Nigeria: Former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs finally honours invitation to EFCC headquarters over N37.1bn alleged ‘fraud’

08 january 2024 - 15:05:34
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar-Farouq, has finally submitted herself [...] Full text...

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Gambian President wins African Prize for Peace

02 january 2024 - 11:10:10
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow has  been named winner of the African Prize for Peace 2024.  This was [...] Full text...

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Liberia Election: Ex footballer, President Weah, shows good sportsmanship; cooncedes to opposition leader Boakai (By Paul Ejime)

18 november 2023 - 06:58:13
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - Liberia’s President Goerge Weah has conceded victory to his longtime political rival, former vice President Joseph [...] Full text...

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2023 Elections: Nigeria's fate in the hands of their Lordships (By Paul Ejime)

11 march 2023 - 06:16:48
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - From all indications, the Supreme Court will likely decide the outcome of Nigeria's tightly contested 25th February [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Ahead Of May 29, 2003 exit from power, ECOWAS to confer Democracy Icon Award on President Buhari

07 march 2023 - 18:36:17
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – As he prepares to leave office upon the conclusion of his two-term tenure, the Economic Community [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's opposition leader Peter Obi claims he won presidential election (By Paul Ejime)

02 march 2023 - 19:33:24
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Former Nigerian state governor Peter Obi of the opposition labour Party (LP) claimed on Thursday that [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS congratulates Nigerian president-elect Tinubu (By Paul Ejime)

01 march 2023 - 16:32:13
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has congratulated Bola Tinubu, who [...] Full text...

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Nigerian president tells aggrieved losing candidates in presidential polls to 'take your grievances to court'

01 march 2023 - 07:43:47
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday “heartily” congratulated the candidate of his ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's main opposition parties ask elections chief to step down; demand fresh vote

28 february 2023 - 13:49:06
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria's main opposition parties on Tuesday asked Professor Mahmood Yakubu, chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's ruling party candidate Tinubu leads presidential race with 20 of 36 States declared

28 february 2023 - 10:34:54
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu, is in the lead [...] Full text...

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Voting officially ends in Nigeria's elections

25 february 2023 - 14:20:22
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Voting has officially ended in Saturday's elections to elect a new president of Nigeria to succeed [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's crucial elections off to peaceful but slow start (By Paul Ejime)

25 february 2023 - 13:20:21
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Voting to elect a new president of Nigeria to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari got off to [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Lift visa blanket ban on Nigeria, Buhari tells UAE leader

14 february 2023 - 14:07:41
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Muhammadu Buhari has called for a lifting of the blanket visa ban clamped on Nigerians [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's president launches AU-mandated 2nd Peer Review Report

07 february 2023 - 17:57:53
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Abuja launched the the Second Country Review Report (CRR) and [...] Full text...

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Nigerian president commiserates with Turkey, Syria on devastating earthquake

06 february 2023 - 15:27:45
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, President Muhammadu Buhari, on Monday commiserated with the government and people of Turkey and Syria [...] Full text...

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Nigerian President Buhari condemns killing of Nigerian Muslim pilgrims In Burkina Faso

06 february 2023 - 15:19:52
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday condemned the killing in Burkina Faso of Nigerian Muslim pilgrims on [...] Full text...

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Nigerian President condemns killing of scores of vigilantes by terrorists

05 february 2023 - 14:52:06
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday condemned the killing of at least 84 vigilantes at Yargoje forest [...] Full text...

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Fragile borders fuel terrorism, economic sabotage, says Nigerian President

02 february 2023 - 14:10:35
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria and her neighbours must place higher premium on the effective policing of borders, as the [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Ruling party candidate accuses government of using fuel scarcity, Naira redesign to sabotage his election

25 january 2023 - 21:07:44
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Presidential candidate of the ruling party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on [...] Full text...

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African heads of state pledge to make food sovereignty a priority

25 january 2023 - 20:02:03
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - African heads of state and government pledged on Wednesday in Dakar to make food sovereignty a [...] Full text...

