Nigeria's Airforce and Army Chiefs parley on joint operations against terrorism, banditry

02 june 2021 - 19:04:43
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The newly-appointed Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Maj.-Gen. Farouk Yahaya, on Wednesday held his maiden meeting [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Nigeria records 17 new infections, zero death on Tuesday

02 june 2021 - 18:58:01
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says that Nigeria recorded a total of 17 new [...] Full text...

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Tunisian Navy rescues 109 migrants and recovers 2 bodies

02 june 2021 - 17:59:42
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Units of the Tunisian Navy have rescued 109 illegal migrants of different African nationalities and recovered [...] Full text...

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Nigerian govt. attacks Twitter, accuses it of double-standard over deletion of Buhari’s tweet on insecurity

02 june 2021 - 15:47:36
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Federal Government on Wednesday reacted to Twitter’s deletion of President Muhammadu Buhari’s tweet threatening [...] Full text...

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AU suspends Mali with immediate effect following second coup

02 june 2021 - 07:13:37
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has suspended Mali from the continental body with immediate effect until [...] Full text...

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COVID-19 rate spikes as Nigeria records 28 deaths, 203 new infections

01 june 2021 - 19:13:59
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 203 new COVID-19 infections on Monday, bringing [...] Full text...

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Buhari asks Senate to confirm new Army Chief, General Yahaya

01 june 2021 - 19:03:42
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Senate on Tuesday received a formal request from President Muhammadu Buhari to confirm the [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari talks tough, says “rude shock awaits” those who want to “destroy” Nigeria

01 june 2021 - 18:56:50
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday issued a stern warning to those he said are “bent on [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Court rules on June 24 on request to overturn ruling on detained Venezuelan in Cape Verde

01 june 2021 - 17:33:31
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) The ECOWAS Court has scheduled June 24, 2021, to deliver its decision on an application filed by [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International Nigeria launches campaign to protect freedom of expression

01 june 2021 - 05:55:58
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Human rights watchdog, Amnesty International Nigeria, said it launched a campaign to protect freedom of expression [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari appoints former Foreign Minister Babagana Kingibe as Special Envoy to Chad

31 may 2021 - 20:46:58
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of former foreign minister and Secretary to the Government of [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: New Army Chief, General Yahaya, holds maiden meeting with principal officers, unveils vision

31 may 2021 - 20:28:14
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Major General Faruk Yahaya on Monday held his maiden meeting with [...] Full text...

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IOM appoints two Deputy Directors General

31 may 2021 - 13:49:42
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Monday announced the selection by Director General António Vitorino [...] Full text...

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Extraordinary summit on Mali's political crisis begins

30 may 2021 - 15:55:02
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - A one-day extraordinary summit by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to discuss the [...] Full text...

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Ghana hosts ECOWAS summit on unfolding political events in Mali

30 may 2021 - 06:22:03
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will hold an extraordinary summit in Accra  on [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Army repels Boko Haram terrorists' attack in Rann, Northeast Nigeria, kill 10

29 may 2021 - 18:53:08
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Army says its troops, under Operation Hadin Kai, have eliminated 10 Boko Haram terrorists [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Army arrests 2 Boko Haram logistics suppliers in northern Nigeria, confiscate supplies

29 may 2021 - 18:43:37
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian Army says its troops, under Sector 2, Operation HADIN KAI, on Saturday raided another [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigeria records 63 new COVID-19 cases on Friday

29 may 2021 - 18:36:56
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says that Nigeria recorded 63 new Coronavirus (COVID-19) infections [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Proscribed IPOB, ESN, wreak violence in South Eastern region

29 may 2021 - 18:11:52
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Ahead of its Sit-at-Home order to its followers, the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and [...] Full text...

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Mali's Constitutional Court declares coup leader, Assimi Goita, President of the Transition

29 may 2021 - 14:42:21
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Constitutional Court of Mali on Friday installed Col. Assimi Goita, president of the transition and [...] Full text...

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Africa Road Builders: Buhari wins 2021 Super Builder Award - Babacar Ndiaye Trophy

29 may 2021 - 07:28:47
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, has been named winner of the 2021 Great Builder Super Prize, [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Court: Subject matter index for 16 years to be made available next year

28 may 2021 - 22:19:12
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) -The subject matter index of the Community Court of Justice for 16 years up till 2020 will [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Court urges regional parliamentarians to help improve enforcement of court decisions

28 may 2021 - 18:32:24
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The President of the ECOWAS Court of Justice, Justice Edward Amoako Asante, has charged Community parliamentarians [...] Full text...

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29th Total CAF Super Cup: Al Ahly win 7th title

28 may 2021 - 18:21:22
Doha, Qatar (PANA) - Egyptian giants, Al Ahly, on Friday regained the Total CAF Super Cup after beating Morocco’s RS [...] Full text...

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Libyan Foreign Minister calls for collective African action to regulate migration

28 may 2021 - 13:45:12
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Najla al-Mangouch has stressed the need for collective [...] Full text...

