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Corruption on the rise in Africa despite governments pledges

Transparency International estimates 75 million Africans paid a bribe in the past year A majority of Africans say corruption has risen in the past 12 months and most...

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Lagos unveils $31 million security equipment to boost safety

Need an emergency help while in Lagos? Call 112 right away! The Lagos State government on Friday unveiled new security equipment valued at 4.7 billion Naira ($31...

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Caterpillar launches free e-learning website for technicians in Nigeria

Caterpillar today announced that it has launched the pilot-phase of the Technicians for Africa Project, an e-learning website for people who aspire to become a...

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Iran’s Ayatollah warns Buhari on Boko Haram, says United States can’t be trusted

Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei on Monday met with President Muhammadu Buhari before the start of the third summit of the Gas Exporting Countries...

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Kogi Decides: Prince Audu’s sudden death poses a constitutional dilemma

Residents of Kogi State in North-central region of Nigeria are still in shock following the sudden death of Prince Abubakar Audu, the anticipated winner of Kogi State...

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African leaders pledge to fight for a deal on climate change

By Dan Shepard and Kingsley Ighobor As African leaders, climate change experts and scholars understand it, the climate change agreement currently being negotiated and...

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More than 100 Nigerian soldiers feared captured by Boko Haram

A Nigerian daily newspaper is reporting that about 105 soldiers, including senior military commandants, have been declared missing following an intense battle with...

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Nigerian professor and Riemann Hypothesis prize winner accused of plagiarism

Professor Dr. Opeyemi Enoch of Federal University Oye-Ekiti who recently became a media sensation for solving Riemann Hypothesis, a 156-year-old math problem has been...

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Airtel and Facebook launch free internet services in Nigeria

Free Basic Services will provide access to services like health, educations, jobs, communication and local content at no additional cost. The launch in all markets to...