ICIR Nigeria

Nigerian teenager Ogunsakin begins US Open junior campaign against world No.16

NIGERIAN tennis prospect Oluwaseun Peter Ogunsakin will begin his campaign in the 2026 US Open Junior Championships on Sunday, September 6. He has been schedule...

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Plateau closes schools over diphtheria outbreak

THE Plateau State Government has ordered the temporary closure of all public and private primary and secondary schools across the state following a diphtheria o...

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UN votes to correct world map, backs Africa’s true size

THE United Nations General Assembly has voted overwhelmingly in favour of an African-led initiative seeking to promote more accurate representation of the size...

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Agency seals 12 Islamic medicine stores, 1 clinic in Niger crackdown

THE Niger State Private Health Facilities Agency (NiSPHFA) has sealed 12 unregistered Islamic medicine stores in Minna and a health facility in Katcha Local Gov...

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INEC offers JAMB biometric technology

THE Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has offered to assist the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) with biometric verification techn...

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Boko Haram ambushes Borno APC governorship candidate’s convoy

SUSPECTED Boko Haram insurgents have ambushed the convoy of the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Borno State, Mustapha Gubio. According...

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Police seek public help to identify mothers of two abandoned babies in Abuja

THE Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) said it rescued two abandoned babies at different locations in the nation’s capital and appealed to th...

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EXPLAINER: Key facts you should know about diphtheria disease

Nigeria is facing a growing diphtheria outbreak, with more than 10,000 confirmed cases recorded this year, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (...

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ICPC sacks officer for helping el-Rufai’s wife bypass access protocol – Report

THE Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has reportedly dismissed a security officer for allegedly helping Aichatou Asabe...

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