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General Yahaya assumes office as Nigeria Chief of Army Staff

28 may 2021 - 07:54:56
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The newly appointed Chief of Army Staff, Major General Faruk Yahaya, officially assumes Command as the [...] Full text...

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Facing Cameroon is a good test for Super Eagles, says Nigeria Coach Gernot Rohr

28 may 2021 - 07:06:05
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria coach Gernot Rohr says the long rivalry between the Super Eagles and Cameroon’s Indomitable Lions [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International slams Nigerian govt for increasing insecurity

28 may 2021 - 06:58:47
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Amnesty International has slammed the Nigerian authorities for not doing enough to protect lives in the [...] Full text...

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Total CAF Super Cup: Al Ahly vs RS Berkane in 2020 finals

28 may 2021 - 06:44:32
Doha, Qatar (PANA) - Egyptian giants Al Ahly face Morocco’s RS Berkane on Friday, 28 May, 2021, at the Jassim [...] Full text...

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Latest FIFA Rankings for African countries

27 may 2021 - 19:04:16
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - The following are the latest FIFA rankings for African countries, published in Zurich, Switzerland, on Thursday. World [...] Full text...

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Military in Mali releases former Transition leaders

27 may 2021 - 15:34:33
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Former top leaders of the Transition Government of Mali who resigned on Wednesday have been released [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigeria records 37 new cases, four deaths on Tuesday

26 may 2021 - 17:51:38
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says Nigeria recorded 37 new cases of COVID-19 on [...] Full text...

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Buhari hosts President of Libyan Presidential Council at Presidential Villa in Abuja

26 may 2021 - 15:42:13
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday hosted the President of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed Younis [...] Full text...

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Nigeria Army raids Boko Haram logistics stockpile in Yobe State

26 may 2021 - 15:35:06
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Army on Wednesday said its troops under Operation Hadi Kai bust a Boko Haram [...] Full text...

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Libyan Presidential Council chairman calls for end to violations on Libya's southern borders

26 may 2021 - 11:10:44
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mr. Mohamed al-Manfi, has stressed the need to stop [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Court promises conducive environment for improved efficiency

25 may 2021 - 19:35:36
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The President of ECOWAS Court of Justice, Hon. Justice Edward Amoako Asante, has expressed the desire [...] Full text...

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Monitoring Committee of Mali’s Transition demands release of President and Prime Minister

25 may 2021 - 12:58:32
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Local Committee for the monitoring of the Transition in Mali "demands the immediate and unconditional [...] Full text...

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LEAD: UN chief calls for 'unconditional' release of Malian interim president, PM

25 may 2021 - 10:52:57
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for the "unconditional" release of Mali's interim president and prime [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Air Force mandates AIB-N to investigate Kaduna air crash

23 may 2021 - 19:45:06
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria's Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB -N) said it has been mandated by the Nigerian Air Force [...] Full text...

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2020/21 CAF Confed. Cup: All semi finalists emerge

23 may 2021 - 19:34:56
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - At the end of the quarter-final, second-leg matches of the 2020-21 Total CAF Confederation Cup, played [...] Full text...

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Gunmen invade estate in Bwari near Abuja, kidnap two persons

23 may 2021 - 19:32:08
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The spate of insecurity in northern region Nigeria is creeping into the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) [...] Full text...

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Armed bandits attack villages in Nigeria's Sokoto State, residents flee to Niger

23 may 2021 - 19:22:09
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Bandits have killed three persons at Garin Zogo village and sacked eight villages in Sabon Birni [...] Full text...

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Ghana’s Kurt Okraku named new WAFU B president

23 may 2021 - 11:50:50
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Kurt Edwin Simeon-Okraku has been named as the new president of the Union of West Africa [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's Army Chief, others, who died in plane crash to be buried on Saturday

22 may 2021 - 06:31:44
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Ibrahim Attahiru, and other senior officers who died in [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's Army chief dies in plane crash

22 may 2021 - 05:43:37
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Ibrahim Attahiru, died in an air crash on Friday [...] Full text...

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2020/21 CAF Confed. Cup: Quarter-final, second-leg matches on Sunday

22 may 2021 - 04:54:12
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Here are the quarter-final, second-leg matches in the 2020-21 Total CAF Confederation Cup, to be played [...] Full text...

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France offers support for Nigeria to overcome security challenges

19 may 2021 - 12:47:19
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – French President Emmanuel Macron has assured President Muhammadu Buhari that his country will  support Nigeria with [...] Full text...

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Coronavius: Nigeria records 29 new infections bringing caseload to 165,807

19 may 2021 - 12:35:20
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has registered 29 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing [...] Full text...

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CAF announces new leaders for its standing committees

18 may 2021 - 16:55:34
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced a new team that will lead the work [...] Full text...

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Bandits convert Nigeria Army lands to safe hideouts for criminal activities

18 may 2021 - 15:46:52
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Bandits have taken over and established camps in vast areas of land belonging to the Nigerian [...] Full text...