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Dakar Forum on Agriculture and Agri-Food opens

25 january 2023 - 15:40:12
  Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The second edition of the Dakar Summit on Agriculture and Agribusiness opened on Wednesday at the [...] Full text...

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Politicians, Foreigners and Nigeria's elections (News analysis by Paul Ejime)

25 january 2023 - 11:24:42
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The recent call by Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari on foreign ambassador to desist from interfering in [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's President to attend Dakar International Conference on Agriculture

23 january 2023 - 13:33:26
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari will depart Lagos for Senegal on Tuesday where he will attend the 2nd [...] Full text...

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Nigeria to hold nationwide census from 29 March to 2 April, 2023

20 january 2023 - 19:11:35
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s 2023 national population and housing census will take place from 29 March to 2 April, 2023, [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari departs for Nouakchott, Mauritania Tuesday for African Conference for Peace award

16 january 2023 - 15:24:34
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Muhammadu Buhari will depart Abuja for Nouakchott, Mauritania, on Tuesday where he is billed to [...] Full text...

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Nigeria’s President assures Burundi of ‘brotherly’ support in diverse ways

04 january 2023 - 05:50:09
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – In the spirit of African solidarity and brotherliness, Nigeria will support Burundi in diverse ways as [...] Full text...

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Boni Yayi pays tribute to Nigerian President Buhari

19 december 2022 - 15:47:16
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin's former president, Boni Yayi, Monday paid glowing tribute to Nigerian President Muhammad Buhari on the [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari Leaves For U.S.- Africa Leaders Summit In Washington DC Sunday

10 december 2022 - 16:06:54
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari will on Sunday, 11 December, depart for Washington, DC, to join other African [...] Full text...

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UK court holds pre-trial conference over Nigerian gas project cancellation

02 december 2022 - 20:25:10
London, UK (PANA) - A British Court has set the stage for the hearing of a case in which an [...] Full text...

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Nigerian president says 'negative' 'interference is obstacle to Libyan elections

30 november 2022 - 11:29:37
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The President Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, has said that "wild negative interventions" by some political parties will [...] Full text...

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Libya aspires to role for LCBC countries in securing its borders to promote democracy - Al-Manfi

29 november 2022 - 19:13:44
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed Al-Manfi, said here Tuesday Libya aspires, within the [...] Full text...

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MoU signed on Nigeria-Morocco Gas Pipeline

16 september 2022 - 19:23:41
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - A memorandum of understanding (MoU) relating to the Nigeria-Morocco Gas Pipeline was signed on Thursday in [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: UN expert calls for more advances in protecting older persons

11 september 2022 - 06:32:56
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA)) - Despite commendable progress on legal and policy safeguards for older persons, a UN-appointed independent human rights expert [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Foreign Minister received by Mali's Transitional president

10 september 2022 - 14:44:21
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The president of the Transition of Mali, Colonel Assimi Goita, on Friday received in audience a [...] Full text...

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Nigerian president pledges non-interference In 2023 elections

30 august 2022 - 18:48:35
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday said that  he will ensure that the voters are not intimidated, [...] Full text...

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Nigerian president pledges support for over 500,000 victims of floods

30 august 2022 - 18:41:16
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday pledged support for over 500,000 victims of floods in Nigeria since the [...] Full text...

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OPEC Secretary-General Mohammad Barkindo dies

06 july 2022 - 09:50:00
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Secretary-General of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), Mohammad Barkindo from Nigeria, is dead. The [...] Full text...

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Nigerian President Buhari's advance convoy attacked by gunmen

06 july 2022 - 07:51:03
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Gunmen in Nigeria have attacked an advance convoy of presidential aides leading to injuries to two [...] Full text...

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Nigerian President Buhari arrives in Portugal on five-day State visit

29 june 2022 - 05:38:25
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari arrived in Portugal on Tuesday on a State visit at the invitation of President [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's Chief Justice resigns citing health reasons

27 june 2022 - 11:21:24
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Embattled Chief Justice of Nigeria, Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad, has resigned from office days after an intense public [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari extols Nigeria-Jamaica relations

23 june 2022 - 19:00:11
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday lauded the relations between Nigeria and Jamaica. The Nigerian leader met with Jamaican [...] Full text...

