Coronavirus: Nigeria records 240 new cases
01 march 2021 - 21:00:11Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) recorded 240 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, bringing [...] Full text...
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Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) recorded 240 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, bringing [...] Full text...
Nigeria: Bandits kill 22 in 2 Northwest region States of Sokoto, Kaduna
01 march 2021 - 20:55:01Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Bandits once again went on rampage on Monday in northern Nigeria as they killed 10 persons [...] Full text...
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UNICEF condemns new attack on Nigerian school in which ‘more than 300’ girls are missing
26 february 2021 - 21:12:22Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) has condemned an attack on a secondary school in northwest Nigeria [...] Full text...
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GCERF, G5 Sahel commit to containing violent extremism in the Liptako-Gourma region
26 february 2021 - 18:11:26Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Global Fund for Community Engagement and Resilience (GCERF) and the Group of Five for [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS Court declares its judgment ;not prejudicial' to a third party application filed
26 february 2021 - 15:32:12Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court of Justice has dismissed the application of a third-party applicant, representing 6,500 parties, [...] Full text...
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Nigerian president rules out amnesty for Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists, bandits
26 february 2021 - 10:34:47Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday ruled out negotiating with terrorists and bandits, saying his administration [...] Full text...
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Bandits abduct over 200 schoolgirls in northwest Nigeria
26 february 2021 - 10:14:36Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Bandits continue to wage war against education in northern Nigeria as they kidnapped over 200 schoolgirls [...] Full text...
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Seven Nigerian Air Force officers killed in plane crash buried
26 february 2021 - 10:02:36Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Thursday buried the remains of seven young officers who died [...] Full text...
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Nigeria's Senate approves Buhari's nominee for anti-corruption chief
24 february 2021 - 15:53:55Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Senate on Wednesday unanimously approved 40-year old Abdulrasheed Bawa as chairman of the nation’s main [...] Full text...
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Gambia truth commission commences hearings on 2005 migrant massacre
24 february 2021 - 11:34:04Banjul, Gambia(PANA) - Gambia’s Truth, Reconciliation, and Reparations Commission (TRRC) is on Wednesday holding hearings at its current session, which [...] Full text...
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CAF holds group stage draw for Confederation Cup
22 february 2021 - 15:59:22Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Monday held the group stage draw of the 2020-21 [...] Full text...
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2020/21 CAF Confed. Cup: 15 teams qualify for group stage
22 february 2021 - 06:44:12Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following teams are through to the group stage of the 2020/21 CAF Confederation Cup after matches [...] Full text...
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Black box, cockpit recorder of crashed Nigerian Air Force aircraft recovered, bodies of 7 victims evacuated
21 february 2021 - 17:07:01Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The black box and the cockpit recorder of the crashed Nigeria Air Force (NAF) Beachcraft aircraft [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Nigeria records 645 new infections, 18 deaths on Saturday
21 february 2021 - 17:02:21Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said that Nigeria recorded 645 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19) [...] Full text...
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Nigerian Air Force confirms death of 7 personnel in crash of Executive Airlift aircraft in Abuja
21 february 2021 - 16:59:01Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Seven people have died in a Nigerian Air Force (NAF) aircraft crash that occurred just short [...] Full text...
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FIFA president, Infantino, tours Africa, meets with CAF Presidential hopefuls
21 february 2021 - 12:14:40Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - FIFA President Gianni Infantino, has visited Mauritania, Senegal, Central African Republic and Rwanda ahead of the [...] Full text...
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2020/21 CAF Confed. Cup: 2nd-leg, play-off round matches this Sunday
21 february 2021 - 11:00:35Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are fixtures for the second-leg, play-off round of the 2020/21 CAF Confederation Cup, to [...] Full text...
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Niger holds presidential run-off vote on Sunday
20 february 2021 - 16:57:44Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger's 7.4 million registered voters return to the polls in a presidential run-off on Sunday to [...] Full text...
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Nearly 5,000 people displaced by Nigeria's communal violence arrive in Benin
20 february 2021 - 16:43:00Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Nearly 5,000 people, who have been displaced by Nigeria's communal violence, have arrived at Beninese villages [...] Full text...
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Nigeria exits recession as GDP grows 0.11 per cent in 4th quarter of 2020
19 february 2021 - 06:57:14Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s economy grew by 0.11 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2020, effectively exiting recession. The [...] Full text...
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Nigeria records 877 new infections, total now 150,246
19 february 2021 - 06:47:01Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria recorded 877 new cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) on Thursday, bringing the total number of [...] Full text...
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Mali qualify for men's Afrobasket, scheduled for Aug 24 - Sept 5
18 february 2021 - 16:33:51Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Mali national basketball team has qualified for the final phase of the men's Afrobasket after [...] Full text...
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UN chief condemns attack on Nigerian school
18 february 2021 - 14:18:39New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations Secretary-General has strongly condemned Wednesday’s attack on a boarding school in north-central [...] Full text...
