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BRITAIN has released a list of 56 Nigerians who are among a total of 6,743 persons who died between 1996 and 2021 with unclaimed estates and no known family members coming forward who their assets can be transferred to.

SUPER Eagles head coach José Peseiro has opted to keep faith with the old guard calling up 25 players for Nigeria's forthcoming friendly against Algeria's Desert Foxes on September 27 with many of his invitees not having seen action so far this season.

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[1] British firms will be given tax holidays to build a 853km wind farm along Nigeria’s Atlantic coastline 

[2] British firms will be given tax holidays to build four mega solar farms in Borno, Yobe, Katsina and Zamfara states 

[3] Nigeria will open the world’s largest solar panel manufacturing plant in Sokoto with British investors invited to take a 50% stake in the venture 

NIGERIA'S federal government has announced plans to establish National Youth Bank (NYB) with an initial capital sum of N75bn ($175m) as part of an empowerment programme aimed at helping young people to realise their dreams.

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has conferred Nigerian citizenship on a total of 286 foreign nationals at a special ceremony the presidential villa in Abuja after they took the oath of allegiance adopting Nigerian citizenship.

GOVERNOR Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State has been named by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the director-general of its national campaign management committee (NCMC) ahead of next year's general elections.

NIGERIAN National Petroleum Company (NNPC) officials and the Office National des Hydrocarbures et des Mines of Morocco have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU)  to construct a 5,600km Nigeria Morocco Gas Pipeline (NMGP).

FORMER Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) deputy national chairman Chief Olabode George has insisted that party chairman Senator Iyorchia Ayu must resign before September 28 and make way for a southern candidate to take over.

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”In character and temperament, the typical African of this race-type is a happy, thriftless, excitable person. Lacking in self control, discipline, and foresight.

NIGER Delta militants remain at loggerheads over the recent awarding of a pipeline protection contract to Movement for the Emancipation of Niger Delta (Mend) leader Government Ekpemupolo popularly known as Tompolo.