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International Museum Day 2021: Minister renews call for return of looted Nigerian Artefacts

18 may 2021 - 10:35:38
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has renewed his call for the repatriation [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's Oshoala makes history in Barcelona's UEFA Women’s Champions League win

17 may 2021 - 17:09:42
Gothenburg, Sweden (PANA) - Asisat Oshoala made history on Sunday as she became the first African to win the UEFA [...] Full text...

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Nigeria hosts international conference on illicit financial flows, asset recovery

17 may 2021 - 13:20:58
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - International financial experts and anti-corruption organisations drawn from Africa are gathering virtually to discuss strategies to [...] Full text...

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2020/21 CAF Confed. Cup: Results from quarter-final, first-leg matches

16 may 2021 - 18:08:06
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Here are results of all the quarter-final, first-leg matches in the 2020-21 Total CAF Confederation Cup [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari departs Abuja for France for African Finance Summit

16 may 2021 - 16:24:31
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Muhammadu Buhari will Sunday depart Abuja for Paris, France, on a four-day official visit to [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Army confirms recall of personnel in civil educational institutions, to be deployed in war against terrorism, banditry

16 may 2021 - 16:04:33
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA)  -  The Nigerian Army has confirmed the recall of its personnel studying in various civil institutions across [...] Full text...

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2020/21 CAF Confed. Cup: All quarter-final, first-leg matches on Sunday

16 may 2021 - 09:19:24
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Here are the quarter-final, first-leg matches in the 2020-21 Total CAF Confederation Cup, which will be [...] Full text...

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Tunisian Navy foils three illegal migration attempts, arrests 56 people

14 may 2021 - 15:52:19
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian Navy units have foiled three attempts of illegal migration to Italy and arrested 56 people, [...] Full text...

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U.S. raises concerns of religious abuse, discrimination, rising tensions in Nigeria

14 may 2021 - 15:05:40
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The U.S. has voiced concerns over abuses and discrimination against individuals based on religion and religious [...] Full text...

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Buhari pledges assistance to Chad to strengthen MNJTF, LCBC

14 may 2021 - 14:44:57
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari has pledged Nigeria’s assistance to Chad to stabilise and return to constitutional order. President [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigeria records 53 new infections

14 may 2021 - 13:57:17
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said 53 new COVID-19 infections were recorded on Thursday, [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Chad's Interim leader, Deby, in Nigeria meets with Buhari

14 may 2021 - 13:22:17
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President of Chad’s Transitional Military Council, General Mahamat Idriss Deby, on Friday made his second foreign [...] Full text...

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Libyan coast guards intercept more than 150 migrants in the Mediterranean

14 may 2021 - 11:03:15
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Some 151 illegal migrants on board two inflatable boats were rescued in the Mediterranean Sea, off [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigeria records 44 new infections, one death on Wednesday

13 may 2021 - 19:05:08
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says Nigeria recorded one COVID-19-related death on Wednesday, bringing [...] Full text...

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Nigeria to eradicate maritime crimes in Gulf of Guinea waters - Maritime Chief

13 may 2021 - 18:57:04
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria is to eradicate maritime crimes with the receipt of a special mission aircraft on Wednesday [...] Full text...

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President Buhari says he is doing his best to secure Nigeria

13 may 2021 - 18:50:25
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday said he is surprised that Nigerians are not tolerant with his [...] Full text...

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Buhari chairs 3rd National Security Council meeting over rising insecurity in Nigeria

11 may 2021 - 14:27:44
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday presided g over the third meeting of the National Security Council [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigeria records 49 new cases

11 may 2021 - 11:47:35
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says it registered 49 new cases of COVID-19 on [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigeria reimposes midnight curfew, restriction on mass gathering

11 may 2021 - 11:03:58
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Federal Government has re-introduced a nationwide 12am to 4am curfew from Tuesday to curtail [...] Full text...

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Nigeria struggles to attain self-sufficiency in sugar production

11 may 2021 - 10:41:32
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s sugar industry is facing serious challenges despite efforts by the government to create self-sufficiency in [...] Full text...

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FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup: Thrilling encounters in CAF draw for qualifiers

10 may 2021 - 17:46:08
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The headquarters of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) in Cairo, Egypt, on Monday hosted the [...] Full text...

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African teams’ road to FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup revealed

10 may 2021 - 17:36:30
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Following draws conducted by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) at its headquarters in Cairo, Egypt, [...] Full text...

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CAF Women’s AFCON qualifiers: CAF unveils pairings

10 may 2021 - 17:27:28
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The headquarters of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) in Cairo, Egypt, ON Monday hosted the [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS envoy to Mali, Goodluck Jonathan, arrives in Bamako to assess the situation in the country

10 may 2021 - 17:07:44
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) mediator for Mali, former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan, [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian peacekeepers in Sudan ask for political asylum

10 may 2021 - 10:09:16
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Hundreds of Ethiopian peacekeepers in Sudan's Darfur state have refused to go back home at the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigeria records 30 new infections

09 may 2021 - 16:01:30
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says 30 new coronavirus (COVID-19) infections were recorded on [...] Full text...

