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3 days ago |
oafnation.com | Ahmed Kingimi |Camillus Eboh
PHOTO CAPTION: Illustrative photo — A Nigerian Air Force A-29 Super Tucano aircraft pilot launches a Hydra 70 rocket at a target at the Grand Bay Bombing and Gunnery Range near Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, Sept. 1, 2021.
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4 days ago |
timeslive.co.za | Ahmed Kingimi |Camillus Eboh
03 June 2025 - 14:45 Just R20 for the first month. Support independent journalism by subscribing to our digital news package. Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame said the strike followed intelligence that "a significant number of terrorists were massing and preparing to strike unsuspecting settlements". File photo.
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4 days ago |
reuters.com | Camillus Eboh
Cattle graze in a field in Paiko, Niger State, Nigeria November 27, 2018. Picture taken November 27, 2018. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde/File Photo ABUJA, June 2 (Reuters) - Nigeria is importing dairy cattle from Denmark as it aims to double its milk output within five years, part of a plan to cut dairy imports that cost the country $1.5 billion a year, Livestock Minister Idi Maiha said on Monday.
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5 days ago |
yahoo.com | Ahmed Kingimi |Camillus Eboh
By Ahmed Kingimi and Camillus EbohMAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) -The Nigerian Air Force killed more than 20 armed militia members and destroyed 21 motorcycles in an airstrike in northwestern Zamfara state over the weekend, thwarting a planned large-scale attack on villages, a spokesperson said on Monday.
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1 week ago |
dailydispatch.co.za | Ahmed Kingimi |Camillus Eboh
Residents walk in a flooded area during rescue operations in Maiduguri, Borno state, Nigeria, on September 12 2024. File photo. At least 117 people have died in Nigeria's north-central Niger state after heavy flooding destroyed homes and several others were missing, an emergency official said on Friday.
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1 week ago |
timeslive.co.za | Ahmed Kingimi |Camillus Eboh
30 May 2025 - 18:05 Just R20 for the first month. Support independent journalism by subscribing to our digital news package. Residents walk in a flooded area during rescue operations in Maiduguri, Borno state, Nigeria, on September 12 2024. File photo. At least 117 people have died in Nigeria's north-central Niger state after heavy flooding destroyed homes and several others were missing, an emergency official said on Friday.
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1 week ago |
businesslive.co.za | Camillus Eboh
Abuja — Nigerian President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday marked his second anniversary in office by declaring that his economic reforms were working, but international bodies have warned of persistent economic and security problems. Since 2023, Tinubu’s policies — the removal of a costly petrol price subsidy, cuts to electricity price subsidies and two currency devaluations — have triggered the worst cost-of-living crisis in a generation, fuelled by inflation rates of more than 23%.
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1 week ago |
timeslive.co.za | Camillus Eboh
At least 42 people were shot dead by suspected herders in a series of weekend attacks across Gwer West district in Nigeria's central Benue state, a local official said on Tuesday. Thirty-two bodies were recovered from Sunday's assaults on the Ahume and Aondona villages, while 10 more were killed in a separate attack on the villages of Tyolaha and Tse-Ubiam on Saturday, said Victor Omnin, chairperson of the Gwer West local government. "It's a pathetic situation.
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1 week ago |
reuters.com | Camillus Eboh
Nigerian President Bola Tinubu looks on as he meets with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on the day of the 11th Bi-National Commission between the two countries at Tuynhuys, in Cape Town, South Africa, December 3, 2024.REUTERS/Esa Alexander/File Photo ABUJA, May 27 (Reuters) - Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu asked parliament to approve $21.5 billion in external borrowing, according to a letter from the president on Tuesday seen by Reuters.
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1 week ago |
uk.marketscreener.com | Camillus Eboh
Published on 27/05/2025 at 14:58, updated on 27/05/2025 at 17:16 ABUJA (Reuters) -Nigerian President Bola Tinubu asked parliament to approve more than $21.5 billion in foreign borrowing for its 2025-26 borrowing plan to plug financial shortfalls to boost growth, according to a letter from the president seen by Reuters.