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Nigeria Approves Full-Year Gratuity for Retiring Federal Civil Servants Nationwide Federal Executive Council approves gratuity scheme for retiring Nigerian civil servants

Federal Executive Council approves gratuity scheme for retiring Nigerian civil servants

Nigeria Approves Full-Year Gratuity for Retiring Federal Civil Servants Nationwide

Oluwafunbi Bello March 6, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria’s Federal Government approves a landmark Exit Benefit Scheme granting retiring civil servants a...

Police Dismiss Four Officers Over Killing of Seven Lagos Traders Lagos Police Commissioner addressing officers during strategic meeting on misconduct

Lagos Police Commissioner addressing officers during strategic meeting on misconduct

Police Dismiss Four Officers Over Killing of Seven Lagos Traders

Edino Chubiyo Cornelius March 5, 2026

LAGOS, Nigeria – The Lagos State Police Command confirms the dismissal of four police officers over their...

Reps Probe Abandoned N365m National Library Project in Taraba Nigerian lawmakers debate motion to ban toxic pesticides over public health and food safety risks

Nigerian lawmakers debate motion to ban toxic pesticides over public health and food safety risks

Reps Probe Abandoned N365m National Library Project in Taraba

Chukwu Obinna March 5, 2026

TARABA, Nigeria – Nigeria’s House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee raises concerns over the alleged abandonment of...

Minna Residents Protest Power Outages, Estimated Billing by AEDC Minna residents protest electricity outages and estimated billing by AEDC

Minna Residents Protest Power Outages, Estimated Billing by AEDC

Koko Maxwella March 5, 2026

MINNA, Nigeria – Residents of Minna, the Niger State capital, staged a peaceful protest on Thursday over...

Gunmen Abduct Four Travellers Along Igbeti–Kishi Road in Oyo Police officers rescue suspected trafficking victims in Nasarawa

Gunmen Abduct Four Travellers Along Igbeti–Kishi Road in Oyo

Korede Abdullah March 5, 2026

OYO, Nigeria – Police confirm that four travellers were abducted by suspected gunmen along the Igbeti–Kishi Road...

Police Constable Recruitment Screening Begins March 9 in Sokoto Police in Ondo State rescue a 4-year-old girl and dismantle a child trafficking ring worth ₦3.7m.

Police in Ondo State rescue a 4-year-old girl and dismantle a child trafficking ring worth ₦3.7m.

Police Constable Recruitment Screening Begins March 9 in Sokoto

Edino Chubiyo Cornelius March 5, 2026

SOKOTO, Nigeria – The Nigeria Police Force announces that physical and credential screening for applicants seeking recruitment...

Nigeria Lawmakers Back Urgent Shift Toward Low-Carbon Economy Transition Nigeria House of Representatives investigates $850bn unrepatriated oil and export proceeds from 1996 to 2014

Nigeria House of Representatives investigates $850bn unrepatriated oil and export proceeds from 1996 to 2014

Nigeria Lawmakers Back Urgent Shift Toward Low-Carbon Economy Transition

Oluwafunbi Bello March 5, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria’s House of Representatives pledges strong legislative backing for the country’s transition to a...

Boko Haram Raid Gwoza Base; Civilians Killed, Women Abducted Nigerian soldiers patrol the Ngamdu–Maiduguri highway after Boko Haram attack.

Boko Haram Raid Gwoza Base; Civilians Killed, Women Abducted

Hussaini Ibrahim March 5, 2026

BORNO, Nigeria – Boko Haram insurgents launch a deadly overnight assault on a military base in Ngoshe...

When the Cash Kiosk Becomes the Bank: Inside Nigeria’s Explosive POS Boom — and the Fraud, Failures and Fear Lurking Beneath A roadside POS kiosk in Abuja where residents withdraw and transfer money daily, reflecting Nigeria’s rapidly expanding agent banking system

A roadside POS kiosk in Abuja where residents withdraw and transfer money daily, reflecting Nigeria’s rapidly expanding agent banking system

When the Cash Kiosk Becomes the Bank: Inside Nigeria’s Explosive POS Boom — and the Fraud, Failures and Fear Lurking Beneath

Koko Maxwella March 5, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – In many Nigerian neighbourhoods today, the nearest “bank” is no longer a marble-floored branch...

Bauchi Launches Malaria Vaccine Programme for 250,000 Children Health worker administering malaria vaccine to a child in Bauchi State Nigeria

Health worker administering malaria vaccine to a child in Bauchi State Nigeria

Bauchi Launches Malaria Vaccine Programme for 250,000 Children

Hussaini Ibrahim March 5, 2026

BAUCHI, Nigeria – Bauchi State begins the rollout of a malaria vaccine targeting 250,000 children, marking a...

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Nigeria Approves Full-Year Gratuity for Retiring Federal Civil Servants Nationwide

Police Dismiss Four Officers Over Killing of Seven Lagos Traders

Reps Probe Abandoned N365m National Library Project in Taraba

Minna Residents Protest Power Outages, Estimated Billing by AEDC

Gunmen Abduct Four Travellers Along Igbeti–Kishi Road in Oyo

Police Constable Recruitment Screening Begins March 9 in Sokoto

Nigeria Lawmakers Back Urgent Shift Toward Low-Carbon Economy Transition

Boko Haram Raid Gwoza Base; Civilians Killed, Women Abducted

When the Cash Kiosk Becomes the Bank: Inside Nigeria’s Explosive POS Boom — and the Fraud, Failures and Fear Lurking Beneath

Bauchi Launches Malaria Vaccine Programme for 250,000 Children

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