The First Lady, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, has expressed sadness over the tragic tanker explosion that claimed lives on Wednesday along…
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Abuja tanker explosion: Stop blaming CNG vehicles, wait for investigation outcome, P-CNGi urges Nigerians
The Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative, P-CNGi, has urged the public to await the outcome of a thorough investigation to…
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Nigerian News
6 killed, 14 vehicles burnt in Abuja explosion accident — Police
The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, has confirmed six deaths and the burning of 14 vehicles in…
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Politics
Breaking: President Tinubu meets with Lagos lawmakers behind closed doors in Abuja
On Thursday, March 12, President Bola Tinubu had a private meeting with members of the Lagos State House of Assembly…
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Health/Lifestyle
Measles cases drop significantly, but Katsina and Jigawa remain hotspots
On Wednesday, March 5, 2025, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) reported 627 suspected measles cases across…
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Feature
Africa Trade and Investment Summit Set to Strengthen Intra-African and Global Trade Ties
Africa Trade and Investment Summit Set to Strengthen Intra-African and Global Trade Ties Abuja, Nigeria — March 2026 Preparations are…
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Politics
Tinubu orders ministers to report on their performance
President Bola Tinubu has instructed all ministers in his cabinet to immediately provide a report on their performance and achievements.
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Politics
Atiku claims Tinubu government is bribing opposition leaders with N50m each to weaken democracy
Former presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, made a bold claim on Monday, January 27, 2025,…
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Metro
Residents in Abuja suburb live in fear as hoodlums attack repeatedly
The Saburi residential district in the DeiDei area of Abuja is facing an alarming surge in criminal activity, as hoodlums…
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Metro
Blackout looms as vandals attack 132KV underground cables supplying power to parts of Abuja
The Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, says vandals have again vandalised its 132 Kilo Volt, KV, transmission line and underground…
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Metro
Wike signed 5,481 Certificates of Occupancy in 16 months – Official
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has signed 5,481 Certificates of Occupancy, Cs of O, between…
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Metro
Former Central Bank of Nigeria employees sue for N30 billion over unjust dismissal
In a significant legal challenge, 33 former employees of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) have taken their case to…
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Business
Vandals destroy Shiroro-Katampe power line, plunge parts of Abuja Into darkness
Some areas in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, have been plunged into darkness following the vandalization of the 330-kilovolt (kV)…
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Entertainment
Speed Darlington faces legal battle as case moves to Abuja
Controversial Nigerian musician and content creator Speed Darlington, also known as AKPI, has been transferred from Owerri to Abuja following…
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Metro
Abuja court authorizes arrest of businessman over alleged $651,280 fraud
A Chief Magistrate Court in Bwari Area Council, Abuja, has issued an arrest warrant for Dr. Bright Echefu, a businessman…
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Nigerian News
Wike approves N70,000 minimum wage for FCTA workers
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has approved the implementation of N70,000 national minimum wage for…
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Nigerian News
Falana faults Wike’s purchase of houses, cars for FCT judges
A human rights activist and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, has condemned the purchase of houses and vehicles for…
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Metro
Protest erupts in Abuja over mass demolitions by FCT Minister Wike
Residents of Ruga, a neighborhood along Airport Road in Abuja, took to the streets today to protest the demolition of…
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Nigerian News
Court dismisses case against protesters charged over protests, releases minors charged with treason
The Federal High Court in Abuja has struck out the charges against the #EndBadGovernance protesters. The trial judge Obiora Egwuatu…
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Nigerian News
Renewed Hope: Wike distributes 80 vehicles to FCT youths
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT), Nyesom Wike, has unveiled the FCT Renewed Hope Youth Empowerment Programme with…
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