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Nigeria Governors Meet Thursday Over Distribution of Covid Vaccines
The governors of Nigeria’s 36 states of the federation will on Thursday meet to discuss modalities for the distribution of the COVID-19 vaccines that arrived from India on Tuesday. The
Nigeria: Central Bank Facilitates Release of 50,000Mt of Maize
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has released 50,000 metric tonnes of maize into the Nigerian market. A statement from the central bank on Wednesday said the development was in
Nigeria: Northern Forum Asks Buhari to Extend Flight Ban to Benue, Taraba, Borno States
A political and cultural association of leaders in Northern Nigeria, the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has called on the country’s President Muhammadu Buhari to declare other states such as Benue,
Nigeria: Governor Makinde Says No Free Land For Ranching in Oyo State
Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde says the state will not provide land for ranching stating that private investors who wish to rear cattle in the state will procure land for
BREAKING: One Dead, Two Fatally Wounded as Zamfara Schoolgirls Reunion Turns Bloody
Three people were fatally shot on Wednesday in Zamfara State where the reunion of the schoolgirls with their parents turned violent. At least one of the shot victims was confirmed
Nuns, Priests in Tanzania Dying ‘With Covid Symptoms’
The Catholic Church in Tanzania says Sixty nuns and 25 priests have died in the last two months after showing symptoms of coronavirus. The church in the East African nation
Kenya Receives One Million Vaccine Doses Via COVAX Initiative
Kenya has received just over one million doses of a Covid-19 vaccine in the first batch from the global COVAX initiative that was created to ensure that low- and middle-income
Rice-cultivating Borno Town Retaken from Boko Haram, Nigeria’s Military Says
Nigeria’s military on Tuesday regained control of Dikwa, a rice-cultivating town in Borno State, after a fierce gun battle with Boko Haram insurgents who sacked the town on Monday. The
Borno Terrorist Attack Threatens Food Supplies to 100,000 IDPs, Says UN
Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator of the United Nations in Nigeria, Mr. Edward Kallon, in a statement Tuesday, said he was gravely preoccupied by reports of a violent attack by non-state
Kidnappers Threatened to Kill Us, Freed Zamfara Schoolgirls Narrate Ordeal in Captivity
Some of the schoolgirls of Government Secondary School Jangebe who were released by their abductors on Tuesday have shared their harrowing experience while in captivity, saying their abductors threatened to
