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Nigeria Science Top Story

Africa’s first humanoid, result of $12.6bn partnership between Canada and Nigeria

The value of the Uniccon Group of Companies’ partnership with the Canada Trade Commission on “Omeife,” Africa’s first humanoid robot, is estimated at $12.6 billion. When the Canada Trade Commissioner from Global Affairs Canada visited the group’s facilities in Abuja, Mr. Chuks Ekwueme, the group’s chairman, said this. According to Chuks, the humanoid robot’s anticipated Read More…

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Business Economy Top Story

IMF drops Nigeria’s 2022 growth forecast to 3%

The International Monetary Fund has cut its estimate for Nigeria’s real GDP growth in 2022 from 3.4% to 3%, citing low oil production and the bad effects of recent flooding. Nigeria is trying to stop oil theft and violence in its oil-producing areas, which has cut oil production and the government’s income. Additionally, the nation Read More…

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Football Sports World Cup

Nigeria bids Costa Rica ‘safe journey’ to Qatar as they go down 0-2 in friendly

In a warm-up match for the Qatar tournament on Wednesday in San Jose, Costa Rica defeated Nigeria’s Super Eagles 2-0, demonstrating that they were prepared for the World Cup. Oscar Duarte opened the score for the hosts after seven minutes. The team was scheduled to leave on their trip to the 2022 event in Qatar Read More…

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Disaster Featured Nigeria Notes Owei Lakemfa

Nigerians can’t breathe

BAYELSA State was for weeks submerged by floods which damaged or washed away bridges and roads, homes and farms, power transformers, and hospitals, and displaced 99 per cent of its over 2.5 million people. Some deaths were recorded with the living clinging to life while the buried could not safely remain in their abode as Read More…

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Environment Nigeria Top Story

FG unveils COP27 logo, states aims and aspirations

The Federal Government unveiled the COP27 National Logo and outlined its key goals for the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change on Friday (UNFCCC). In Abuja, the Minister of Environment, Mr. Mohammed Abdullahi, unveiled the Logo while addressing reporters about the Conference of Parties’ 27th session preparations (COP27). According to Abdullahi, the conference will Read More…

Emergency Relief Nigeria

FG approves emergency preparedness and response strategy to lessen national flood impact

Plans for emergency management have been established by the federal government to lessen the flood’s countrywide effects. Dr. Nasir Sani-Gwarzo, the Permanent Secretary (PS) of the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management, and Social Development, said this at a news conference on Tuesday in Abuja. Sani-Gwarzo remarked following the emergency meeting in Abuja with key Read More…

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Health Human Rights Nigeria Top Story

Girl-child: Increase in the cases of fathers raping their daughters – Tallen

Pauline Tallen, the minister for women’s affairs, condemned the growing number of rape and other acts of violence committed against young girls by their fathers and other members of society on Tuesday. In recognition of the International Day of the Girl-Child (IDGC) in 2022, Tallen made this statement at the State of the Nigerian Girls Read More…

Culture & Arts News Top Story

U.S. submits 23 looted Benin bronzes to Nigeria

Twenty-three Benin Bronzes that were among the hundreds of items that the British took during their invasion of the Benin Kingdom in 1897 have been returned to Nigeria by the United States. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, praised the US for returning the stolen cultural property during the repatriation ceremony on Read More…