Tag: Nigeria
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Team Nigeria takes early lead at African Seniors Athletics Championships in Douala
Team Nigeria began its quest to win a record 9th African Seniors Athletics Championships title on a sound footing in Douala, the economic capital of Cameroon on Friday.
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Nigeria deploys troops for peace keeping in Gambia
The Armed Forces of Nigeria on Friday, announced the deployment of 197 personnel for the peace keeping mission in the Gambia. The Chief of Operations Nigerian Army, Maj-Gen. Boniface Sinjen made the announcement in Jaji, Kaduna State, at the graduation of troops of Nigerian Company 9 Economic Community of West African States Mission in The…
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Aruna picks Olympics ticket for Nigeria in Table Tennis
The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) has formally confirmed the eventual qualification of Nigeria’s Quadri Aruna and Algeria’s Lynda Loghraibi from Africa, for the singles event of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in France. The confirmation was made in a statement issued on Friday by the ITTF with representation from Africa, the Americas, Asia and…
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Super Falcons ranked 38 in the world, 1st in Africa
Nigeria’s Super Falcons are currently ranked 38 in the world and first in Africa, according to the latest FIFA/Coca Cola Women’s World rankings released on Friday. Nearly three months have gone by since the rankings was last published, and no fewer than 154 international
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Anti-money laundering report rates Nigeria high
GIABA, an inter-governmental action group against money laundering in West Africa, says Nigeria recorded significant achievements in its war against money laundering and terrorism financing in 2023. GIABA said this in its 2023 annual report unveiled for ambassadors of member states, technical and financial
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AFCON Beach Soccer: Nigeria to clash with Mauritania in qualifier
Nigeria Beach soccer team will face Mauritania in the 2024 Beach Soccer Africa Cup of Nations qualifier, TheNewsGuru.com TNG can exclusively report.
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Crude oil production in Nigeria has dropped to 1.25mbpd – OPEC
The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has said that Nigeria’s crude oil production made a record decline to 1.25 million barrels per day in May 2024.
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“Our Leaders must re-fix, re-set Nigeria to fulfill the dreams of June 12 heroes, heroines” – Hon. TeeJay Yusuf
As Nigeria officially marks 25 years of her return to uninterrupted democratic governance, there is an urgent, and passionate appeal that Leadership have a responsibility to make the country function optimally, which was the aspiration of those who fought, and laid their lives for democracy. In a statement issued in Abuja, to commemorate Nigeria’s “silver…
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Cost of governance: Aisha Yesufu wants Nigerian Senate scrapped
A renowned political and civil rights activist, Aisha Yesufu, has called for the scrapping of the Nigerian Senate to reduce cost of governance. Yesufu, Co-founder, Bring Back Our Girls Movement, made the call in an interview with NAN on Sunday in Lagos.
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Nigeria to host ‘Ultimate Scrabble Showdown’ in July
Africa’s number one and World number two English scrabble playing nation, Nigeria, is to stage a first of it’s kind competition tagged The Ultimate Scrabble Showdown in July, 2024.