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Nigerian president Buhari laments ''madness' in parts of the country

09 may 2021 - 15:53:51
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday lamented the "madness" going on in parts of the country [...] Full text...

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CAF receives new record of entries in qualifiers for women's competitions

09 may 2021 - 09:52:36
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) says the participation of national teams in women's football competitions [...] Full text...

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Republic of Korea helps keep humanitarian flights in four African countries

09 may 2021 - 04:52:42
Rome, Italy (PANA) – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has received US$1.25 million from the Republic of Korea [...] Full text...

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Nigeria’s Super Falcons take part in prestigious US Summer Series

07 may 2021 - 16:42:50
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - Nigeria women's team, “Super Falcons”, will be one of the four participating teams in the “2021 [...] Full text...

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Nigeria to host first edition of 8-Sahel Countries Military Games in October

07 may 2021 - 13:58:27
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria will host the first edition of the 8-Sahel Countries Military  Games in October the Defence [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigeria records 28 new infections in five states

07 may 2021 - 13:16:47
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has said the country registered 28 new COVID-19 infections in [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigeria records 34 new infections on Tuesday

05 may 2021 - 15:59:42
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says it registered 34 new cases of COVID-19 in [...] Full text...

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Tunisia in top 10 of good governance in Africa

05 may 2021 - 10:22:36
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia is in the top 10 on the African continent in the ranking established by the [...] Full text...

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Nigerian president condemns cycle of violence

05 may 2021 - 08:25:25
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday “strongly” condemned the killing of 11 people in Gwer West Local [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Presidency alleges plot to undermine, oust Buhari

05 may 2021 - 08:17:58
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Presidency on Tuesday claimed it has evidence to show that some “disruptive elements” are [...] Full text...

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Some 22,000 children get infected with HIV annually in Nigeria, says UN

05 may 2021 - 07:29:31
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The United Nations has disclosed that no fewer than 22,000 children get infected with HIV annually [...] Full text...

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Boko Haram/ISWAP regrouping in three northeast Nigerian states, warns Senator

05 may 2021 - 07:18:55
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Chairman of Nigeria's Senate Committee on Army, Ali Ndume, on Tuesday raised the alarm that Boko [...] Full text...

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Workshop to validate subject matter index of ECOWAS court opens in Nigeria

03 may 2021 - 17:43:52
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - A week-long workshop to validate the subject matter index of the ECOWAS Court of Justice opened [...] Full text...

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Bandits threaten to kill 17 abducted students Tuesday if ransom is not paid by Kaduna State

03 may 2021 - 16:01:55
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Bandits who abducted 22 students from Greenfield University, Kaduna State, in northwest Nigeria, killed five of [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's secret Police warns secessionists, others

03 may 2021 - 08:42:30
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria's Department of State Services (DSS) on Sunday warned “misguided elements” who, it said, are threatening [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigeria records 14 new infections

03 may 2021 - 08:31:16
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) recorded 14 new coronavirus (COVID-19) infections on Sunday, the [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Court orders valuation expert to cost losses suffered by 103 claimants against Mali

02 may 2021 - 17:25:03
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court wants an independent expert to determine the value of properties and individual losses [...] Full text...

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Institutional mistrust retards child vaccination progress in Africa, new study

01 may 2021 - 10:07:02
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Mistrust in local and national government plays a significant role in slowing down child [...] Full text...

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2020/21 CAF Confed. Cup: CAF unveils quarter-final pairs

01 may 2021 - 09:02:36
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The draw for the 2020-21 Total CAF Confederation Cup was conducted on Friday at the CAF [...] Full text...

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Army committed to “total annihilation of Boko Haram from Nigeria", says Army Chief

29 april 2021 - 17:46:10
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, on Thursday said that the Nigerian Army [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigeria records 81 new cases

29 april 2021 - 17:41:13
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria on Wednesday recorded 81 new COVID-19 infections in 11 States across the country, bringing the [...] Full text...

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2020/21 CAF Confed. Cup: All qualifiers for knockout stage emerge

29 april 2021 - 05:04:23
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Following the conclusion of Group matches (Day 6 fixtures) in the group stage of the CAF [...] Full text...

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AfDB debars Nigeria-registered Company for 36 months for fraudulent practices

28 april 2021 - 19:48:35
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group on Wednesday, 28 April, 2021, announced the 36-month debarment [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS court fixes judgement for June 29 on alleged unlawful detention of Nigerian journalist

28 april 2021 - 18:52:57
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court of Justice has scheduled 29th of June, 2021, for judgement in a suit [...] Full text...

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UNDP, UNOWAS officials meet Nigerian Army Chief over insecurity in Lake Chad Basin

28 april 2021 - 18:23:15
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria's Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, on Wednesday met with Resident Representative of [...] Full text...

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Reformed Defence sector will end insecurity in Nigeria, says Defence Minister, Gen. Magashi

28 april 2021 - 18:11:55
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Minister of Defence, Retired Maj.-Gen. Bashir Salihi Magashi, on Wednesday received the report of the [...] Full text...