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Rights body, UNICEF demand rescue of 42 students, staff abducted in northern Nigeria
18 february 2021 - 08:29:34Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Global human rights group, Amnesty International and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) have condemned Wednesday’s [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Declare state of emergency on insecurity, Senate tells FG as Buhari orders immediate rescue of abducted schoolboys
17 february 2021 - 21:32:06Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Muhammadu Buhari Wednesday ordered a military operation to rescue hundreds of students and teachers of Government [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Nigerian House of Representatives begins screening of Chief of Defence Staff, Service Chiefs
17 february 2021 - 20:51:03Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The screening of the chief of defence staff and service chiefs-designate commenced here Wednesday, as the House [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: USAID buoys peace building supports between rival farmers and herders in Taraba State,
17 february 2021 - 20:27:54Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), in partnership with a coalition of international and local partners, [...] Full text...
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Last qualifying phase for FIBA Afro-basketball 2021 kicks off in Monastir, Tunisia
17 february 2021 - 15:17:03Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The final round of qualifying matches for FIBA Afro-basketball 2021 kicks off on Wednesday in the [...] Full text...
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Benin has a 'positive economy', says Fitch
16 february 2021 - 17:51:21Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The international financial rating agency Fitch has upgraded Benin's rating outlook from "stable" to "positive", a [...] Full text...
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Mali's national basketball team in Tunisia for Afrobasket qualifiers
16 february 2021 - 15:32:08Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's national basketball team, after a week of training at Ousmane Traoré of Kabala training centre, [...] Full text...
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No case of Ebola virus disease registered in Mali - Health Minister
16 february 2021 - 15:01:25Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian Minister of Health assured, on Monday at a meeting with technical and financial partners that [...] Full text...
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Nigerian Okonjo-Iweala appointed WTO Director-General
15 february 2021 - 17:43:48Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Nigerian economist Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has been appointed the next Director-General of the World Trade Organisation [...] Full text...
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Nigerian president Buhari again vows to protect all religious, ethnic groups
15 february 2021 - 11:47:53Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has vowed that his government would protect all religious and ethnic groups in [...] Full text...
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2020/21 CAF Confed. Cup: Results from first-leg, play-off round matches
15 february 2021 - 04:51:05Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are results from the first-leg, play-off round of the 2020/21 CAF Confederation Cup, played [...] Full text...
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Nigeria Police bows to pressure, says 40 Lekki ENDSARS protesters gets bail
14 february 2021 - 07:39:26Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Forty persons including ace comedian, Debo Adebayo popularly known as Mr Macaroni, arrested at Saturday’s #OccupyLekki [...] Full text...
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2020/21 CAF Confed. Cup: Fixtures for first-leg, play-off round this weekend
14 february 2021 - 07:04:57Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are fixtures for the first-leg, play-off round of the 2020/21 CAF Confederation Cup, to [...] Full text...
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Ten of 12 AFCON U17 qualified teams known
12 february 2021 - 13:26:43Thiès, Senegal (PANA) - By qualifying on Thursday for the final of the WAFU/A (West African Football Union) zone A [...] Full text...
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WHO and partners charge journalists on credible COVID-19 reportage in Nigeria
11 february 2021 - 14:01:01Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - As part of the nationwide response to contain the spread of COVID-19 outbreak in Nigeria, the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Nigeria records 1,131 new infections
11 february 2021 - 08:34:13Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says that 1,131 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) were recorded [...] Full text...
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Three Nigerian soldiers die, two injured in Boko Haram ambush
11 february 2021 - 08:29:27Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Army on Thursday confirmed the death of three soldiers who died when Boko Haram/Islamic [...] Full text...
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Buhari flags off construction of Kano-Maradi rail project
09 february 2021 - 18:16:12Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday flagged off the construction of the Kano-Maradi railway project, which [...] Full text...
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Joblessness hits 27 percent amid rising food inflation in Nigeria
09 february 2021 - 11:02:00Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s socioeconomic conditions have deteriorated, with rising food inflation, elevated youth unemployment, mass protests in October [...] Full text...
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AU Member States adopt common strategy to combat coronavirus
08 february 2021 - 13:02:57Addis Ababa Ethiopia (PANA) - Heads of State and Government of the 54 member countries of the African Union (AU), [...] Full text...
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Nigerian president thanks AU leaders for endorsing compatriot Adeoye for top job
08 february 2021 - 06:46:24Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed his appreciation to African Union (AU) leaders for the “overwhelming and [...] Full text...
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2020 CHAN: Morocco win second title after defeating Mali in final
08 february 2021 - 06:26:27Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) - Morocco won the TOTAL African Nations Championship (CHAN) for the second time by overcoming Mali’s bold [...] Full text...
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2020 CHAN: List of previous winners, others
08 february 2021 - 05:24:10Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) - Following the completion of the 2020 TOTAL African Nations Championship (CHAN) in Cameroon on Sunday, here [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Nigeria records 1,588 new Infections, total now 139,242
07 february 2021 - 09:48:37Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has said that Nigeria recorded 1,588 new cases of [...] Full text...
