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[World Bank] Washington -- Today, the World Bank has discussed the next five-year Country Partnership Framework (CPF) for Nigeria with a $1.5-billion financing package to support a resilient post-COVID-19 recovery and help the government achieve its goal of lifting 100 million Nigerians out of
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Source: allAfrica.com
Nigeria: Food Scarcity Looms as Nation's Reserves Decline - Report
[This Day] A surge in attacks on Nigerian farmers is having a knock-on effect on the country's food reserves, Bloomberg has reported.
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Source: allAfrica.com
Kenya: Nigerian Man Arrested At JKIA Carrying Sh100 Million Cash in a Bag
[Nairobi News] The Assets Recovery Agency (ARA) is seeking court orders to freeze over Sh100 million seized from a Nigerian at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport while heading to Dubai.
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Source: allAfrica.com
Africa: Unicef and Microsoft Launch Improved, Scalable Technology to Protect Vulnerable Children and Women Amid Rise in Domestic and Gender-Based Violence Due to Covid-19
[Unicef] New York -- Primero, an innovative online and offline application, empowers social workers to help more children
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Source: allAfrica.com
Nigeria: Insecurity - U.S. Warns Citizens of Nigeria's 'Endemic Crime'
[Premium Times] The U.S. says Americans should avoid travelling to some states.
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Malawi Groups Call for 'Economic Freedom' Nationwide Demonstrations to Remove Illegal Immigrants
[Nyasa Times] The Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives (CDEDI) and the Lilongwe and Blantyre Small Scale Business Operators are set to take to the streets beginning December 16, 2020, to protest the decision by President Lazarus Chakwera to ignore their call to take action on
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Nigeria Idol 2020/2021 - Winner to Go Home With N50m
[Vanguard] The winner of the Nigeria Idol 2020/2021 season 6 talent hunt, is to go home with N50m worth of prizes and a recording contract.
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'He said Victor was shot': Brother grapples with loss after Nigeria protest deaths | News24
It was after midnight in Lagos on 21 October when Elisha Sunday said he got a call from his brother Victor's phone: a stranger told him Victor had been shot dead by soldiers at Lekki Toll Gate.
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Nigeria: Covid-19 - Vaccines Negotiations Ongoing for Nigeria, Other African Countries - Okonjo-Iweala
[Premium Times] According to her, the Pfizer vaccine and the AstraZeneca one were presently being negotiated so that poor countries don't have to stand in a queue behind rich countries.
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Source: allAfrica.com
Nigeria: Despite Covid-19 Challenges, Nigeria's Petroleum Industry Made Progress in 2020
[Premium Times] The Covid-19 pandemic and other economic challenges did not distract the petroleum resources ministry from its reform agenda
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UK based IA- Foundation condemns insecurity and the abduction of school boys in Nigeria - African Voice Newspaper
A growing number of international organisations are expressing concern with the increasing cases and handling of insecurity in Nigeria as many welcomed the release of the abducted school children. In a media release made available to African Voice, IA-Foundation, an organisation dedicated to the
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Top Ten mobile apps announced and WhatsApp takes the crown
WhatsApp was recently crowned as the most popular non-gaming mobile app with the highest revenue, according to analytics company Sensor Tower.
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Nigeria: Zabarmari - Why We Killed 78 Rice Farmers in Borno - Abubakar Shekau
[Daily Trust] The factional leader of the dreaded Boko Haram insurgents, Abubakar Shekau has confirmed that his group was responsible for the killing of rice farmers in Kwashebe Zabarmari axis of Jere Local government Area of Borno State.
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Malaika shines with debut film
TOP model Malaika Mushandu has spread her wings to filmmaking and it appears she has already developed the Midas touch as the debut film she directed titled Mirage has been nominated for three awards at the Movie Academy Awards scheduled for December 20 in Lagos, Nigeria. BY TAFADZWA KACHIKO On the
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'BBNaija' winner Laycon to star in Showmax’s first Nigerian original series
Streaming service Showmax is expanding its investment in Africa with its first original Nigerian production, reality series 'I Am LAYCON'.
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Nigeria: Katsina Abducted Schoolboys Released
[Daily Trust] Hundreds of the abducted students of Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, Katsina State have been released a moment ago, credible government sources told Daily Trust.
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Nigeria: ASUU Strike - Uniabuja Starts Virtual Learning for Students
[Premium Times] The online lectures are being conducted by adjunct lecturers.
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Africa-China in a Journey of a Score Years
[Vanguard] China and all but two of the 55 African countries were enslaved by European colonialists who looted them and carried out unspeakable atrocities, including the massacre of millions. Even after independence, they were subjected to control by their former slave masters who taught them that
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Cameroon: Easing Cameroon's Ethno-Political Tensions, On and Offline
[ICG] Yaoundé/Nairobi/Brussels -- Two years after Cameroon's contested presidential election, political rivalry has taken a worrying direction as the incumbent's supporters trade ethnic slurs with backers of his main challenger. The government should undertake electoral reforms, bar discrimination
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Nigeria: Presidency Flays PDP Over Osinbajo's 2015 Tweet On Security
[Premium Times] The presidency accuses the PDP House of Representative Caucus of mischief
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Nigeria: Covid-19 - Ban Flights From UK, Atiku Advises Govt
[This Day] Abuja -- Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has urged the federal government to act fast and now to prevent Nigerians from recording avoidable casualties as the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic hits the world.
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Freed schoolboys welcomed by governor; calls made for more security
KATSINA, Nigeria (AP) - Bleary, barefoot, apparently numbed by a week of captivity, more than 300 Nigerian schoolboys, freed after being kidnapped in an attack on their school, were welcomed by the governor of Katsina state yesterday.Reunions that are more celebratory and emotional likely will come
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South Africa: New Medicines Should Make Life Easier for Kids Living With HIV
[spotlight] In 2019, only 53% of the estimated 1.8 million children living with HIV world-wide were diagnosed and on treatment. That means that over 800 000 children living with HIV are not receiving the treatment they need to stay healthy.
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Nigeria's Census Has Always Been Tricky - Why This Must Change
[The Conversation Africa] Demographic data are important for national development. They are useful in sectoral planning and should influence the direction of government priorities.
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Dire Warnings of Growing Food Crisis in West Africa | Africanews
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Nigeria: Bill Seeking to Make State Judiciary Autonomous Passes Second Reading
[This Day] The House of Representatives at the plenary yesterday passed for second reading, a Bill seeking to grant autonomy to state judiciaries and also establish state judicial council.
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Nigeria: Report Expresses Worry Over Nigeria's N38tn Debt
[This Day] Analysts at Afrinvest West Africa Limited have reiterated the need for the federal government to be concerned about the country's rising debt profile, saying it is becoming unsustainable.
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Nigerians Got Their Abusive SARS Police Force Abolished - but Elation Soon Turned to Frustration
[The Conversation Africa] For a brief moment in October, it seemed that youthful protesters calling to "abolish" a police force had succeeded. After weeks of mass demonstrations against police brutality, the government agreed to disband a widely hated police unit.
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Africa: NBA Vice President Amadou Gallo On the Growth of Basketball in Africa
[New Times] The launch of the Basketball Africa League (BAL), a continental showpiece that is Africa's first ever professional league was expected to be one of the highlights of 2020, but it was postponed to 2021 due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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West Africa: Luanda Hosts Conference On Ecowas Trade and Industry
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