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US announces priority visa appointments for Nigerian students
The United States authorities have announced “priority visa appointments” for Nigerian students who will resume studies during the Fall. In…
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Nigeria facing extraordinary security challenges — US
…Advises Nigeria, others battling security challenges to deal with root causes of insecurity United States Secretary of State, Antony Blinken,…
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Biden To Propose Tax Hike On Richest Individuals
President Joe Biden will propose a tax hike on investment gains of the wealthiest individuals to help pay for his…
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You’re undermining our security’ — FG tackles UK on plan to grant IPOB members asylum
The federal government says the plan of the UK to grant asylum to “persecuted” members of the Indigenous People of…
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Ex-Cop Derek Chauvin Convicted Of All Charges In George Floyd’s Death
Sacked police officer Derek Chauvin was convicted of murder and manslaughter Tuesday in the death of African-American George Floyd in…
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Access Bank moves to acquire BancABC Botswana
The Nigerian bank would buy just over 78% of BancABC Botswana for an undisclosed cash amount of about 1.13 times…
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Chad’s President Deby Dies After Fighting Rebels
Chad’s newly re-elected President Idriss Deby Itno has died of injuries while fighting rebels in the north of the Sahel…
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Washington, Moscow Discuss Possible Biden-Putin Summit
Advisors to US President Joe Biden and Russian leader Vladimir Putin discussed on Monday the possibility of a summit between…
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COVID-19: Globally, over 3 million people dead, 140 million infected
The world has crossed the grim milestone of three million COVID-19 deaths as the latest resurgence of COVID-19 in some…
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Covax Seeks $2b Donations To Cover COVID-19 Vaccines
The Covax scheme launched a push for an extra $2 billion in donations on Thursday, saying it needed the money…
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