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FG bans Niger-bound transit cargoes from land borders, seaports
Bashir Adeniyi, Acting Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), has stated that the Federal Government has asked the Service to suspend ...
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Monday Lines: Niger’s war of blood and water
By Lasisi Olagunju (Published in the Nigerian Tribune on Monday, 7 August 2023) One of the bitter lessons Bola Tinubu may have learnt ...
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Niger Closes Air Space Over Threat Of Military Intervention
Niger’s military authorities stated on Sunday, August 6, 2023, that the country’s airspace has been closed, warning that any attempt to violate it would result ...
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Customs Confirms Closure Of All Borders With Niger Republic
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has announced that the boundaries with the Republic of Niger have been closed. Adewale Adeniyi, NCS acting comptroller-general, ...
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Don’t Send Nigerian Soldiers To Niger Rep – CUPP Tells Tinubu
The Coalition of United Political Parties, or CUPP, has strongly condemned the planned military intervention in Niger Republic to restore ousted civilian President ...
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Tinubu, Six Governors Head to Benin Republic on Tuesday
President Bola Tinubu will on Tuesday, August 1, 2023, honour an invitation to attend the 63rd independence anniversary of the Republic of Benin. ...
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National Broadcast: President Tinubu Addresses Nigerians
TEXT OF THE NATIONAL BROADCAST BY PRESIDENT BOLA TINUBU TO NIGERIANS ON CURRENT ECONOMIC CHALLENGES AFTER DARKNESS COMES THE GLORIOUS DAWN My fellow ...
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Troops Kill 59 Terrorists, Rescue 88 Kidnap Victims
Major General Edward Buba, Director of Defence Media Operations, told journalists in Abuja that 88 suspected criminals, 10 kidnappers, 20 gunmen, and 19 ...
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STATE HOUSE PRESS STATEMENT: PRESIDENT TINUBU TO HOST ECOWAS SPECIAL MEETING ON NIGER
Following the coup in the Republic of Niger that has upended the constitutional political leadership in the West African country, the Chairman of ...
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Kamala Harris Speaks To Tinubu, Pledges US Support To Nigeria
President Bola Tinubu has received the support of US Vice President Kamala Harris and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. In separate phone calls with ...