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UK will keep holiday travel to Nigeria restricted when its lifts Covid-19 embargo on May 17

BRITISH health authorities will keep all holiday travel to Nigeria restricted when it eases restrictions on May 17 because the country remains on its list of amber alert nations not making the green list which offers the all-clear.

 

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NFF lines up Super Eagles friendlies against Cameroon and Senegal in Austria next month

NIGERIAN Football Federation (NFF) officials have commenced talks with the Cameroonian and Senegalese football associations about the prospect of the Super Eagles playing friendlies against them during the two June Fifa windows.

 

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Ex-mayor Anolue's daughter Chinelo follows mum's footsteps getting elected as Enfield councillor

FORMER two-time mayor of Enfield Councillor Kate Anolue has secured another major electoral victory after her daughter Chinelo Anyawu emerged the winner in a recent by-election that will now result in her sitting alongside her mother in the council chamber.

 

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US rejects Buhari's request to locate African Command military unit to Nigeria keeping it in Germany

WASHINGTON has rejected Nigeria's proposals to relocate its Africa Command (Africom) from its current base in Germany to a part of the African continent despite the worsening state of insecurity in the region.

 

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Kelechi nominated for English Premier League Player of The Month award again after winning it in March

SUPER Eagles striker Kelechi Iheanacho has once again been nominated for the English Premier League Player of The Month award for April in recognition of his scintillating form that saw him score another goal last night.

 

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How I would rate Nigeria’s top 10 problems at the moment


Ayo Akinfe 

[1] Insecurity and a breakdown of law and order 
[2] Unemployment 
[3] Ethnic mistrust 
[4] Over-dependence on one commodity for survival 
[5] Inadequate power supply 
[6] Over-centralisation of authority which fuels sycophancy 
[7] Under-investment in our economy 
[8] Poor transportation links 
[9] Woeful healthcare facilities 
[10] Our get-rich quick mentality which fuels corruption

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CBN extends its popular naira-for-dollar incentive programme indefinitely to boost diaspora remittances

CENTRAL Bank of Nigeria (CBN) officials have indefinitely extended the popular naira-for-dollar incentive programme recently introduced in a bid to encourage diasporans to increase the volume of their remittances.

 

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Niger State government bans all forms of horse riding during Sallah festivities to prevent terrorist attack

NIGER State government has banned all forms of horse riding during and immediately after the forthcoming of Ed-el-fitri festivities as part of a move to forestall any acts of terrorism and violence during the festival to mark the end of the Ramadan fasting month.

 

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Security forces shoot eight hoodlums dead in Imo State as they try to attack Orlu police headquarters

SECURITY operatives in Imo State have shot eight armed men dead during a firefight when the hoodlums tried to attack the Orlu Divisional Police Headquarters as the ongoing violence in the area continues unabated.

 

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