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15th Convention of Parties on Desertification and Drought opens in Côte d'Ivoire

09 may 2022 - 19:50:38
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The 15th Convention of the Parties on Desertification and Drought (COP 15) opened in the [...] Full text...

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UN chief urges Nigeria to address root causes of terrorism in the country

05 may 2022 - 07:42:54
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, has counselled Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari not to only [...] Full text...

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South Africa’s Desiree Ellis anticipates difficult Nigeria opener

02 may 2022 - 08:36:43
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - South Africa head coach Desiree Ellis is anticipating a difficult group stage contest when her side [...] Full text...

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2022 WAFCON: Coach Randy Waldrum boasts 'Nigeria will be prepared to win it all'

02 may 2022 - 08:31:21
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Nigeria's female national football team coach, Randy Waldrum, says Nigeria will be 'prepared to win' all [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: African Development Bank Mobilize $540 Million For Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones In Nigeria

27 april 2022 - 14:50:06
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has mobilized a total of $540 million for the establishment of [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's suspended cop, Abba Kyari, declared wanted by NDLEA for drug trafficking

14 february 2022 - 16:48:54
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has declared the suspended head of the Inspector-General of [...] Full text...

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Nigerian public universities proceed on one-month warning strike

14 february 2022 - 16:23:37
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), the umbrella body of all university lecturers, has embarked [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari Speaks With Guinea-Bissau’s President Embalo, condemns Tuesday abortive coup

02 february 2022 - 14:08:29
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday evening spoke with the president of Guinea-Bissau, Umaro Sissoco Embalo, shortly after he survived [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: President Buhari predicts massive shift from insurgency to peace, stability in Nigeria's Northeast region

02 february 2022 - 14:02:58
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Muhammadu Buhari pledged on Wednesday in Abuja that Nigerians in the North East region would in the [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari cancels Zamfara visit over weather concerns

27 january 2022 - 19:42:34
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday cancelled his scheduled visit to Zamfara State, citing poor weather conditions, official sources told [...] Full text...

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AfDB Chief, Nigerian State Governors to advance Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zone Initiative in Nigeria

26 january 2022 - 23:47:47
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Receiving four Nigerian State Governors and the Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria Sovereign Investment [...] Full text...

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AfDB Chief, Nigerian State Governors to advance Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zone Initiative in Nigeria

26 january 2022 - 23:36:12
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Receiving four Nigerian State Governors and the Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria Sovereign Investment [...] Full text...

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2021 AFCON: Nigerian President Buhari speaks with Super Eagles ahead of Round of 16 clash against Tunisia

23 january 2022 - 13:38:00
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday morning a pep talk to the Super Eagles, ahead of their [...] Full text...

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Nigerian President Buhari condemns UAE attack

19 january 2022 - 06:57:41
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari has denounced as "worrisome escalation", the drone strikes in the United Arab Emirates [...] Full text...

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WFP, Nigeria partner to scale-up Home-Grown school feeding programme

11 january 2022 - 19:12:10
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development (FMHADMSD) and the United Nations [...] Full text...

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2021 AFCON: Nigeria's Speaker to lead delegation to tournament

08 january 2022 - 13:51:38
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Speaker of Nigeria's House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, will lead the country's delegation to Yaounde, Cameroon, [...] Full text...

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Nigerian president inaugurates petroleum company Board

07 january 2022 - 12:33:56
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday inaugurated the board of the new Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) [...] Full text...

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I will fulfill my promises to ECOWAS, President Buhari

15 december 2021 - 07:58:37
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Muhammadu Buhari has said Nigeria will keep pledges made to the ECOWAS Parliament, and the [...] Full text...

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West African facing a network of terrorists, criminals, says Buhari

13 december 2021 - 09:05:27
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Muhammadu Buhari has stressed the need for West African leaders to work in concert to [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS leaders praise Gambia for peaceful election, maturing democracy

12 december 2021 - 16:48:16
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - ECOWAS leaders have congratulated President Adama Barrow for his re-election for a second term, commending him [...] Full text...

