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Nigerian Army accuses ESN gunmen of killing two of its soldiers in Enugu State

NIGERIAN Army commanders have accused gunmen suspected of being members of the Eastern Security Network (ESN) of killing two soldiers in Adani community in Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area of Enugu State.

 

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UK high commissioner establishes Servicom committee to improve service delivery

NIGERIA'S new high commissioner to the UK Ambassador Sarafa Ishola has stepped up his plans to address the chronic problem of the late delivery of travel documents at the London mission by establishing a Servicom committee to remove bottlenecks.

 

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Supreme Court grants Rivers State request restraining federal government from ceding 17 oil wells to Imo

NIGERIA'S Supreme Court has restrained the federal government and its agencies from ceding 17 oil wells to Imo State after the Rivers State government successfully challenged the handing over of the facilities located in Akri and Mgbede communities.

 

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Lagos State plans to turn coconut trade into a sector that generates over $850m a year

LAGOS State government is seeking private sector support to boost the revenue it generates from the coconut industry to N350bn ($850.8m) annually from the current N76bn raised primarily through the export of primary produce.

 

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Nigeria generates over $16m from the issuance of mining licences between 2019 and 2021

NIGERIA'S mining industry has generated N6.9bn ($16.7m) between 2019 and the first half of this year as the government policy of issuing licences to private prospectors is yielding dividend and raising revenue for the treasury.

 

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Sunday Igboho Prof Akintoye and 49 other Yoruba bodies petition ICC accusing Buhari of genocide

SUNDAY Igboho and Professor Banji Akintoye have teamed up with 49 other Yoruba self determination groups to file a 27-page petition against President Muhammadu Buhari before the International Criminal Court (ICC).

 

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Science and technology minister says Nigerian professionals are working on a Covid-19 vaccine

SCIENCE and technology minister Dr Ogbonnaya Onu has revealed that Nigeria is working hard to produce a locally made coronavirus vaccine to enable its professionals and scientists to be involved in mass production of a drug.

 

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Today is July 14 and on this day in 1789, the French stormed the Bastille Prison demanding good governance. Here are 10 things Nigerians should be marching for in their millions today demanding from their government

Ayo Akinfe

[1] An end to the incessant insecurity which has made kidnapping the most lucrative industry in Nigeria today. It only thrives because the government looks the other way. With the arrest of Nnamdi Kanu, we have seen how the government can act when it wants to

[2] An immediate end to the fuelling of ethnic divisions and the promotion of nepotism. Nigerians are more divided along ethnic lines today than ever before in our history

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Nigeria suffered a manufactured goods trade deficit of $85bn between 2017 and 2021

NIGERIA suffered a trade deficit of over $35trn ($85bn) when it came to manufactured goods during the four years between 2017 and 2021 as she spent N40.94trn on imports and only generated N4.22tn from exports during the period.

 

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