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29 million Sahelians need humanitarian aid and protection - UN agencies

28 april 2021 - 13:46:44
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Sahelians in need of humanitarian assistance and protection have reached a new record of 29 [...] Full text...

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US Secretary of State pays virtual visit to Kenya

28 april 2021 - 05:45:56
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Tuesday discussed the [...] Full text...

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2020/21 CAF Confed. Cup: All final Group matches on Wednesday

27 april 2021 - 20:25:27
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Here are all Day 6 matches in the group stage of the CAF Confederation Cup to [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Army protests "insensitive and reprehensible” sharing of gory pictures of “Killed-in Action” soldiers on Social Media

27 april 2021 - 18:31:50
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Army on Tuesday condemned “in the strongest term possible, the indiscriminate sharing on social [...] Full text...

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Declare State of Emergency over insecurity in Nigeria, House of Reps asks Buhari

27 april 2021 - 18:27:03
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Federal House of Representatives on Tuesday asked President Muhammadu Buhari to declare a State of [...] Full text...

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Nigeria seeks US assistance in fighting Boko Haram/ISWAP, banditry, warns of spill over to other countries

27 april 2021 - 18:21:32
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday formally asked for the assistance of the United States (U.S.) [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Court dismisses suit against Nigeria over killings since 2001

27 april 2021 - 15:08:13
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court of Justice on Monday dismissed a suit filed by a Nigerian non-governmental organisation [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS court orders Ivorian government to release citizen in pre-trial detention since 2018

27 april 2021 - 14:32:02
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court has ordered immediate release by the Cote d’Ivoire government of an Ivorian citizen, [...] Full text...

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U.S. Secretary of State, Blinken, on “virtual” visits to Nigeria, Kenya on Tuesday

26 april 2021 - 17:44:19
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – United States Secretary of State, Mr Antony J. Blinken, will Tuesday (April 27) embark on his [...] Full text...

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7 African countries to participate in World Relay Championships

26 april 2021 - 16:46:22
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Seven African countries will take part in the 5th World Relay Championships which will take place [...] Full text...

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African Energy Chamber calls for solution to cowardly attacks in northern Mozambique

26 april 2021 - 15:52:44
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – The African Energy Chamber (AEC) on Monday called on Total and its international partners to [...] Full text...

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A ‘malaria-free future’ is possible, UN chief says on World Malaria Day

25 april 2021 - 04:47:12
New York, US (PANA) - Despite the COVID-19 pandemic and the multiple crises it has sparked, a growing number of [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari directs deployment of “fiercest show of legitimate force” on killers of 3 abducted students

24 april 2021 - 18:06:00
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Muhammadu Buhari Saturday directed the deployment by the military and other security agencies of the “fiercest [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigeria records 45 new infections, bringing total cases to 164,633

24 april 2021 - 13:25:20
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said here the country had as at Friday recorded 45 [...] Full text...

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Presence of al-Manfi at Déby's funeral a new vision of the Libyan authorities - LANA

24 april 2021 - 12:56:43
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The participation of the president of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed al-Manfi, at the funeral of [...] Full text...

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2020/21 CAF Confed. Cup: No clear winners, runners-up yet in Group A

23 april 2021 - 07:18:09
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Unlike the situations in Groups B, C and D where qualifiers have emerged even with the [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso hosts Rugby Africa Cup tourney next June

22 april 2021 - 10:13:29
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Burkina Faso Rugby Union will host this year’s Rugby Africa Cup Repechage in the [...] Full text...

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2020/21 CAF Confed. Cup: Six teams reach knockout stage

22 april 2021 - 05:45:03
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Six teams have qualified for the knockout stage of the 2020/21 CAF Confederation Cup, after Day [...] Full text...

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2020/21 CAF Confed. Cup: Seven results in, one to go

21 april 2021 - 20:06:20
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Here are seven results from Day 5 matches in the group stage of the CAF Confederation [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Army needs right equipment to tackle security challenges in 5 of 6 regions - Army Chief

21 april 2021 - 18:53:10
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, on Wednesday said that the Nigerian Army needs [...] Full text...

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Indonesia holds Africa investment meeting

21 april 2021 - 15:42:04
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Indonesia on Wednesday held "West Java - Africa Investment Round Table" virtually, bringing together participants in [...] Full text...

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African Circular Economy Alliance report sheds light on ‘Five Big Bets’ for circular economy

21 april 2021 - 13:14:26
Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - The African Circular Economy Alliance (ACEA) has launched a report identifying food systems, the built [...] Full text...

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2020/21 CAF Confed. Cup: All Day 5, Group matches

21 april 2021 - 04:30:37
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Here are all Day 5 matches in the group stage of the CAF Confederation Cup, to [...] Full text...

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30 bandits, 10 residents killed as Police repel attacks on 5 villages in northwest Nigeria

20 april 2021 - 19:02:43
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Zamfara State Police Command in northwest Nigeria on Tuesday said it repelled attacks by bandits on [...] Full text...

