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Human trafficking

Trafficked 28-Year-Old Nigerian Woman Set to Return from Iraq

NiDCOM facilitates the return of a 28-year-old Nigerian woman trafficked to Iraq under false pretenses. ...
  • 3 January 2025
  • Nigeria
Portable

Portable Faces Backlash Over Pop Remarks, Barred from Ibadan Concert

Portable sparks outrage over remarks about Ibadan, leading to his exclusion from Taye Currency's concert. ...
  • 3 January 2025
  • Nigeria
MTN

MTN Nigeria CEO Explains Call for 100% Tariff Hike Amid Rising Telecom Costs

MTN Nigeria seeks a 100% tariff hike, citing rising costs and sustainability concerns, while assuring ...
  • 3 January 2025
  • Nigeria
Stock market

Nigerian Stock Market Thrives in 2024 Amid Banking Reforms and New Listings

The Nigerian stock market thrived in 2024, driven by banking reforms and new listings, achieving ...
  • 3 January 2025
  • Nigeria

Private Sector Records First Expansion in Six Months

Nigeria's private sector records first growth in six months, driven by festive season demand and ...
  • 3 January 2025
  • Nigeria
MTN

MTN Exits Guinea-Conakry: Transfers Operations to Government Ownership

MTN Group exits Guinea-Conakry, selling its operations to the government as part of its portfolio ...
  • 3 January 2025
  • West Africa
Edo State

Crisis Deepens in Edo State as LG Chairpersons Face Impeachment

Edo State plunges deeper into political crisis as multiple LGA chairpersons face impeachment over alleged ...
  • 2 January 2025
  • Politics
Kantamanto

Kantamanto Market Fire: Over 100 Shops Destroyed in Accra Blaze

Kantamanto Market fire in Accra destroys over 100 shops, leaving traders with significant losses. Investigation ...
  • 2 January 2025
  • Guinea
Ivory Coast's President

Ivory Coast Announces French Troop Withdrawal Amid Rising Anti-French Sentiment in West Africa

Ivory Coast announces the withdrawal of French troops, ending decades-long military ties amid rising anti-French ...
  • 2 January 2025
  • Politics
New Year

Tinubu’s New Year Speech Draws Criticism Amid Assurances of Prosperity in 2025

President Tinubu’s New Year speech faces criticism from the PDP for lacking solutions to unemployment ...
  • 2 January 2025
  • Nigeria
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Tax reform

FG Unveils Youth Farmers Portal to Combat Unemployment ...

Youth farmers

FG Targets N1.8tn from Bond Market in Q1, Introduces Tw...

Savings bonds
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January 19th is the day in 1975 that an earthquake strikes Himachal Pradesh, India.

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