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Nigeria’s out-of-school children hit 18.95 million — UNICEF
Tribune Online
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July 21, 2025
The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has revealed that the number of out-of-school children in Nigeria has soared to 18.95 million, underscoring the country’s deepening education crisis. This alarming figure was...
Nigeria News8 minutes ago Court Grants Scott Iguma ₦10 Million Bail A Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday granted bail to activist Scott Iguma, who is facing trial for allegedly posting a false video and issuing...
Naija News
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July 21, 2025
Naija News reports that the court set the bail at N10 million. The ruling was given by Justice Friday Oghazi, who also directed that Iguma must provide one surety with the same bail amount. The surety must either own property within the court’s...
Sports2 minutes ago Ikorodu City Celebrate After Winning Eko International Cup Final Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) side, Ikorodu City FC are excited over their 2025 Eko International Cup title win. Ikorodu City emerged victorious after…
Naija News
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July 22, 2025
Ikorodu City emerged victorious after recording a narrow 1-0 win over Smart City FC on Sunday at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena, Onikan. The Lagos-based club needed just one strike to claim the crown, and it came less than 60 seconds into the game....
Nigeria’s GDP grows by 3.13% in Q1 2025 – NBS
Nairametrics
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July 21, 2025
Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by 3.13% year-on-year in real terms in the first quarter of 2025, according to the latest report by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). This marks a solid improvement from the 2.27% growth recorded...
Free Trade Zones face 2028 deadline as Nigeria overhauls tax rules
Business Day
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July 22, 2025
Nigeria's free trade zones are on a three-year countdown to adapt to new tax laws designed to level the manufacturing playing field. The government is shifting from blanket tax exemptions to taxing goods sold into Nigeria and affected companies...
FG’s Economic Diversification: How Nigeria’s Agroforestry Potential Can Generate Over $2bn Annually – AFAN boss
Daily Independent
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July 22, 2025
1 National President, All Farmers Association of Nigeria, AFAN, Arc Kabir Ibrahim, has stated that to achieve the diversification of the nation’s economy, governments at all levels should look inwards to harness the agroforestry potential, which...
Oyedele: With Current Tax Reforms, Nigeria Would Have Achieved $1trn Economy 10 Years Ago
This Day
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July 22, 2025
KayodeTokede Chairman, Presidential Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms Committee, Mr. TayoOyedele, yesterday said if Nigeria had adopted the current reforms 10 years ago, it would have achieved the $1 trillion economy. Speaking at PwC’s “Executive...
Global Anti-money Laundering Watchdog, FATF Invites Nigeria to Join Fight Against Terror Financing
This Day
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July 22, 2025
Ndubuisi Francis in Abuja The global Anti-money laundering watchdog, Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has invited Nigeria to participate in its consultative processes, a remarkable recognition of the thenation”s rising influence in the fight...
Why Badenoch’s claim on Nigerian citizenship is inaccurate
Business Day
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July 22, 2025
Kemi Badenoch, the leader of the United Kingdom’s Conservative Party, recently made a claim that sparked controversy across Nigeria. In an interview with CNN’s Fareed Zakaria, Badenoch stated that she was unable to transfer her Nigerian...
Bilateral Trade: Nigeria Partners Egypt, Eyes $500bn Target of D-8 Leaders by 2030
This Day
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July 22, 2025
•As 30 top Egyptian company executives visit Nigeria for investment opportunities KuniTyessi and Michael Olugbodein Abuja As the only two African members of the Developing-8 Organisation for Economic Co-operation (D-8), Nigeria and Egypt have...
Nigeria-Egypt trade volume hits $211m – FG
Daily Trust
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July 21, 2025
The Federal government has revealed that the trade volume between Nigeria and Egypt has reached $211 million. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, who made the disclosure in Abuja on Monday at the second edition of Nigeria-Egypt Business...
Tax reforms 10 years ago would’ve pushed Nigeria to $1trn economy – Oyedele
Daily Trust
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The Chairman, Presidential Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms Committee, Tayo Oyedele, says if the current tax regime and other reforms being carried out by the present administration were undertaken ten years ago, Nigeria would have attained a $1...
Gist8 minutes ago Nigerian Governor’s Aide Dies After Complaining Of Toothache Suleiman Aliyu Garga, an aide to Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri of Adamawa State, has died just three days after complaining about a severe toothache. Naija News...
Naija News
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July 22, 2025
Naija News reports that Garga, who served as the Special Assistant on Content Creation, had shared a message on Facebook on Thursday, July 17, warning others about the pain of toothache and calling for prayers. “You should pray to God to save you...
Shettima raises the alarm over Nigeria’s forest depletion
The Sun Nigeria
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July 22, 2025
From Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja Vice President Kashim Shettima has warned about the state of Nigeria’s forests and its economic implications. Speaking at the summit organised by the Presidential Committee on Economic and Financial Inclusion...
Nigeria News3 minutes ago DSS, Not Peter Obi, Arrested El-Rufai In Anambra – Aisha Yesufu Knocks Edo Gov Okpebholo Popular political activist and co-convener of the #BringBackOurGirls movement, Aisha Yesufu, has dismissed reports suggesting that former…
Naija News
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July 21, 2025
Popular political activist and co-convener of the #BringBackOurGirls movement, Aisha Yesufu, has dismissed reports suggesting that former Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi, was behind the arrest of former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai,...
FG: Desertification has disrupted livelihoods of over 40m Nigerians
The Sun Nigeria
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July 22, 2025
The federal government says desertification and land degradation have impacted the livelihoods of over 40 million Nigerians and affected 43 percent of the country’s landmass. Minister of Environment, Balarabe Lawal, spoke during a national...
3.7m people face food insecurity in northeast Nigeria — ICRC
The Sun Nigeria
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July 22, 2025
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has raised alarm over worsening food insecurity in conflict-affected areas of northeast Nigeria, where more than 3.7 million people are currently struggling to access enough food. Aliyu Dawobe,...
Nigerian Government Stops Controversial Circular On Doctors' Allowances After Union Protest
Sahara Reporters
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Dr Tope Osundara, the President of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), confirmed the suspension during an interview on Monday. The Nigerian government has halted the implementation of the controversial circular that reviewed...
High interest rates now Nigeria’s biggest business threat –CBN
The Sun Nigeria
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July 22, 2025
By Chinwendu Obienyi Businesses across Nigeria are feeling the squeeze of rising borrowing costs, with high interest rates emerging as the most pressing constraint to operations in June 2025, according to the Central Bank of Nigeria’s latest...
2027 Presidency: No Opposition Is Well Prepared More Than Tinubu - Governor
The Nigerian Voice
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Governor Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi state has called on opposition coalition to close ranks and support the 2027 Presidential ambition of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. He described Tinubu's presidency as divinely orchestrated, given his landslide...