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Chadian President Idriss Deby passes on

20 april 2021 - 15:04:34
N’Djamena, Chad (PANA) - Chad’s President Idriss Deby has died while visiting troops on the frontline of a fight against [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's foreign policy must engage other nations, address new challenges, says top parliamentarian

19 april 2021 - 17:57:41
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, on Monday said that Nigeria's foreign policy in [...] Full text...

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Buhari sympathises with President Deby over deaths caused by ethnic clashes in South Eastern Chad

19 april 2021 - 17:50:17
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday extended his "heartfelt condolences" to President Idriss Deby Itno of Chad [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigeria records lowest daily infections in over a year

19 april 2021 - 13:53:04
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 26 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's Buhari hosts Nigerien President Mohamed Bazoum in Abuja

19 april 2021 - 13:45:36
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday hosted his Nigerien counterpart, Mohamed Bazoum, at the Presidential Villa in [...] Full text...

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Soaring food prices, conflicts driving hunger, rise across West and Central Africa: WFP

17 april 2021 - 04:59:59
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - More than 31 million people across West and Central Africa may not have enough to eat [...] Full text...

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UNHCR says tens of thousands forced to flee violent attacks in Nigeria’s Borno State

16 april 2021 - 14:56:58
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commission for Refuges (UNHCR) has expressed deep concern about the series of attacks [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO calls for bolstering of vigilance as Africa rolls out vaccines

16 april 2021 - 07:43:40
Brazzaville, Congo (PAMA) - More than 13.6 million – including 12 million AstraZeneca – vaccine doses have been administered in [...] Full text...

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Nigerian troops repel Boko Haram/ISWAP attacks on Muslims breaking Ramadan fasting

14 april 2021 - 19:49:10
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian Troops on Tuesday foiled multiple Boko Haram/Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists-attacks targeted [...] Full text...

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Nigerian govt. blames Asians for the soaring unemployment in Nigeria

14 april 2021 - 19:42:51
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian government on Wednesday expressed worry that expatriates, especially Asians, are taking over jobs in [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Bandits lay siege on Armed Forces Command and Staff College in north central Kaduna

14 april 2021 - 19:22:48
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Bandits in Kaduna State, northcentral Nigeria on Wednesday laid siege around the premises of the sprawling [...] Full text...

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Africa CDC moves to advance vaccine manufacturing on continent

14 april 2021 - 14:14:36
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has signed an agreement with [...] Full text...

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Nigerian gov't slammed for failure to protect children as Chibok schoolgirls' abduction clocks seven years

14 april 2021 - 10:10:12
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - As Nigeria marks seven years since 279 schoolgirls were abducted by the armed group, Boko Haram, [...] Full text...

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Two Nigerian soldiers, 14 Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists killed in road gun duel, says Army

12 april 2021 - 08:24:46
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Army says that two soldiers were killed and three others wounded during operations against [...] Full text...

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2020/21 CAF Confed. Cup: Results of all Day 4, Group matches

12 april 2021 - 06:07:52
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Here are results of all Day 4 matches in the group stage of the CAF Confederation [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigeria records 84 new infections, one death on Saturday

11 april 2021 - 16:00:46
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) says Nigeria recorded 84 new cases of COVID-19 on [...] Full text...

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Nigerian govt. destroys 329,556 chickens in 62 farms over bird flu

11 april 2021 - 15:57:21
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian government says it has destroyed over 329,556 birds across 62 farms following the outbreak [...] Full text...

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2020/21 CAF Confed. Cup: All Day 4, Group matches

11 april 2021 - 12:48:03
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Here are all Day 4 matches in the group stage of the CAF Confederation Cup, to [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Army mourns as gunmen kill 11 soldiers in “unprovoked attack”

09 april 2021 - 17:26:18
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Army (NA) has announced the killing of 11 soldiers of Operation Whirl Stroke in [...] Full text...

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Buhari expresses Nigeria’s condolences to UK over death of Prince Philip

09 april 2021 - 17:18:18
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari has extended Nigeria’s condolences to Her Majesty, the Queen of England, over the [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Navy acquires 378 platforms, including warships, helicopters, patrol boats, UAVs

09 april 2021 - 17:12:40
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Navy (NN) on Friday announced that it has made significant progress in the recapitalisation [...] Full text...

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Marc-Vivien Foé Prize 2021: Senegalese Idrissa Gana Guèye and Boulaye Dia among the 11 nominees

07 april 2021 - 17:08:44
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Two Senegalese are on the list of 11 players selected for the Marc-Vivien Foé Prize, named [...] Full text...

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Rights group says devastating impact of conflicts in sub-Saharan Africa compounded by COVID-19

07 april 2021 - 06:40:41
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the terrible legacy of deliberately divisive and destructive policies that [...] Full text...

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2020/21 CAF Confed. Cup: Results of Day 3, Group matches played on Sunday

05 april 2021 - 06:35:05
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Here are results of all Day 3 matches in the group stage of the CAF Confederation Cup, [...] Full text...

