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Panic as Federal Government Confirm First Case of Coronavirus in Lagos

Global UpfrontFeb 28, 2020February 28, 20200

There is health scare as the Nigerian Government confirmed the first case of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) disease in the sprawling commercial capital of Lagos, Southwest

US Donate 2.4 Million Mosquito Nets Worth $6.9m to Plateau State, Nigeria

Global UpfrontFeb 25, 2020February 25, 20200

The United States (US) government, through the President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI), donated 2.4 million bed nets in Nigeria’s Plateau State, North-Central region, as part of

Estimated Electricity Billing Now Illegal in Nigeria

Global UpfrontFeb 25, 2020February 25, 20200

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) on Tuesday said that all the nation’s 11 electricity Distribution Companies (Discos) to stop further collection of electricity bill

Nigerian Economy Grew by 2.27% in 2019

Global UpfrontFeb 25, 2020February 25, 20200

Nigeria’s National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Monday said that the national economy grew by 2.27 per cent in 2019. The annual Gross Domestic Product

Piracy, Oil Thieves, Threat to Nigeria’s Survival

Global UpfrontFeb 19, 2020February 19, 20200

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says that the growing activities of oil thieves and pirates along Nigeria’s waterways and the Gulf of Guinea is

Nigerian, Indian Officials Meet to Deepen Military Procurement Collaboration

Global UpfrontFeb 18, 2020February 18, 20200

Officials of the Nigerian Army and the Indian Ministry of Defence Ordinance Factory Board met in Abuja on Tuesday towards deepening their collaboration in the

Nigeria to Receive $125m Grant for Basic Education

Global UpfrontFeb 15, 2020February 15, 20200

A total grant of $125 million has been given to Nigeria by Global Partnership for Education (GPE), a multi-donor funding agency for interventions in basic

Amnesty International, Nigerian Military Bicker Over Three Burnt Villages in Northeast Nigeria

Global UpfrontFeb 15, 2020February 15, 20200

International Human Rights body, Amnesty International (AI) on Friday said that the Nigerian Army burned down three villages in Borno and Yobe States, Northeast Nigeria,

Nigeria, Ethiopia Sign Defense Cooperation Agreement

Global UpfrontFeb 12, 2020February 12, 20200

Nigeria and Ethiopia have signed a visa waiver agreement for diplomatic and official passport holders, and a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Cooperation in the

Nigerian, Ethiopian Cooperation, Impetus for African Trade Integration

Global UpfrontFeb 12, 2020February 12, 20200

President Muhammadu Buhari has declared that a robust cooperation between Nigeria and Ethiopia would provide a strong pillar for African integration. President Buhari noted that