Month: August 2025
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Top 10 African countries with lowest unemployment rates in 2025
Vanguard News The unemployment ratio is projected to dwindle in the coming decade; this is because countries with low unemployment are fighting tooth and nail with means like agricultural modernisation, infrastructure development, and targeted vocational training. Sub-Saharan Africa’s labour force is set to expand by more than 20 million people annually over the next decade.…
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IGP oders KWAM 1’s probe over unruly conduct at Abuja airport
Punch Newspaper The Nigeria Police Force has begun investigating Fuji musician, Wasiu Ayinde Marshal, also known as KWAM 1, over his alleged unruly behaviour that reportedly obstructed the safe operation of an aircraft at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. The Force Public Relations Officer, DCP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, in a statement on Tuesday, said the…
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FULL LIST: Nigeria, 66 other countries hit with Trump tariffs
Punch Newspaper Nigeria is one of more than 60 countries facing increased tariffs after US President Donald Trump launched a reciprocal-tariff programme that targets individual products and countries with different rates. According to figures on the White House website, Nigeria will face a 15% tariff under the programme. The White House says the plan sets…
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Panic in ADC as EFCC goes after key members
Punch Newspaper Panic has gripped the African Democratic Congress as the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission allegedly targets key members of the 2027 coalition, who are working to unseat President Bola Tinubu at the 2027 election. This comes as the EFCC on Monday interrogated former Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal, a member of the coalition,…
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Armed herders, Boko Haram kill soldiers, others in Benue, BornoBoko Haram
Vanguard News At least three persons were killed yesterday by gunmen suspected to be armed herdsmen at Yelewata community in Guma Local Government Area of Benue State, even as Boko Haram insurgents attacked a military formation in Borno, killing two soldiers. This came as chairman of the Senate Committee on Labour, Employment and Productivity, Senator…
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2027: Jonathan, Obi Divide PDP
The Sun Newspaper The hope of an end to the protracted conflict ravaging the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has further dimmed as a section of the party is supporting former President Goodluck Jonathan to emerge the party’s presidential candidate for the 2027 elections while another group is rooting for former Anambra governor, Peter Obi to…
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OAU Intensifies Search for Missing Student, Reports Case to Police
Authorities of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Osun State, have intensified efforts to locate one of its students, Dorcas Oseghale, who has been declared missing for four days. Dorcas, a student in the Department of Chemistry with matriculation number CHM/2021/165, was last seen on Thursday evening, August 7, 2025, after informing a friend that she…
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Prove We can Trust You: Peter Obi Divides The North
Vanguard News •Northern elders, groups, others split over one-term pledge•Core North can’t be deceived — Yakasai The pledge made by the presidential candidate of Labour Party, LP, in the 2023 general elections, Mr. Peter Obi, that he would serve one term if elected in 2027, has ignited sharp divisions across Northern Nigeria, splitting elders, political…
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2027: Confusion over Goodluck Jonathan
Sun Newspaper The current debate over the control for power and governance at the centre ahead of 2027 presidential election took a different turn during the week, with moves from the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to draft former President Goodluck Jonathan into the race, following its decision to zone the ticket to the south.…
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How To Check Reviewed SSCE Results
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has urged all candidates who took part in the 2025 school-based West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) to revisit the Council’s official portal and verify their results. In a tweet on Friday, the Council wrote, “The result portal is up again, candidates can now access, check and recheck…