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Actors Guild of Nigeria banned movie sets across Nigeria. [66] Delta State government banned all social gatherings of up to 20 persons, including burials, crusades and ordered the closure of clubs and cinemas with immediate effect. [67] Ondo State government ordered the immediate closure of all markets, shops and malls in the state for seven days.
The government proposed a 100% increase of the minimum wage from ₦30,000 to ₦60,000, but the unions rejected this as "unsustainable" and demanded a larger increase. [2] According to BBC News, the monthly cost of the average Nigerian family's rice consumption is greater even than the government's proposed raised minimum wage. [3]
Prime 9ja Online is a Nigerian online newspaper published by Prime 9ja Online Media based in Edo State, Nigeria that provides news and analysis on politics, business, entertainment, sports, and more. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The website was launched in 2016 by Chima Joseph Ugo with the aim of providing Nigerians and Africans with accurate and reliable news ...
The Independent Nigeria is a daily newspaper published in Lagos, Nigeria. Independent Newspapers Limited was incorporated on 17 July 2001 and started operations in October 2001. The company publishes the flagship Independent newspaper and two editions on weekends: the Saturday Independent and Sunday Independent. [1]
29 May – Nigeria readopts Nigeria, We Hail Thee, which was the country's national anthem from 1960 to 1978, as its national anthem, replacing Arise, O Compatriots. [20] 30 May – 2024 Aba killings: Eleven people, including five soldiers, are killed in an attack on a military checkpoint by unknown gunmen in Aba, Abia State. [21]
On 26 July 2023, a coup d'état occurred in Niger, during which the country's presidential guard removed and detained president Mohamed Bazoum.Subsequently, General Abdourahamane Tchiani, the Commander of the Presidential Guard, proclaimed himself the leader of the country and established the National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland, after confirming the success of the coup.
NewsOnline Nigeria is an independent online newspaper based in Nigeria. [1] [2] It was founded by Mr Mmadubugwu Nonso Justice, who serves as chairman and editor-in-chief of the NewsOnline Nigeria. [3] [4]
In June 2019, a news section in the Hausa language to serve the Hausa-speaking world in Nigeria, Ghana, Niger and the rest of Hausa speakers in West Africa [4] was launched. [5] The news platform also has a project, 'EcoWatch' that covers climate change.