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Nigeria’s Foreign Reserves Surge Past $40 Billion – Presidency
The News Chronicle
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August 12, 2025
Nigeria’s foreign exchange reserves have reached $40.159 billion as of August 7, 2025, up considerably from $37.195 billion reported on July 1. The Presidency ascribes this rise to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s sustained economic reforms. Special...
Nigeria: Capital importation to reach $19.3bln in 2025, Afrinvest forecasts
Zawya
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Nigeria's capital importation is projected to hit $19.3 billion by the end of 2025, marking a significant 56.1 per cent increase compared to 2024, according to a forecast by Afrinvest (West) Africa Limited. The investment banking and advisory firm...
Nigeria tops global cyberattack surge as Africa becomes hackers’ prime target
Pulse
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August 12, 2025
Nigeria has recorded the sharpest rise in cyberattacks globally, with a 67 percent year-on-year surge, as Africa becomes the most targeted region worldwide, according to the July 2025 Global Threat Intelligence Report by Check Point Software...
Nigeria, Israel hold political dialogue
The Sun Nigeria
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August 12, 2025
…As global security, counter-terrorism, political, economic matters top agenda From Aidoghie Paulinus, Abuja Nigeria and the State of Israel, have said that the issue of security and terrorism was a global concern that required the support and...
Abuja: FCTA commissions firm to attract N11tn revenue through tourism
Daily Post
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August 12, 2025
The Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, has commissioned a Nigerian firm to attract an estimated N11 trillion in annual revenue through tourism in the nation’s capital. Imoh Ebong, the Chairman of Groovy December, disclosed this in...
Nigeria’s corruption-driven estates
Blueprint Newspapers Limited
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August 12, 2025
The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Ola Olukayode, might have sounded like a broken record last Wednesday when he revealed that many abandoned estates in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, are owned by...
Nigeria News42 minutes ago Police Slam Charges Against Sowore, Court Date Fixed The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has reportedly filed charges against human rights activist and former presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore. Naija News understands that the…
Naija News
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August 12, 2025
Naija News understands that the activist arraignment has also been scheduled for Thursday, August 14, 2025. Sowore, the Publisher of Sahara Reporters, is expected to appear before Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Abuja. However,...
Abuja traders decry deplorable conditions, high rent
Punch
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August 12, 2025
Some traders at the Zone 3 Neighbourhood Centre, FCT, have expressed concern over the high cost of doing business in the territory. The traders told the News Agency of Nigeria on Tuesday in Abuja that the area had been in a deplorable condition...
Nigeria Media Merit Awards opens 2025 entries for journalists
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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August 12, 2025
The Nigeria Media Merit Awards (NMMA) has announced the opening of applications for its 2025 edition, inviting entries from journalists in print, radio, and television across the country. In a statement released on Monday, the organisers said the...
Abuja analyst commends Wike’s security efforts in FCT
Daily Post
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August 12, 2025
An Abuja-based public affairs analyst and legislative consultant, Akinloye Oyeniyi, has commended the security measures taken by the Minister for Federal Capital Territory Administration, Nyesom Wike. The commendation follows recent directive...
Abuja traders decry high shop rent
Peoples Gazette
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August 12, 2025
Some traders at the Zone 3 Neighbourhood Centre, FCT, have expressed concern over the high cost of doing business in the territory. The traders told journalists on Tuesday in Abuja that the area had been in a deplorable state for a long time. They...
Nigeria to fast-track compliance with EU regulations on cocoa trade
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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August 12, 2025
The Federal Government has reiterated its commitment to ensure Nigeria meets the December 2025 deadline for compliance with the European Union Deforestation-free Regulations (EUDR) framework on cocoa trade. This commitment aims to safeguard the...
Nigeria needs four times its annual budget to fix federal roads — TUC
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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August 12, 2025
The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) has warned that Nigeria would require about $120 billion to construct its federal road network, an amount nearly four times the size of the country’s annual budget. Speaking at the second edition of the...
Nigeria Debates Air Rage 'double Standards'
Latestly
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August 12, 2025
A woman was taken into custody for allegedly assaulting airline staff, while a well-known musician who disrupted a flight remains free.An incident aboard an Ibom Air flight has sparked debate in Nigeria over how authorities handle air rage cases....
Nigeria debates air rage 'double standards' after woman remanded for assaulting Ibom Air crew and ground staff
Deutsche Welle
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August 12, 2025
An incident aboard an Ibom Air flight has sparked debate in Nigeria over how authorities handle air rage cases. A 26-year-old Nigerian woman was remanded Monday in Lagos' Kirikiri Maximum Security Prison after allegedly assaulting airline staff on...
Nigeria News27 minutes ago Strategic Reform In Nigeria Police As IGP Approves Upgrade Of Legal Section, Appoints Pioneer Director The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, has approved the elevation of the Force’s Legal Section to…
Naija News
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August 12, 2025
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, has approved the elevation of the Force’s Legal Section to the Directorate of Legal Services. This upgrade is part of ongoing strategic reforms designed to enhance institutional...
Nigeria police extend tinted glass permit enforcement, reveals new date
Blueprint Newspapers Limited
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August 11, 2025
The Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun, has approved a further extension of the grace period for the enforcement of the tinted glass permit requirement for vehicles with tinted windows to October 2, 2025. Force Public Relations...
Nigeria Is Unkind To Women, I Hope Comfort Sues Ibom Air – Reality TV Star Jackye
Naija News
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August 12, 2025
The former Big Brother Naija housemate expressed outrage at what she described as the mishandling of the passenger, stating that the treatment was influenced by gender bias. Naija News reports that she alleged that Comfort was manhandled simply...
Nigeria News2 hours ago Panic As 14 Inmates Escape From Keffi Prison In Nasarawa Fourteen inmates have reportedly escaped from the Keffi Correctional Centre in Keffi, Nasarawa State. Naija News reports that the incident comes nearly six years after a...
Naija News
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August 12, 2025
Naija News reports that the incident comes nearly six years after a similar disturbance at the facility. On August 15, 2019, there were reports that no fewer than 50 inmates had attempted a mass jailbreak over alleged inadequate food and poor...
Nigeria Needs Farming Support Laws To Regulate Agricultural Sector – Lower Benue MD Ninga
The Will
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August 12, 2025
August 12, (THEWILL) — The Managing Director of Lower Benue River Basin Development Authority (LBRBDA), Engr Terese Ninga, has advocated for farming support law in the country to regulate government intervention in the agricultural sector for...