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Nigeria is ready to reopen its land borders to trade for the first time in more than a year, the finance minister said on Wednesday. Africa’s largest economy closed its land borders in late 2019 in an effort to stamp out smuggling from neighbouring West African nations. Finance, Budget and National Planning Minister Zainab Ahmed told journalists that the president would determine the date of reopening. Ahmed said a presidential committee set up on the matter has completed its job and recommended the reopening of the borders. The minister did not disclose when the report will be submitted and how soon the land borders will be reopened.  Following a year-long investigation led by Interpol, three members of a prolific cybergang with a confirmed victim count of about 50,000 organizations have been arrested recently in Lagos, Nigeria. The suspects are likely part of a larger organized group involved in business email compromise (BEC) attacks since at least 2017. Cybersecurity company Group-IB has been tracking the gang since 2019 and assisted the Interpol-led investigation, which received the code name Operation Falcon. The Nigerian Police Force apprehended the three suspects. Its cybercrime unit analyzing electronic devices belonging to the three suspects determined their ...
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Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has imposed a 24-hour curfew ...
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Up to 41 protesters were killed by state-backed actors on ...
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The Lagos State Government has ordered the closure of public ...
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The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, on Sunday outlined the ...
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The Senate on Thursday passed the 2021 budget for second ...
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The FG has approached the National Assembly for more powers ...
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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has predicted that Nigeria’s Gross ...
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The Academic Staff Union of Universities on Monday, presented its ...
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The head of Nigeria’s police dissolved its Special Anti-Robbery Squad ...
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A former Managing Director of Alpha Beta Consulting, Mr. Oladapo ...
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The Senate has approved the 2021 Medium Term Expenditure Framework ...
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Troops have rescued five expatriates from suspected militants at Yellow ...
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President Buhari has approved the release of ₦10 billion to ...
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The seven COVID-19 deaths recorded last week represents Nigeria’s lowest ...
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Some electricity distribution companies may have charged some customers under ...
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President Muhammadu Buhari has asked the Senate to approve the ...
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United Nations rights experts on Monday asked Nigeria to release ...
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Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has said the situation facing ...
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The Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN), has written ...
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Today the FG will meet again with the Nigeria Labour ...
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Some UK lawmakers have penned a letter to the Commonwealth ...
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New evidence obtained by BBC Africa Eye contradicts the official ...
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President Buhari has congratulated Edo Governor Godwin Obaseki, on securing ...
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The FG has said that every person that owns an ...
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