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FG reveals Plans to replace BVN with NIN

The Minister of Communications, Isa Pantami has revealed the Federal Government plans to replace the Bank Verification Number, BVN, with the National Identity Number, NIN.

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Nigeria

Lagos inspector threatens to commit suicide after raping undergraduate

Adelakun Amubieya, a police inspector attached to the Agbado Police Station, Lagos State Police Command, has been arrested for allegedly raping an undergraduate in the Ipaja area of the state.

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World

India enters first recession in 73 years

India has entered into a recession with a likely contraction in its GDP during the July-September period, according to a report by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).

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Nigeria

No N4.6bn missing, stolen under my watch – Fashola

The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has declared that no money was missing or stolen under his watch between September and December 2019.

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Benin’s Government Confirms Failed Coup Attempt

Benin’s Interior Minister, Alassane Seidou, announced on Sunday that security forces successfully stopped an attempted coup staged by a small group of soldiers who claimed to have removed President Patrice Talon from office. According to Seidou, “A small group of soldiers launched a mutiny with the aim of destabilising...

BREAKING: Military Overthrows Government in Benin Republic

The Benin Republic has been thrown into political tension after soldiers announced they have removed President Patrice Talon from power. In a broadcast on state television early Sunday morning, the soldiers declared that the government had been dissolved and the constitution suspended. They also announced that President Talon is...

Germany Approves Voluntary Military Service For 18-Year-Olds

Germany’s parliament, the Bundestag, has approved the return of voluntary military service in a move aimed at strengthening national defence following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The reform is part of Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s wider ambition to build Europe’s strongest conventional army. From January 2026, all 18-year-olds will...