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AU Summit picks Nigerian diplomat to lead pivotal peace and security docket
07 february 2021 - 09:44:43Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Nigerian diplomat Bankole Adeoye made history on Saturday, winning an election contest for the post [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: World Bank approves $500 million to improve Nigeria’s electricity distribution sector
05 february 2021 - 20:52:41Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The World Bank approved $500 million to support the government of Nigeria in improving its electricity [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Nigeria's apex bank bans Nigerians from buying, selling bitcoin, other cryptos
05 february 2021 - 20:04:57Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Friday ordered banks and other financial institutions to close customer [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS Court orders Nigerian State govt. to repay US$6.4m to ECOWAS Bank
05 february 2021 - 17:23:48Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court of Justice has ordered the government of Cross River State to repay the [...] Full text...
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Mali cabinet adopts agreement on accession to Africa Finance Corporation
04 february 2021 - 09:52:20Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian government on Wednesday adopted draft texts relating to the accession to the Agreement establishing [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS leaders re-elect Ghana President Akufo-Addo for another term
04 february 2021 - 09:28:43Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana’s President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has been re-elected Chairman the Economic Community of West African [...] Full text...
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Nigeria’s differentiated services model buffers effect of COVID-19 among PLHIV
03 february 2021 - 13:54:02Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - As the COVID-19 pandemic gained momentum across the world with many countries, including Nigeria going on [...] Full text...
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Bandits kill 25, abduct 40 in northern Nigeria
03 february 2021 - 09:44:50Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Bandits renewed their attacks in Nigeria’s northern region as they killed 21 and abducted 40 people [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Nigeria records 1,634 new infections
03 february 2021 - 09:38:19Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says that 1,634 new cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) [...] Full text...
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Nigeria, Morocco to execute joint gas pipeline, fertilizer production plant projects
01 february 2021 - 18:52:58Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria and the Moroccan leader, King Mohammed V1, on Sunday had a [...] Full text...
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Nigerian Governor calls for “aggressive collaboration” to defeat Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorism
01 february 2021 - 15:04:31Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Borno State Governor Babagana Umara Zulum has called for “aggressive collaboration” with armed forces in Nigeria's [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Nigeria records 685 new infections, eight deaths on Sunday
01 february 2021 - 14:53:41Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria on Sunday recorded 685 new infections of Coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing its caseload to 131,242 infections. The [...] Full text...
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Morocco and Nigeria welcome 'positive dynamics' in relations
01 february 2021 - 11:24:52Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - King Mohammed VI of Morocco on Sunday had a telephone conversation with the President of Nigeria, [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO urges countries to prioritise investments in testing
30 january 2021 - 15:46:09Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - To address the lack of access to tests and testing services in multiple countries, the World [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Corruption kills people worldwide – Transparency International
30 january 2021 - 13:55:15Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - COVID-19 is not just a health and economic crisis, but also a corruption crisis [...] Full text...
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Bandits, kidnappers in Nigeria kill 19, abduct 75 persons
29 january 2021 - 09:52:54Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Bandits and kidnappers launched multiple attacks in Katsina, Niger and Taraba States between Wednesday night and [...] Full text...
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Nigerian president seeks confirmation of top military chiefs
29 january 2021 - 09:42:56Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has communicated the appointment of the Chief of Defence Staff and Service Chiefs [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Nigeria records 864 new infections
29 january 2021 - 09:28:36Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s coronavirus (COVID-19) infections nosedived on Thursday to 864, bringing the total number to 127, 024. Nigeria [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: New variants fuelling Africa’s second wave, WHO warns
28 january 2021 - 21:05:09Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases and deaths are surging in Africa as new, more contagious variants of the [...] Full text...
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IFAD backs Nigerian small-scale farmers to improve food security, combat poverty
28 january 2021 - 14:37:06Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Federal Government of Nigeria and the International Fund for Agricultural Development of the United Nations [...] Full text...
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Rights group accuses Nigerian authorities of 'covering up' Lekki toll gate violence
28 january 2021 - 12:10:12Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigerian authorities have failed to bring to justice those suspected to be responsible for the brutal [...] Full text...
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Kenya urges South Sudan to complete formation of unity government
28 january 2021 - 09:10:47Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – President Uhuru Kenyatta has urged South Sudanese leaders to hasten the implementation of the remaining aspects [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Buhari meets with new military chiefs, says Nigeria is in state of emergency
27 january 2021 - 19:59:18Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday afternoon met with the newly-appointed military Chiefs, charging them to be [...] Full text...
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Niger Air Chief visits Nigeria
27 january 2021 - 09:45:04Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Niger Chief of the Air Staff, Colonel Amirou Abdoulkader, has assured the Nigerian Air Force [...] Full text...
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Malian national committee for people’s salvation, junta dissolved
26 january 2021 - 23:15:59Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The National Committee for the People’s Salvation (CNSP), the military junta that seized power last 18 [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: U.S. donates $1.3 million COVID-19 Mobile Field Hospital to Nigeria as affirmation to continued partnership
25 january 2021 - 20:55:57Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The United States Monday donated a $1.3 million COVID-19 Mobile Field Hospital to Nigeria, saying it was [...] Full text...
