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Calamity looms as fishing community refuses to vacate flood-prone areas in Niger
File photo •We prefer to die in our ancestral homes than vacate for flood —Fishermen vow •Why they refused to stay out of harm’s way — NISEPS By Wole Mosadomi
Japan to expand virus emergency as 350,000 sign 'Cancel Olympics' petition
Japan’s government is expected to widen a virus state of emergency Friday, just 10 weeks before the Tokyo Olympics, as campaigners submitted a petition with more than 350,000 signatures urging
Nigeria’s Q1 Corporate Income Tax Collections Rise 32.8% To N392bn
Damilare Asimiyu, Analyst with Afrinvest Securities Limited, spoke to the Global Business Report about the first quarter Corporate Income Tax Report for Nigeria. What does the report mean for Nigeria’s
Insecurity: Pay N28m or lose 52 captives in our custody ― Boko Haram warns Adamawa community
File photo of terrorists …Community leaders plead with Buhari, Gov Fintiri to intervene to save captives By Umar Yusuf Many weeks after Boko Haram terrorists invaded Kwapre community in Hong
Tina Turner Beats Fela to Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Ellen DeGeneres to End Talk Show
Fela Kuti misses out to Tina Turner on induction into the Rock and Roll hall of fame. Other new inductees are by Jay Z, Foo Fighters, Carole King,
Musk Tweets, Doge Leaps and Bitcoin Retreats
Bitcoin was pinned near its lowest in more than two months on Friday and headed for its worst week since February, while dogecoin leapt by a fifth as tweets from
Senate President to Governors: Restructure your States before calling for restructuring at federal level
Senate President Ahmad Lawan has cautioned States’ Governors and other elected leaders against joining the agitations for secession or calling for restructuring of the country. Lawan, who stated this while
Israel Threatens Gaza Ground Invasion Despite Truce Efforts
Israel on Thursday said it was massing troops along the Gaza frontier and calling up 9,000 reservists ahead of a possible ground invasion of the Hamas-ruled territory, as the two
Nigeria: Christian Association Urges Islamic Council to Caution Extremists
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has urged the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) to caution those it described as extremists, who are not well-grounded in the faith
OPEC: Nigeria’s Oil Sector Growth Declined by 19.8% in Q4 2020
Nigeria’s oil and gas industry growth declined by 19.8 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2020 compared with the same period in 2019, according to data from the Organisation
