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Nigerian health authorities locate 100 people who came in contact with the Italian coronavirus patient

NIGERIAN health authorities have successfully contacted over 100 people who had been in contact with the Italian man who tested positive for the dreaded coronavirus and have asked them to remain in self-isolation.

 

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Nigerian Army steps up recruitment in Ebonyi as it looks for special forces to beat Boko Haram

NIGERIAN Army commanders have stepped up their recruitment of intakes in Ebonyi State as part of an ambitious programme to develop brigades of special forces to combat the growing menace of insurgency in the northeast.

 

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A nation of 200m cannot afford to be populated by people who are scared of ambitious projects and radical ideas

By Ayo Akinfe

(1) Over the weekend, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Godwin Emefiele visited the Dangote refinery in Lekki and expressed delight at the size and scale of the project. When fully operational, the entire complex will employ 70,000 people

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DSS launch manhunt for journalist who exposed clash between Abba Kyari and Babagana Monguno

DEPARTMENT of State Security (DSS) officials have launched a manhunt for the journalist who broke the story about the ongoing feud between President Muhammadu Buhari's chief of staff Alhaji Abba Kyari and national security adviser Major General Babagana Monguno.

 

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Super Eagles Nations Cup tie against Sierra Leone risks being postponed over coronavirus outbreak

NIGERIA'S forthcoming African Cup of Nations qualifier slated for March 23 at the Stephen Keshi Stadium in Asaba is facing the threat of being postponed as a result of the coronavirus outbreak in the country.

 

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CBN governor says Dangote refinery will create 70,000 jobs when fully operational

CENTRAL Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor Godwin Emefiele has  revealed that the new  Dangote Refinery due to begin production later this year will employ over 70,000 Nigerians when it is fully up and running.

 

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Catholic bishops accuse Buhari of not being interested in ending terror against Christians

NIGERIA'S Catholic bishops have urged President Muhammadu Buhari to do something urgently to correct a growing distrust among Nigerians that his government is not interested in combating the violence against Christians by Boko Haram and other Islamic groups.

 

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Joshua will not get unification bout until 2021 as Wilder triggers rematch clause with Fury

ANTHONY Joshua is likely going to have to wait until next year before he gets a heavyweight unification bout because dethroned world champion Deontay Wilder has triggered a rematch clause he has with the man who beat him Tyson Fury.

 

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10 options Nigeria should be considering if this coronavirus forces crude oil prices to collapse to say $10 a barrel

By Ayo Akinfe

(1) Our 2020 budget of $28bn is predicated on selling 2m barrels of oil a day at $60 a barrel. If prices collapse to $10 a barrel as they did during the Shagari and Babangida regimes, it simply means that government revenue and spending will also have to drop accordingly

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Ighalo says there is a surge in Nigerians now supporting Man United following his signing

FORMER Super Eagles striker Odion Ighalo has revealed that his recent signing for Manchester United has led to a surge in support for the club among Nigerians living in the UK with many of them now coming to watch the side.

 

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