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Mali's Prime Minister launches 2020-2021 livestock vaccination campaign
25 january 2021 - 12:50:19Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian Prime Minister Moctar Ouané on Sunday launched in Kati Drall, about 20 km from Bamako, [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Nigeria records 964 new infections, two deaths
25 january 2021 - 10:48:08Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 964 new infections of coronavirus (COVID-19) on [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Nigeria records 1,633 new infections, five deaths
24 january 2021 - 13:35:28Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says that 1,633 new cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Nigeria records 1,490 new infections, 5 deaths Friday
23 january 2021 - 11:13:57Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria on Friday recorded 1,483 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total number of infections in [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Nigeria's records highest single day infections of 1,964 cases
22 january 2021 - 11:29:05Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria continues to see an upsurge in coronavirus infections as the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS Court issues 2020 judicial statistics
21 january 2021 - 18:13:14Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court of Justice has delivered 261 judgments on a total of 496 cases filed [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Nigeria records 1,386 new infections, 14 deaths
21 january 2021 - 07:06:05Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) recorded 1,386 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, bringing [...] Full text...
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Nigerian president Buhari congratulates Biden on his inauguration
21 january 2021 - 07:00:06Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has welcomed Wednesday's inauguration of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris as President [...] Full text...
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Libyan coast shipwreck claimes lives of 43 migrants on Tuesday, says IOM
20 january 2021 - 17:38:35Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) are deeply [...] Full text...
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Nigeria pledges continued collaboration with neighbours
19 january 2021 - 16:02:43Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday reiterated the importance of good neighbourliness, saying the survival of your [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Nigeria records 1,617 new infections, 14 deaths
19 january 2021 - 11:14:39Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria on Monday recorded 1,617 new infections of coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total confirmed cases to [...] Full text...
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'More than 14 million acutely food insecure in the Sahel'
19 january 2021 - 11:05:32Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - More than 14 million people are acutely food insecure in the Sahel, twice as many [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS Court resumes virtual Court Sessions with Cases Involving Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Cabo Verde, Mali and Others
18 january 2021 - 17:19:40ABuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court has resumed virtual court sessions with cases Involving Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Cabo Verde, [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Nigeria records 1,444 new infections infections
18 january 2021 - 11:06:55Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria on Sunday recorded 1,444 new cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19). The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control [...] Full text...
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Nigerian military kills 35 bandits in Zamfara
18 january 2021 - 10:59:03Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Armed Forces of Nigeria on Monday said its troops killed 35 bandits on Sunday in [...] Full text...
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Nigeria Police says four dead, one missing in bandits' attack on police convoy
18 january 2021 - 10:27:17Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Police on Sunday said four of its officers died during the exchange of gunfire [...] Full text...
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Nigeria military repels, kills “scores” of Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists in Marti Army Camp
17 january 2021 - 16:42:41Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Armed Forces of Nigeria on Sunday said it has “successfully” repelled “a Boko Haram/ Islamic [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Nigeria records 1,598 new cases, 7 deaths on Saturday
17 january 2021 - 15:03:10Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Saturday reported seven deaths and 1,598 new cases of [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Nigeria registers highest single day new infections of 1,867
16 january 2021 - 17:34:09Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria registered 1,867 new infections of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Friday, the highest single day rise since [...] Full text...
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Nigeria’s inflation rate jumps to 15.75 per cent
15 january 2021 - 13:58:14Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s inflation rate jumped to 15.75 per cent in December, the highest level in more than [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Nigeria marks its highest record of 23 deaths on a single day
15 january 2021 - 13:48:17Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria on Thursday recorded its highest single day death toll of 23, with the Nigerian Centre [...] Full text...
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Nigerian Christian body warns against threats to life of controversial cleric, Bishop Kukah, amidst eviction notice by Muslim group
14 january 2021 - 17:05:01Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) on Thursday cautioned those threatening the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto, [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Africa COVID-19 cases top 3 million, first wave peak surpassed - WHO
14 january 2021 - 16:04:55Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – As COVID-19 cumulative cases in Africa top 3 million and daily case numbers exceed the first [...] Full text...
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Mali: ECOWAS Mediator, Goodluck Jonathan, invites Malians to dialogue for an inclusive transition
13 january 2021 - 17:05:03Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) mediator for Mali, former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan, [...] Full text...
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Twenty-one people killed in two road accidents in two Nigerian States
13 january 2021 - 09:25:27Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Twenty-one persons lost their lives on Tuesday in two separate road accidents in Niger and Oyo [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Nigeria records 1,270 new infections
13 january 2021 - 09:12:36Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 1,270 new cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) [...] Full text...
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UN counter-terrorism chief urges continued vigilance against ‘real’ ongoing threat
13 january 2021 - 05:57:33New York, US (PANA) - Despite important strikes against terrorism over the past two decades, including bringing perpetrators to justice [...] Full text...
