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Nigeria: Finally, Govt Hands Off Pricing of Petrol
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As part of ensuring that fish biodiversity is being conserved and sustained in Malawi’s water bodies, Monkey Bay Capture Fisheries Centre under the Department of Fisheries has embarked on Biomass trawl survey to establish the diversity, sizes and species of fish that are available in Lake
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Nigeria: Three Refineries Gulped N1.6trillion in Cumulative Losses in 5 Years, Says NNPC Audit Report
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Nigeria: Frank Alleges Plot to Sabotage Probe of Ikoyi Building Collapse
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Nigeria: COVID-19 - 20 States Yet to Have Testing Laboratories
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En direct, Nouvelle-Calédonie : les corps des deux gendarmes tués rapatriés dans l’Hexagone lundi ; l’Elysée annonce la tenue d’un nouveau conseil de défense - Haiti24
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Nigeria: Coronavirus - What Nigeria Can Do Post Lockdown
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Nigeria Loses N125bn Oil Revenue to COVID-19 As Price Slumps in Q1
The shortfall, attributed to the double whammy of the headwind caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and the slump in oil price due to a sharp drop in demand and price war between two powerful producers, Russia and Saudi Arabia, representing a 31 per cent of the prorated oil revenue
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As governments and activists across the world respond to the increase in gender-based violence during the COVID19 pandemic, Nigeria's response raises questions about how well (lack of) data influences advocacy and
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Cameroon/Nigeria: Okocha, Amokachi, and Others Warned Against Attending Football Tournament in Cameroon
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Ghana: National Cathedral Secretariat Denies Criminality in Construction of Cathedral
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Africa: Can Africa Rescue the World?
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Loss of a Legend: Noted TSU Professor Dr. Thomas F. Freeman dies at 100
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