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AwardsEXCLUSIVE: How Convicted Former Plateau Governor Joshua Dariye Was Duped Of $290,000 By Fake Watch DealersBREAKING: Tinubu Directs INEC Chairman Yakubu To Immediately Proceed On Leave For ‘Betraying APC,’ Set To Nominate SuccessorBREAKING: Bandit Attack Leaves One Dead, Another Injured In Kaduna CommunityBREAKING: Nigerian Police Summon 49 Metallurgical Agency Workers Over Social Media Posts On Newspaper Corruption Exposé, Alleged ThreatsSanwo-Olu Seeks Stronger Climate Adaptation in State PlansSule Mourns Ex-Nasarawa Deputy Gov, EwugaBreaking: Olorogun Oscar Ibru is DeadNSIB Blames Abuja-Kaduna Train Derailment on Malfunctioned Switch MechanismCommunity Seeks Oborevwori’s Intervention in Alleged Incursions by Ogbe-Ijoh MonarchECOWAS Parliament Warn against Hasty Adoption of AIKaduna, Gates Foundation Deepen Collaboration Through Mutual Accountability Framework to Transform Dev’t Youths Assembly Commends Bauchi Gov for Devt StridesFamily Seeks Delta’s Protection Against Land 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Foreign weapons imports into Nigeria rise 129% in 6 months

Nigeria’s import bill for arms and ammunition surged in the first half of 2025, as the country spent N26.95 billion on foreign weapons compared to N11.76 billion in the same period of 2024. This represents a 129% increase year-on-year, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) foreign trade report. The rise reverses the slump […]

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