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Nigeria Army Court Martial sentences soldier to death for killing commander in Bama
12 january 2021 - 15:28:39Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – An Army Court Martial sitting in Maiduguri, Borno State capital, has sentenced trooper Azunna Maduabuchi to [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS mediator for Mali Goodluck Jonathan arrives in Bamako
11 january 2021 - 21:34:13Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The mediator of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) for Mali, former Nigerian President [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Nigeria’s cases rise to 100,087
11 january 2021 - 15:55:34Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria recorded 1,024 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday bringing its total caseload of infections to [...] Full text...
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IFAD, GCF scale-up action to improve life for millions, restore ecosystems in Africa’s Great Green Wall
11 january 2021 - 14:07:20Paris, France (PANA) – Millions of poor farmers living in the world’s most climate-impacted parts of the Sahel have cause [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Nigeria conducts 1,018,061tests, confirmed cases set to hit 100,000
10 january 2021 - 10:42:46Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria has so far conducted 1,018,061 Coronavirus (COVID-19) sample tests, with confirmed cases set to hit the [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Military kills 50 bandits in Katsina, Zamfara States, Northwest Nigeria
10 january 2021 - 10:14:38Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Armed Forces of Nigeria Sunday morning said four soldiers were injured and over 50 bandits killed [...] Full text...
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Guinea president Condé reiterates calls for African standby force to intervene in conflicts
09 january 2021 - 11:16:52Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinean president Alpha Conde on Friday reiterated calls for the establishment of an African standby force [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mauritius extends ban on passengers from UK, South Africa until 31 January
09 january 2021 - 06:34:19Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Entry prohibition in Mauritius to passengers from the United Kingdom (UK) and South Africa or those [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus -World Bank undertakes surveys to map out impact on development
08 january 2021 - 23:14:13Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The World Bank has launched a series of Rapid Response Phone Surveys of households and firms [...] Full text...
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2020/21 CAF Champions league: All 16 qualifiers for Group stage emerge
08 january 2021 - 06:35:26Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Following the conclusion of the first-round, second-leg matches in the 2020/21 CAF Champions league on 5 [...] Full text...
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2020-21 CAF Confed. Cup: All qualifiers for play-off round emerge
07 january 2021 - 19:17:50Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - All the 16 teams for the play-off round in the 2020-21 CAF Confederation Cup have emerged [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Nigeria records highest single-day number of COVID-19 cases with 1,204 infections on Monday
05 january 2021 - 17:17:19Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria on Monday recorded its highest single-day COVID-19 cases since the first infection was reported in [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Living standards set back by a decade in quarter of Sub-Saharan economies
05 january 2021 - 16:09:22Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Output in the Sub-Saharan Africa region contracted by an estimated 3.7% in 2020,as the [...] Full text...
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2020/21 CAF CL: Tanzanian champions host FC Platinum of Zimbabwe in return leg
05 january 2021 - 12:31:23Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzanian football champions, Simba SC, are set to host their Zimbabwean counterparts, FC Platinum, [...] Full text...
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2020/21 CAF Champions league: All first-round, second-leg fixtures
04 january 2021 - 21:08:44Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are all the first-round, second-leg fixtures in the 2020/21 CAF Champions league, to be [...] Full text...
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2020-21 CAF Confed. Cup: All first-round, second-leg matches this week
04 january 2021 - 21:00:05Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Below are all the first-round, second-leg fixtures in the 2020-21 CAF Confederation Cup to be played [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Nigeria records 917 new cases
04 january 2021 - 06:23:40Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) on Sunday reported 917 new coronavirus (COVID-19) infections bringing the total [...] Full text...
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Make 2021 ‘safer, healthier world for children’, UNICEF chief urges
01 january 2021 - 21:44:58New York, US (PANA) - The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said here Thursday that more than 371,500 children would be [...] Full text...
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Millions of children in crisis hotspots ‘on the brink of famine’, warns UNICEF
31 december 2020 - 06:58:31New York, US (PANA) - More than 10 million children in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, northeast Nigeria, the [...] Full text...
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WHO urges greater surveillance as new COVID-19 variants emerge
30 december 2020 - 17:29:26Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – With the recent emergence in the African region of new COVID-19 variants which seem to have higher [...] Full text...
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Kenya arrests six suspects in international trafficking in wildlife species
29 december 2020 - 18:46:57Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – An international ring involved in trafficking pangolin scales, has been cracked with the arrest of six [...] Full text...
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UN chief urges security forces to protect civilians during polls in Niger
27 december 2020 - 08:31:19Niamey, Niger (PANA) - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has called on the security forces in Niger to “make every [...] Full text...
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2020-21 CAF Confed. Cup: CAF awards technical 2-0 victory to AS Kigali against KCCA of Uganda
27 december 2020 - 08:23:44Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) says it awarded the first-round, first-leg match in the 2020-21 [...] Full text...
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UN chief urges security forces to protect civilians during polls in Niger
27 december 2020 - 06:21:47Niamey, Niger (PANA) - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has called on the security forces in Niger to “make every [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Nigeria records 712 new infections
26 december 2020 - 15:03:42Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria Friday recorded the lowest number of confirmed Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in at least three days with [...] Full text...
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A major food and nutrition crisis looms in 2021 in the Sahel and West Africa
24 december 2020 - 17:03:09Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - With 16.7 million people in need of immediate food assistance including 9.2 million in Nigeria, [...] Full text...