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Presidents Buhari, Ramaphosa end talks in Abuja, sign new MoUs, review existing ones

01 december 2021 - 21:41:06
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari and his South African counterpart, Cyril Ramaphosa, ended their meeting at the Presidential [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: South African President, Ramaphosa, arrives in Nigeria, meets Buhari

01 december 2021 - 11:27:25
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday received the South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa, at the Presidential Villa here. The South [...] Full text...

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Nigerian president opens 9th General Assembly of African First Ladies Peace Mission

22 november 2021 - 16:52:03
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday pledged support to the resolutions of the African First Ladies Peace [...] Full text...

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US Secretary of State, Nigerian President discuss bilateral relations

19 november 2021 - 05:25:23
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday met with Nigerian President Buhari in Abuja with [...] Full text...

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U.S. Secretary of State, Blinken, arrives in Nigeria, meets with Buhari

18 november 2021 - 18:18:06
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, has arrived in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, for a two-day visit. Already, [...] Full text...

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US Secretary of State Blinken arrives in Kenya at start of African tour

17 november 2021 - 07:11:11
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Kenya on Wednesday at the start of his [...] Full text...

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US Secretary of State to visit Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal next week

12 november 2021 - 08:53:39
Washington DC, US (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will undertake his first official trip to Africa from [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari mourns South Africa's last apartheid President, Frederik de Klerk

11 november 2021 - 19:01:52
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday described the death of South Africa's last apartheid president, Mr. Frederik Willem [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Navy, Turkish shipyard sign contract for procurement of 2 brand new Offshore Patrol Vessels

03 november 2021 - 16:41:37
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian Navy on Wednesday signed a contract with a Turkish company, Messrs Dearsan Shipyard Limited, [...] Full text...

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Nigeria pledges gas-based energy transition, net zero emissions by 2060

02 november 2021 - 19:11:13
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Glasgow, Scotland, pledged that Nigeria would cut its emissions to net [...] Full text...

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Nigerian President Buhari to attend investment summit in Saudi Arabia

25 october 2021 - 05:21:37
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari will on Monday leave for Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to participate in an [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Turkey pledges enhanced cooperation with Nigeria on counter-terrorism, defence and security

20 october 2021 - 15:53:22
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Turkey and Nigeria on Wednesday signed eight major agreements on defence, energy, industry, mining and other [...] Full text...

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Nigerian president reiterates vow to stamp out security threats and violent crimes

09 october 2021 - 16:51:56
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday again pledged to eliminate all forms of violent crimes in [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari urges peace, stability in Ethiopia as Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed begins second five-year term

04 october 2021 - 16:23:59
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday, in Addis Ababa, capital of Ethiopia, called for peace and stability [...] Full text...

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Nigeria records “tremendous progress’’ against Boko Haram/ISWAP/bandits : Buhari

01 october 2021 - 14:43:18
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday saluted the military and other security agencies for recording “tremendous progress’’ [...] Full text...

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Buhari presides over Nigeria's 61st independence anniversary celebrations

01 october 2021 - 14:33:37
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday presided over Nigeria’s 61st Independence anniversary with Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, [...] Full text...

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Nigeria Senate asks President Buhari to declare bandits in the north as 'terrorists'

29 september 2021 - 20:58:34
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Senate on Wednesday urged President Muhammadu Buhari to "formally and urgently" declare bandits operating [...] Full text...

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Buhari rallies against coups in Africa, seeks debt cancellation for developing countries

24 september 2021 - 17:43:09
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday asked the international community to rise in unison against the [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: President Buhari congratulates Canada's Trudeau on re-election

21 september 2021 - 20:57:10
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday congratulated Justin Trudeau, prime minister of Canada, on his re-election. A statement by [...] Full text...

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President Buhari departs Abuja to attend 76th session of UN General Assembly

19 september 2021 - 16:22:35
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari departed Abuja on Sunday for New York to take part in the 76th [...] Full text...

