Month: August 2023

It’s ‘no work, no pay’, FG tells striking doctors

• Inside Nigeria

It’s ‘no work, no pay’, FG tells striking doctors

Godwin Onoh August 4, 2023

Nigeria’s federal government has directed the management of federal tertiary hospitals to begin enforcement of the “no...

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Niger coup: Junta to recall Nigerian ambassador as negotiation fails

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Niger coup: Junta to recall Nigerian ambassador as negotiation fails

Godwin Onoh August 4, 2023

The Niger Republic junta led by General Abdourahmane Tchiani is set to recall the country’s ambassador to...

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Celine Dion’s sister gives update on singer’s health

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Celine Dion’s sister gives update on singer’s health

Godwin Onoh August 4, 2023

Claudette, sister of Canadian singer, Céline Marie Claudette Dion, popularly known as Celine Dion, has shared an...

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Bazoum, deposed Niger president writes US, EU, ECOWAS, seeks help to remove junta 

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Bazoum, deposed Niger president writes US, EU, ECOWAS, seeks help to remove junta 

Godwin Onoh August 4, 2023

The deposed president of Niger Republic, Mohamed Bazoum, has written to the United States, the European Union...

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‘I think I’m going to die,’ Witness shares painful last moments of doctor killed in elevator accident

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‘I think I’m going to die,’ Witness shares painful last moments of doctor killed in elevator accident

Godwin Onoh August 4, 2023

A colleague of Diaso Vwaere, a medical doctor who died in a elevator accident in Lagos, has...

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Boko Haram kills eight fishermen in Lake Chad

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Boko Haram kills eight fishermen in Lake Chad

Godwin Onoh August 3, 2023

Boko Haram terrorists have killed eight fishermen in an attack that occurred in northeastern Lake Chad, within...

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Troops bust reservoirs criminals use to store illegally refined oil in Bayelsa

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Troops bust reservoirs criminals use to store illegally refined oil in Bayelsa

Godwin Onoh August 3, 2023

Men of the joint task force of Operation Delta Safe (OPDS) have busted three reservoirs used by...

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Bandits abduct two Catholic priests in Niger

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Bandits abduct two Catholic priests in Niger

Godwin Onoh August 3, 2023

Bandits have abducted two priests of St Luke’s Catholic Church, Gyedna, Garam Ward in Tafa Local Government...

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BREAKING: GSK Group to leave Nigeria

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BREAKING: GSK Group to leave Nigeria

Godwin Onoh August 3, 2023

GSK UK Group has informed GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Nigeria PLC of it splans to end commercialization of its...

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Coup: World Bank suspends funding for ‘all operations in Niger’

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Coup: World Bank suspends funding for ‘all operations in Niger’

Godwin Onoh August 3, 2023

The World Bank says it has suspended disbursements for all its operations in Niger Republic. The decision...

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