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2020/21 CAF Confed. Cup: All but one first-round, first-leg results
24 december 2020 - 10:59:20Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are all, but one, results from the first-round, first-leg matches of the 2020/21 CAF [...] Full text...
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2020/21 CAF Champions League: All but two first-round, first-leg results
24 december 2020 - 10:34:39Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are all but two of the first-round, first-leg results of the 2020/21 CAF Champions [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Groups kick as Buhari gives up, says only God can police Nigeria, Niger border
23 december 2020 - 21:56:50Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Muhammadu Buhari’s statement Tuesday that only God could effectively supervise Nigeria’s border with Niger Republic has [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Nigeria confirms 999 new infections, four deaths
23 december 2020 - 15:45:04Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria on Tuesday recorded 999 new Coronavirus (COVID-19) infections and four more deaths as the country’s [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS to send 90 observers to Niger's general elections
22 december 2020 - 12:23:38Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is deploying an electoral observation mission of 90 [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: IMF approves emergency aid to Benin as pandemic severely impacts economic activity
22 december 2020 - 10:03:12Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Convinced that weaker external demand and the deepening of the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic [...] Full text...
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Joint UN-INTERPOL operation disrupts firearms supply to terrorist networks in West Africa, Sahel
21 december 2020 - 20:17:25Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - An international operation coordinated jointly by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and [...] Full text...
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African competitions: Teungueth FC and Jaraaf face the "red line" of Senegalese clubs
21 december 2020 - 13:48:39Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Teungueth FC and Jaraaf de Dakar, respectively representing Senegal this year in the Champions League and [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Nigeria records 501 new infections, three deaths
21 december 2020 - 13:26:35Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Sunday reported 501 new infections of the Coronavirus [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Nigeria records 920 new Infections, 6 deaths
20 december 2020 - 17:07:29Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced that 920 new coronavirus (COVID-19) infections and [...] Full text...
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AfDB approves $7 million to transform mini-grid investment in Africa
20 december 2020 - 14:33:11Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a $7 million [...] Full text...
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UN chief welcomes release of kidnapped Nigerian school boys
19 december 2020 - 08:43:45New York, US (PANA) - The UN chief on Friday welcomed the release of the 344 schoolboys forcibly taken away [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Government may ban public gatherings as Nigeria registers a record 1,145 new infections Thursday
18 december 2020 - 21:23:53Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria recorded an unprecedented 1,145 new Coronavirus (COVID-19) infections Thursday, compelling the federal government to consider [...] Full text...
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Former Nigerian president arrives in The Gambia to facilitate stakeholders’ efforts to forge workable national consensus
18 december 2020 - 20:21:26Banjul, Gambia(PANA) - Former Nigerian President Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan arrived in The Gambia Friday to support the country’s ongoing [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Africa vaccine readiness survey shows 79% willing to take jab
18 december 2020 - 11:19:03Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - At least 79% of the African population would take a coronavirus vaccine with one in [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Nigeria records highest single day new infections with 930 cases
17 december 2020 - 11:05:18Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria on Wednesday recorded the highest single day Coronavirus (COVID-19) infections with 930 cases, the Nigeria [...] Full text...
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Buhari orders immediate reopening of four of Nigeria’s land borders
16 december 2020 - 18:31:09Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday ordered the immediate reopening of four of Nigeria’s land borders. The borders [...] Full text...
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Coronsvirus: Nigeria enters second wave; records 758 new infections, 3 deaths
16 december 2020 - 12:12:30Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria has entered the second wave of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic as the Nigeria Centre for [...] Full text...
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UN 'gravely concerned' for safety of refugees in Niger, following Boko Haram attack
16 december 2020 - 05:38:17New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations voiced grave concern on Tuesday for the safety of thousands of refugees [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: World Bank Group boosts Nigeria’s efforts to reduce poverty
15 december 2020 - 18:10:17Washington, US (PANA) - The World Bank Group (WBG) discussed a new five-year Country Partnership Framework (CPF) for Nigeria from [...] Full text...
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UNHCR condemns Boko Haram attack on Niger town hosting forcibly displaced people
15 december 2020 - 11:57:53Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, condemns an attack by armed assailants on Toumour, a town in [...] Full text...
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Rights advocate urges Nigeria to stop jailing children for alleged Boko Haram ties
15 december 2020 - 05:55:38Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – A human rights group has asked the Nigerian government to comply with new United Nations Security Council [...] Full text...
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Guterres calls for immediate release of abducted children in Nigeria
14 december 2020 - 13:32:18New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations Secretary-General has called for the “immediate and unconditional” release of hundreds of [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Military says airstrikes kills "several" Boko Haram terrorists in Northeast region, 3 bandits dead in Northcentral Nigeria
13 december 2020 - 16:43:17Nigeria: Military says airstrikes kill "several" Boko Haram terrorists in North-east region Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Armed Forces of Nigeria [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Nigeria records 617 new infections, total now 72,757
13 december 2020 - 16:23:34Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said here Friday it recorded 617 new infections of [...] Full text...