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Twitter ban to be lifted in ‘a few more days’, says Nigeria's Information Minister, Lai Mohammed

15 september 2021 - 21:46:16
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria on Wednesday said the ban on Twitter would be lifted in a few more days, [...] Full text...

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U.S.-made A-29 Super Tucano aircraft officially inducted into Nigerian Air Force, to be deployed in war against Boko Haram/ISWAP

31 august 2021 - 18:21:42
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The U.S.-made A-29 Super Tucano aircraft was officially inducted into the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) at [...] Full text...

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Major highways, markets shut in bid to stem terrorists attacks, kidnapping in Katsina State, Northwest Nigeria

31 august 2021 - 18:03:31
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – In a bid to tackle insecurity occasioned by killings, destruction of property and kidnapping, the Katsina [...] Full text...

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Nigerian govt. to sanction privately-owned Channels TV for “inciting, divisive and unfair comments” by guests

26 august 2021 - 18:52:30
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has queried Channels Television over the “inciting, divisive and unfair comments” [...] Full text...

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Buhari celebrates Nigeria’s 5% GDP in Q2, assures “there is much to be optimistic about”

26 august 2021 - 18:27:38
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday welcomed the 2nd Quarter (Q2) 2021 report by the Nigerian Bureau [...] Full text...

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'Over 2,600 surrendered Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists, families in custody'

24 august 2021 - 16:49:17
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Governor of Borno State, Northeast Nigeria, Prof. Babagana Zulum, on Tuesday said that over 2,600 Boko [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Air Force inducts six A-29 Super Tucano fighter jets Tuesday next week

24 august 2021 - 16:44:59
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) will next week Tuesday formally induct the newly-acquired A-29 Super Tucano [...] Full text...

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Nigeria celebrate 30 years of women’s football with six-nation tourney

22 august 2021 - 08:08:39
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Determined to concretise 30 years of women’s football, Nigeria will stage a six-nation international tournament next [...] Full text...

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Buhari to sack non-performing defence, security chiefs over insecurity, says “I’m not ready to exit government as a failure”

19 august 2021 - 19:33:47
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari rose from his meeting on Thursday with the nation’s defence and security leaders, [...] Full text...

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Nigeria’s Defence Minister denies any human rights abuse by military in Northeast region

19 august 2021 - 19:20:48
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Minister of Defence, Maj.-Gen. Bashir Salihi Magashi (rtd), on Thursday denied allegations of human rights’ [...] Full text...

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Zambia’s defeated leader and incoming president hold cordial meeting in Lusaka

17 august 2021 - 14:20:10
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambian President-elect Hakainde Hichilema, popularly known as HH,  and outgoing President Edgar Lungu held a cordial [...] Full text...

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Nigerian president congratulates President-elect of Zambia, Hakainde Hichilema, on winning August 12 election

16 august 2021 - 17:37:34
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday congratulated the President-elect of Zambia, Hakainde Hichilema, on his victory in [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari says govt. has responded against Boko Haram/ISWAP, bandits, kidnappers in “strong, determined and robust” manner

13 august 2021 - 18:28:07
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday x-rayed his government’s handling of the Boko Haram/Islamic State in West [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigeria set to lift ban on Twitter soon, says Information Minister

11 august 2021 - 22:21:31
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) -The Federal Government of Nigeria said here Wednesday it would lift the ban it placed on the [...] Full text...

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Nigerian State gov., Masari, laments insecurity level in Katsina, President Buhari’s home State

05 august 2021 - 19:16:19
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Governor Bello Masari of Katsina State, North central Nigeria, on Thursday lamented that 10 of the [...] Full text...