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2020/21 CAF Confed. Cup: Day 3, Group matches on Sunday

04 april 2021 - 08:40:17
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Here are all Day 3 matches in the group stage of the CAF Confederation Cup, to [...] Full text...

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Libya and France agree Libyan elections must be held on schedule

03 april 2021 - 11:44:31
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - On the sidelines of the inauguration ceremony of the Nigerien president on Friday in Niamey, the [...] Full text...

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Buhari condemns attempted coup in Niger Republic, says usurpation can’t be alternative to democracy

01 april 2021 - 20:06:14
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the attempted coup in Niger Republic, saying “any illegal effort to [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: ‘Mischief makers’ are dividing Nigeria, Buhari cries out

01 april 2021 - 20:00:26
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday, reiterated his position that Nigerians are better and stronger as one [...] Full text...

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Bandits invade Nigerian Army camp, kill 5 soldiers

01 april 2021 - 19:49:30
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Seven persons, including five military officers and one Civil Defence Officer, were killed in a bandit [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigeria records 129 new infections, one death on Wednesday

01 april 2021 - 19:37:07
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says that Nigeria recorded 129 new cases of COVID-19 [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Air Force Jet fighter missing in fight against Boko Haram/ISWAP

01 april 2021 - 07:25:51
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Thursday said it has commenced search and rescue operations for a [...] Full text...

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2021 AFCON: CAF reschedules Sierra Leone-Benin match to June

31 march 2021 - 16:54:38
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The CAF Organising Committee for the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) has postponed the AFCON 2021 [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigeria Air Force lifts medical materials to West African countries

31 march 2021 - 09:38:31
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) is airlifting COVID-19 medical relief materials on behalf of Economic Community [...] Full text...

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Amid recession, sub-Saharan Africa poised for recovery – World Bank

31 march 2021 - 08:13:39
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa is estimated to have contracted by 2.0% in 2020, closer [...] Full text...

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2022 AFCON: List of Group winners, runners-up

31 march 2021 - 07:38:55
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Following the conclusion of the qualifiers for the 2022 AFCON in Cameroon, the following are the [...] Full text...

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2022 AFCON qualifiers: Results of final Group matches played on Tuesday

31 march 2021 - 07:32:15
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Here are results of the final matches (Day 6) in Groups E, F, I, K and L [...] Full text...

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2022 AFCON: 23 teams qualify for final tournament

31 march 2021 - 07:28:31
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Following the conclusion of the qualifiers for the 2022 AFCON in Cameroon, the following 23 teams [...] Full text...

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2022 AFCON qualifiers: Results of final Group matches played on Tuesday

31 march 2021 - 01:58:15
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Here are results of the final matches (Day 6) in Groups E, F, I, K and [...] Full text...

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USAID launches new $33 million activity to enhance Civil Society advocacy in Nigeria

30 march 2021 - 22:58:24
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) on Tuesday launched a new activity that promises to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigeria records 48 new COVID-19 infections Monday, lowest since April 20, 2020

30 march 2021 - 22:25:49
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) registered 48 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday, bringing [...] Full text...

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AU Peace and Security Council on three-day mission to Sudan

30 march 2021 - 18:59:57
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – A delegation of the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU), led by [...] Full text...

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2022 AFCON qualifiers: Final Group matches for Tuesday

29 march 2021 - 21:15:46
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The final matches (Day 6) in Groups E, F, I, K and L in the qualifiers [...] Full text...

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Women-led Kenyan design house wins Fashionomics Africa competition

29 march 2021 - 20:30:58
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank’s Fashionomics Africa initiative has named a women-led Kenya shoe design house [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Army 'kills' 48 Boko Haram terrorists, rescues 11 kidnap victims

27 march 2021 - 18:55:27
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Army on Saturday said that its troops killed 48 Boko Haram terrorists and rescued [...] Full text...

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2022 AFCON qualifiers: Results from Saturday's Day 5 matches

27 march 2021 - 18:47:18
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are results of the two Day 5 matches played on Saturday in the qualifiers [...] Full text...

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Chadian leader says Multinational Joint Task Force can eradicate Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorism

27 march 2021 - 18:43:57
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Chadian president Idris Deby Itno on Saturday said that the militaries of the five countries under [...] Full text...

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Nigerian and Chadian presidents call for 'recharging' of Lake Chad

27 march 2021 - 15:31:25
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – About 30 million people are adversely affected by a shrunken Lake Chad, which is now just [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigeria records 113 new infections, three deaths

27 march 2021 - 14:14:06
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) recorded 113 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, bringing [...] Full text...

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2022 AFCON qualifiers: Saturday's Day 5 matches

27 march 2021 - 05:41:17
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the two Day 5 matches, scheduled for Saturday, in the qualifiers for the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigeria records 97 new cases, five deaths on Thursday

26 march 2021 - 19:03:19
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has said Nigeria recorded 97 new cases of Coronavirus [...] Full text...