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. Hundreds missing as bandits abduct students in Katsina state, northwest Nigeria
12 december 2020 - 15:46:24Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Hours after President Muhammadu Buhari arrived in his home State of Katsina for a weeklong “private” [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Nigeria records its highest single-day COVID-19 infections
12 december 2020 - 13:51:47Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria on Friday registered 796 new cases of coronavirus, its highest single-day tally, according to the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Pandemic exacts heavy toll on Nigerian economy, GDP contracts - IMF
12 december 2020 - 09:02:17Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The COVID-19 global pandemic has exacted a heavy toll on the Nigerian economy, which was already [...] Full text...
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Tunisia ranks 30th in Africa in visa granting on continent
11 december 2020 - 22:50:04Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia ranks 30th among African countries granting visas, a report issued Thursday by the African Union [...] Full text...
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BREAKING NEWS: ICC Prosecutor to open formal investigations into war crimes in Nigeria
11 december 2020 - 19:48:17The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - The International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda has confirmed the Court will open a [...] Full text...
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DRC ratifies Protocol establishing African Union rights court
11 december 2020 - 15:25:56Arusha, Tanzania (PANA) - The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has deposited its instrument of ratification of the Protocol to [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Nigeria's new infections spike by 675
11 december 2020 - 11:56:24Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) says 675 new infections of the coronavirus (COVID-19) were recorded [...] Full text...
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Illicit financial flows threaten security, stability in Africa: UN deputy chief
11 december 2020 - 06:27:31New York, US (PANA) - At a time when Africa is mobilising resources for pandemic recovery and sustainable development, illicit [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Nigeria’s new infections skyrocket to 550
09 december 2020 - 09:38:17Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria on Tuesday recorded 550 new cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19), the highest number since 23 [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: How COVID-19 has changed the shape of African cybersecurity
08 december 2020 - 15:39:19Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The COVID-19 pandemic has fundamentally changed how people live, work and approach security in Africa. According [...] Full text...
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. Nigeria rejects U.S. allegation of “systematic violation of religious freedom of citizens”
08 december 2020 - 14:05:54Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria on Tuesday denied the United States' allegation of engaging in systematic and egregious religious freedom [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Nigeria's infections jump to 69,645 with 390 new cases on Monday
08 december 2020 - 13:49:54Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 390 new Coronavirus (COVID-19) infections bringing the [...] Full text...
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US calls out Nigeria, nine others over religious freedom
08 december 2020 - 07:18:43Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States government is calling out Nigeria and nine other countries over religious freedom [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Buhari addresses National Assembly Thursday on Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorism, banditry, other crimes
07 december 2020 - 20:16:03Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Muhammadu Buhari will address a joint session of the National Assembly on Thursday, 10 December, [...] Full text...
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South African wins top scientific prize for using smart phone to aid hearing
07 december 2020 - 17:31:39Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A South African hearing specialist, Prof. Daniël Christiaan de Wet Swanepoel, has won the 2018 Olusegun [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Nigeria records 318 new infections
07 december 2020 - 10:45:29Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said Nigeria recorded 318 new coronavirus (COVID-19) infections on [...] Full text...
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2020/21 CAF Champions League: Senegal's Teungueth FC reaches second round
07 december 2020 - 09:21:58Thiès, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal's representative in the African Champions League, Teungueth FC, qualified for the first round of the [...] Full text...
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2020/21 CAF Champions league: First-round fixtures released
07 december 2020 - 09:13:22Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Confederation of the African Football (CAF) on Monday released the fixtures for the first-round of [...] Full text...
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2020/21 CAF Confed. Cup: CAF releases first-round fixtures
07 december 2020 - 08:47:30Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Following the conclusion of the second-leg matches of the preliminary round of the 2020/21 CAF Confederation [...] Full text...
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2020/21 CAF Champions league: 22 teams qualify for first round
07 december 2020 - 08:32:36Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - All the 22 qualifiers for the first round of the 2020/21 CAF Champions league have emerged [...] Full text...
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2020/21 CAF Confed. Cup: Results from 2nd-leg, preliminary-round matches played at the weekend
07 december 2020 - 08:03:43Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are results from the second-leg of the preliminary round of the 2020/21 CAF Confederation [...] Full text...
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U.S. removes visa reciprocity fees for Nigerians
05 december 2020 - 18:29:58Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The United States government on Saturday announced the removal all visa reciprocity fees for Nigerian citizens [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus; Nigeria records 324 new infections
05 december 2020 - 07:51:03Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Friday announced 324 new infections of the coronavirus [...] Full text...
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AU welcomes Nigerian ahead of free trade area kick-off
05 december 2020 - 00:03:32Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Union Commissioner for Trade and Industry Albert Muchanga said here Friday instruments signifying Nigeria’s [...] Full text...
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Improved Nigeria-South Africa relations catalyst for development of Africa - Buhari
04 december 2020 - 17:19:38Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday expressed optimism that improvement in relations between Nigeria and South Africa [...] Full text...