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25 years on, world remembers Nigeria’s Atlanta’96 Olympics heroes

03 august 2021 - 17:09:19
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - August 3, 1996, would be etched forever in the memory of African football custodian and even [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Opposition PDP lampoons President Buhari for travelling to London for Virtual Meeting

27 july 2021 - 21:24:37
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The leading opposition People's Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday described as appalling President Muhammadu Buhari's travel to [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's President Buhari says banditry in northwest 'painful, most disturbing'

23 july 2021 - 09:23:05
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari said in his Duara country home, in Katsina State, that the lingering banditry [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Senate approves President Buhari’s request for $8.325m, €490m external loans

15 july 2021 - 21:07:16
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Senate on Thursday approved President Muhammadu Buhari’s request for ongoing external loans to the tune [...] Full text...

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AU-African Peer Review Mechanism begins mission in Nigeria, Buhari pledges support

13 july 2021 - 14:28:17
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The African Union (AU)-African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) has begun it mission in Nigeria, with President [...] Full text...

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Former Nigerian military chief decries foreign military presence in Africa

12 july 2021 - 18:30:08
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Retired Gen. Martin Luther Agwai, Nigeria’s former Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), on Monday raised alarm [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari orders rescue of 140 Bethel students as mass abduction of students undermines school enrolment

06 july 2021 - 23:05:31
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) -  President Muhammadu Buhari Monday lamented the mass kidnapping of students by bandits in northwest region of [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Remain resolute in tackling nation’s security challenges, win the hearts and minds of Nigerians, Buhari charges Army

06 july 2021 - 22:36:17
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday charged the Nigerian Army (NA) to remain resolute in tackling security [...] Full text...

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. Nigeria: Former MEND leader appeals to agitators, stakeholders to maintain peace in Niger Delta

03 july 2021 - 08:19:50
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Former leader of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), Chief Government Ekpemupolo [...] Full text...

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Nigeria, UK discuss Twitter ban, Media regulation

01 july 2021 - 19:37:08
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The High Commissioner of the United Kingdom (UK), Ms. Catriona Laing, and Nigeria’s Attorney General and [...] Full text...

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New dawn in Nigeria’s seed industry

30 june 2021 - 12:54:28
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s plant breeders now have intellectual property rights over a new plant variety with exclusive rights [...] Full text...

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Secessionist leader, Nnamdi Kanu, extradited back to Nigeria, arrainged in court

29 june 2021 - 16:56:09
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has been extradited back to [...] Full text...

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Libyan newspapers highlight results of the Berlin II Conference, departure of mercenaries

27 june 2021 - 17:58:22
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan newspapers this week have extensive coverage to the Berlin II Conference on Libya, focusing on [...] Full text...

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Nigerian President Buhari launches ‘War Against Drug Abuse’

26 june 2021 - 17:06:26
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday launched a "War Against Drug Abuse" (WADA) sounding an alarm [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari shelves London medical trip

25 june 2021 - 15:27:05
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Amidst public outcry on the timing and frequency of his medical trips abroad, Nigerian President Muhammadu [...] Full text...

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Buhari embarks on 8th medical trip to London on Friday

24 june 2021 - 19:50:44
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari will Friday proceed to London, the United Kingdom, for a scheduled medical follow-up, [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Senate confirms General Yahaya as Army Chief

22 june 2021 - 19:00:49
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Senate on Tuesday confirmed the appointment of Maj.-Gen. Faruk Yahaya as the Chief of [...] Full text...

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Buhari to present Nigeria's 2022 budget to National Assembly in September

22 june 2021 - 18:47:56
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari says he will present the 2022 budget to National Assembly in September. In a [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: 18 days after ban, Nigeria raises Ministerial team to meet with Twitter

22 june 2021 - 18:41:52
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Eighteen days after banning Twitter operations in Nigeria, the federal government on Tuesday raised a Ministerial [...] Full text...

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"I’ll fight terrorism to the end, return IDPs back to normal lives", says Buhari

17 june 2021 - 18:30:49
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Maiduguri, Borno State, Northeast Nigeria, assured citizens of the Federal Government's [...] Full text...

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Buhari vows to defend Nigeria’s corporate existence as he builds ”the country of our dream”

12 june 2021 - 09:48:35
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday morning said he remains ever committed to upholding and defending Nigeria’s [...] Full text...