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Nigeria, Morocco sign US$1.3 billion chemical platform agreement

26 march 2021 - 10:03:06
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Morocco and Nigeria on Thursday signed a US$1.3 billion agreement to develop a platform of basic [...] Full text...

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Nigeria takes delivery of French Hydrographic vessel, France offers help in tackling piracy in Gulf of Guinea

24 march 2021 - 20:33:09
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The French Government on Wednesday expressed willingness to offer the Nigerian Navy its full cooperation, to [...] Full text...

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USAID launches US$72 million in new assistance to strengthen governance in 6 Nigerian States

24 march 2021 - 20:27:56
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) on Wednesday launched a new State Accountability, and Effectiveness [...] Full text...

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US agency announces grant to connect over 200,000 Nigerian women, farmers, rural citizens to solar-powered minigrids

24 march 2021 - 20:24:48
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The U.S. Trade and Development Agency on Wednesday announced a grant to Nigeria’s Sosai Renewable Energies [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigeria records 214 new infections, one death

24 march 2021 - 17:30:10
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) recorded 214 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, bringing [...] Full text...

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Macron, al-Manfi discuss Libya's southern borders challenges

24 march 2021 - 15:38:48
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Deputy Chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mr. Moussa al-Koni, said challenges at Libya's southern [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International bemoans Boko Haram brutality against women and girls in Nigeria

24 march 2021 - 07:35:00
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - A new research by human rights watchdog, Amnesty International, has revealed that Boko Haram fighters targeted women [...] Full text...

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UN agencies call for urgent action to avert famine risk in 20 ‘hunger hotspots’

24 march 2021 - 05:29:22
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Famine is already on the doorstep of millions of families in 20 countries, two UN agencies warned on Tuesday in a [...] Full text...

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US signs MOU with natural gas giant, NLNG, to control malaria on Bonny Island, Nigeria

23 march 2021 - 19:53:49
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG), a global producer of liquefied natural gas, on Tuesday signed a five-year Memorandum of Understanding [...] Full text...

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Nigeria stands with Niger, says Buhari, as Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists kill 137 Nigeriens

23 march 2021 - 19:46:48
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday said Nigeria will continue to stand with all its neighbours in [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigeria records 131 new infections in 24 hours

23 march 2021 - 19:42:26
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) registered 131 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total [...] Full text...

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Coach Rohr drafts more home-based Super Eagles to face Benin and Lesotho

22 march 2021 - 21:28:19
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria trainer, Gernot Rohr, drafted two more home-based stars to bolster the Super Eagles for the [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: UK Special Envoy for Girls’ Education meets Nigerian education youth activists

22 march 2021 - 19:34:25
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – As part of the activities to commemorate the International Women’s Day, the UK Prime Minister’s Special [...] Full text...

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Terrorist attacks, banditry, kidnappings put Nigeria in critical situation - Defence minister

22 march 2021 - 18:33:05
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria is in a critical situation as the country faces terrorist attacks, banditry and kidnappings, according [...] Full text...

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UNICEF says 26.5m Nigerian children face high water vulnerability

22 march 2021 - 16:41:58
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – At least 26.5 million Nigerian children do not have enough water to meet their daily needs [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigeria records 86 new infections

22 march 2021 - 14:42:41
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – For the fourth day in the past week, Nigeria recorded no new death from COVID-9 on [...] Full text...

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Ivorian seeks 1 billion CFA Francs compensation from govt. for alleged violation of his rights

18 march 2021 - 22:12:05
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court has scheduled judgment for 23 April 2021 in a case brought by an [...] Full text...

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WTO's Okonjo-Iweala priotises lifting women to benefit from global trade in Nigeria

18 march 2021 - 21:59:18
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The World Trade Organisation's newly-appointed Director-General, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has prioritised efforts to address challenges facing women [...] Full text...

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2020/21 CAF Confed. Cup: Results from Day 2, Group matches played on Wednesday

17 march 2021 - 21:19:38
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Here are results from Day 2 matches in the group stage of the CAF Confederation Cup, [...] Full text...

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Three Nigerian soldiers killed in bandit attack in Zamfara State, Northwest Nigeria

17 march 2021 - 21:18:08
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Three soldiers were killed in a shootout with bandits in Kabasa village of Magami District in [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's Federal Executive Council approves US$1.5 billion for rehabilitation of Port Harcourt Refinery

17 march 2021 - 21:12:23
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The 38th virtual meeting of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved US$1.5 billion for the [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's Senate President urges Saudi Arabia to assist in repatriating over 10,000 detained Nigerians

17 march 2021 - 20:49:05
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Senate President, Dr Ahmad Lawan, on Wednesday appealed to the Saudi government to assist [...] Full text...

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2020/21 CAF Confed. Cup: Day 2, Group matches on Wednesday

17 march 2021 - 06:06:49
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Day 2 matches in the group stage of the CAF Confederation Cup will be played on [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Court orders immediate release of Venezuelan detained by Cape Verde

15 march 2021 - 20:15:43
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court of Justice has ordered the immediate release of a Venezuelan, Mr Alex Nain [...] Full text...

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