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Nigeria gets $6 million from USAID for food safety, security, nutrition assistance
04 december 2020 - 11:22:43Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria is to receive a total of $6 million from the U.S. Agency for International Development [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Nigeria records 343 new infections, two deaths
04 december 2020 - 11:04:04Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) says 343 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections were recorded [...] Full text...
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Nigerian govt slams 'irresponsible' calls for President Buhari to resign over mounting insecurity
04 december 2020 - 10:54:33Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Calls on President Muhammadu Buhari to resign because of the deteriorating security situation in the country are [...] Full text...
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CAF Champions League: Nigeria’s Plateau United expected in Tanzania Friday for return leg match against Simba SC
04 december 2020 - 09:46:40Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Nigeria’s Plateau United FC are scheduled to arrive in Dar es Salaam on Friday [...] Full text...
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2020/21 CAF Confed. Cup: 2nd-leg preliminary-round fixtures this weekend
04 december 2020 - 06:41:42Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the fixtures for second-leg in the preliminary round of the 2020/21 CAF Confederation [...] Full text...
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2020/21 CAF Champions league: 2nd-leg, preliminary-round fixtures this weekend
04 december 2020 - 06:35:48Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the fixtures for second-leg in the preliminary round of the 2020/21 CAF Champions [...] Full text...
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Global food commodity prices rose to a nearly six-year high in November - FAO
03 december 2020 - 14:21:22Rome, Italy (PANA) - Global food commodity prices rose sharply in November to their highest level in nearly six years, [...] Full text...
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Friday forex rates for CFA franc
02 december 2020 - 08:15:09Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - The following are Wednesday's foreign exchange rates for CFA franc as published by the Bank of [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Senate joins call for sack of Nigeria's military leaders over escalating Boko Haram/ISWAP killings
01 december 2020 - 19:13:23Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Senate Tuesday finally summoned courage to ask President Muhammadu Buhari to sack the country’s service [...] Full text...
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Friday forex rates for CFA franc
01 december 2020 - 08:44:43Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - The following are Tuesday's foreign exchange rates for the CFA franc as published by Bank of [...] Full text...
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Nigerian Presidency says farmers killed by Boko Haram had no clearance to farm in Zabarmari area
30 november 2020 - 13:49:05Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – A federal government delegation, led by Senate President Ahmad Lawan, arrived in Maiduguri, Borno State on [...] Full text...
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Nigerian military faults UN on number rice farmers killed in Borno State
30 november 2020 - 13:36:58Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Armed Forces of Nigeria on Monday disagreed with the United Nations Resident Representative and Humanitarian [...] Full text...
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Monday's forex rates for CFA franc
30 november 2020 - 09:46:26Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - The following are Monday's foreign exchange rates for the CFA franc as published by the Bank [...] Full text...
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UN condemns ‘brutal and callous’ attack on civilians in north-east Nigeria
30 november 2020 - 05:21:49Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Denouncing attack, on Saturday, targeting civilians in Nigeria’s restive Borno state, a senior UN humanitarian official [...] Full text...
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2020/21 CAF Confed. Cup: All results of 1st-leg, preliminary-round matches this weekend
29 november 2020 - 20:13:03Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Here are results from all the first-leg, preliminary-round matches of the 2020/21 CAF Confederation Cup, played [...] Full text...
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2020/21 CAF Champions league: All results of 1st-leg, preliminary-round matches played this weekend
29 november 2020 - 20:09:12Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are results of all the first-leg, preliminary-round matches of the 2020/21 CAF Champions league, [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Outrage as Boko Haram kills 43 farmers
29 november 2020 - 20:02:46Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The horrific killing of at least 43 rice farmers at Zabarmari in the Jere Local Government [...] Full text...
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Nigerian Military says its troops killed 5 Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists in Northeast region
29 november 2020 - 19:51:45Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Armed Forces of Nigeria on Sunday said troops of Operation FIRE BALL, a subsidiary operation [...] Full text...
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2020/21 CAF Confed. Cup: Results of matches at the weekend
29 november 2020 - 13:30:20Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Here are all the results of matches played in the 2020/21 CAF Confederation Cup at the [...] Full text...
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FIFA ranking: Tunisia remains 26th in the world and 2nd in Africa
27 november 2020 - 15:36:33Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia maintained its 26th place in the world monthly football ranking released by FIFA on Friday. Tunisia [...] Full text...
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Friday forex rates for CFA francs
27 november 2020 - 08:36:30Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - The following are Friday's foreign exchange rates for the CFA francs as published by Central African [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: African leaders should bequeath a secure continent to next generation
26 november 2020 - 22:02:46Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday canvassed the need for adequate security in all African countries, an official [...] Full text...
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2020-21 Total CAF Champions League: Preliminary-round, first-leg fixtures
26 november 2020 - 18:40:42Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The 2020-21 Total CAF Champions League season kicks off this weekend with the first-leg fixtures of [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: African Energy Investment Corporation headquarters to be located in Abuja
26 november 2020 - 17:29:42Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria has welcomed the decision of the African Petroleum Producers’ Organisation (APPO) [...] Full text...
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