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President Buhari appoints Ilelah as NBC Director-General

11 june 2021 - 18:30:01
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Mr. Balarabe Shehu Ilelah, a veteran broadcaster, as the Director-General of [...] Full text...

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US condemns Nigeria's Twitter suspension

11 june 2021 - 05:43:49
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has condemned the ongoing suspension of Twitter by the Nigerian government and [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Expect changes in security operations in Nigeria, says Defence Minister

07 june 2021 - 18:25:34
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday held his maiden meeting with the new Chief of Army Staff [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigeria's leading opposition party rejects ban on Twitter operations

05 june 2021 - 09:39:28
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s leading opposition People's Democratic Party (PDP) Friday rejected what it called "the unwarranted suspension of the [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Twitter reacts as MTN, Glo, Airtel, others implement ban in Nigeria

05 june 2021 - 08:58:38
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Twitter has formally reacted to the federal government's decision to ban its operations in Nigeria, saying "it [...] Full text...

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Nigeria bans Twitter operations in Nigeria in protest against deleting of President's tweet

04 june 2021 - 17:20:07
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Federal Government on Friday banned the microblogging and social networking service, Twitter, from operating [...] 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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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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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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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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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'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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 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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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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Nigeria: WTO’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala in Nigeria on 4-day visit

13 march 2021 - 19:56:48
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director-General, World Trade Organisation (WTO), arrived Saturday in Nigeria on a four-day official [...] Full text...

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U.S. disgusted with abductions in northern Nigeria, offers to help stop the menace

12 march 2021 - 17:13:06
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The United States has expressed disgust with the spate of abductions in northern Nigeria, saying it [...] Full text...

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Nigeria, Benin Republic meet on ways to end rice importation, revive local production

09 march 2021 - 20:24:25
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria and Republic of Benin on Tuesday agreed to work together to end the importation of [...] Full text...

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Nigerian president rules out amnesty for Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists, bandits

26 february 2021 - 10:34:47
Abuja, 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 - 10:14:36
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Bandits continue to wage war against education in northern Nigeria as they kidnapped over 200 schoolgirls [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's Senate approves Buhari's nominee for anti-corruption chief

24 february 2021 - 15:53:55
Abuja, 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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Nigeria: Declare state of emergency on insecurity, Senate tells FG as Buhari orders immediate rescue of abducted schoolboys

17 february 2021 - 21:32:06
Abuja, 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 - 20:51:03
Abuja, 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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Nigerian president Buhari again vows to protect all religious, ethnic groups

15 february 2021 - 11:47:53
Abuja, 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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Buhari flags off construction of Kano-Maradi rail project

09 february 2021 - 18:16:12
Abuja, 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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Nigerian president thanks AU leaders for endorsing compatriot Adeoye for top job

08 february 2021 - 06:46:24
Abuja, 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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Nigeria, Morocco to execute joint gas pipeline, fertilizer production plant projects

01 february 2021 - 18:52:58
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria and the Moroccan leader, King Mohammed V1, on Sunday had a [...] Full text...

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Morocco and Nigeria welcome 'positive dynamics' in relations

01 february 2021 - 11:24:52
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - King Mohammed VI of Morocco on Sunday had a telephone conversation with the President of Nigeria, [...] Full text...

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Nigerian president seeks confirmation of top military chiefs

29 january 2021 - 09:42:56
Abuja, 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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Nigeria: Buhari meets with new military chiefs, says Nigeria is in state of emergency

27 january 2021 - 19:59:18
Abuja, 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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Nigerian president Buhari congratulates Biden on his inauguration

21 january 2021 - 07:00:06
Abuja, 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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Nigeria pledges continued collaboration with neighbours

19 january 2021 - 16:02:43
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday reiterated the importance of good neighbourliness, saying the survival of your [...] 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 - 17:05:01
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) on Thursday cautioned those threatening the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto, [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Groups kick as Buhari gives up, says only God can police Nigeria, Niger border

23 december 2020 - 21:56:50
Abuja, 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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UN chief welcomes release of kidnapped Nigerian school boys

19 december 2020 - 08:43:45
New York, US (PANA) - The UN chief on Friday welcomed the release of the 344 schoolboys forcibly taken away [...] Full text...

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Buhari orders immediate reopening of four of Nigeria’s land borders

16 december 2020 - 18:31:09
Abuja, 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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. Hundreds missing as bandits abduct students in Katsina state, northwest Nigeria

12 december 2020 - 15:46:24
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Hours after President Muhammadu Buhari arrived in his home State of Katsina for a weeklong “private” [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari addresses National Assembly Thursday on Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorism, banditry, other crimes

07 december 2020 - 20:16:03
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Muhammadu Buhari will address a joint session of the National Assembly on Thursday, 10 December, [...] Full text...

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Improved Nigeria-South Africa relations catalyst for development of Africa - Buhari

04 december 2020 - 17:19:38
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday expressed optimism that improvement in relations between Nigeria and South Africa [...] Full text...

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Nigerian govt slams 'irresponsible' calls for President Buhari to resign over mounting insecurity

04 december 2020 - 10:54:33
Abuja, 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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Nigeria: Senate joins call for sack of Nigeria's military leaders over escalating Boko Haram/ISWAP killings

01 december 2020 - 19:13:23
Abuja, 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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Nigerian Presidency says farmers killed by Boko Haram had no clearance to farm in Zabarmari area

30 november 2020 - 13:49:05
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – A federal government delegation, led by Senate President Ahmad Lawan, arrived in Maiduguri, Borno State on [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Outrage as Boko Haram kills 43 farmers

29 november 2020 - 20:02:46
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The horrific killing of at least 43 rice farmers at Zabarmari in the Jere Local Government [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: African leaders should bequeath a secure continent to next generation

26 november 2020 - 22:02:46
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday canvassed the need for adequate security in all African countries, an official [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: African Energy Investment Corporation headquarters to be located in Abuja

26 november 2020 - 17:29:42
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria has welcomed the decision of the African Petroleum Producers’ Organisation (APPO) [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari awaits recommendations on possible re-opening of land border

25 november 2020 - 18:21:56
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari will soon receive a report from a Presidential committee constituted to advise authorities [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari calls for urgent international response on tuberculosis cases

19 november 2020 - 15:58:04
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has called on the international community to act in unison with rededicated [...] Full text...

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'ENDSARS protests will not occur in Nigeria again,' says Buhari

17 november 2020 - 19:52:22
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Minister of Police Affairs, Alhaji Muhammad Dingyadi, on Tuesday that President Muhammadu Buhari told members of [...] Full text...

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Ghana mourns former president J.J. Rawlings

13 november 2020 - 11:25:02
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana is in a state of mourning on Friday following the unexpected death on Thursday of [...] Full text...

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Tributes pour in for late former Ghana President Rawlings

12 november 2020 - 18:28:35
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Tributes have been pouring in for Ghana's former president Jerry Rawlings, who died in Accra on [...] Full text...

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Buhari mourns former Ghanaian leader, JJ Rawlings

12 november 2020 - 16:59:04
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday sent "heartfelt condolences" to the government and people of Ghana over [...] Full text...

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Nigeria begins digital registration of IDPs

11 november 2020 - 18:48:42
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria is set to conduct the digital registration of about three million Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) [...] Full text...

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UN deputy chief visits West Africa and the Sahel

10 november 2020 - 05:54:01
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The UN Deputy Secretary-General is on a two-week solidarity visit to West Africa and the Sahel [...] Full text...

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Buhari condoles with Turkey, Greece over earthquake, deaths

01 november 2020 - 16:20:27
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday condoled with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey and the Prime [...] Full text...

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Buhari to Nigerians: 'Desist from divisive statements'

28 october 2020 - 18:41:07
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday urged Nigerians to desist from making divisive statements that can threaten [...] Full text...

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Nigerian President Buhari orders #EndSARS protesters to stop demonstrating

23 october 2020 - 06:57:54
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday night told the #EndSARS protesters to stop demonstrating and condemned [...] Full text...

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