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    1. Nigeria evacuates citizens from South Africa as anti-migrant sentiment rises   BBC
       
    2. Malawians and Nigerians flee South Africa amid xenophobic threats   Al Jazeera
       
    3. First group of Nigerians returns home after anti-immigration protests in South Africa   AP News
       
    4. Nigeria’s Stock Market Frenzy Sends Zombie Firm Share Price Up 250%   Bloomberg.com
       
    5. At least 10 killed, 7 injured in IED blast in northwest Nigeria   Anadolu Ajansı
       
    6. Alex Iwobi, on 100 caps
      1.   ESPN
      2.   Al Jazeera
      3.   FOX Sports

       
    7. Nigeria orders arrest of former state oil chief over $154 billion audit probe amid failed refinery repairs   Business Insider Africa
       
    8. IMF warns Nigeria of risks in $5 billion swap deal with UAE lender   Reuters
       
    9. FIDE World Amateur Rapid & Blitz Championships in Nigeria: Registration continues – International Chess Federation   FIDE
       
    10. Nigeria, Israel, and the double standard in reporting civilian casualties   The Jerusalem Post
       
    11. Nigeria Lawmakers Advance State Police Reform to Curb Insecurity   U.S. News & World Report
       
    12. Nigeria will be represented at the FIFA World Cup after all! Could this XI beat, say, England?   ESPN
       
    13. News   Archaeological Institute of America
       
    14. Nigeria will be represented at the FIFA World Cup after all! Could this XI beat, say, England?   ESPN
       
    15. Nigeria Pins Security Hopes on Standing Up Regional Police Units, Report Says   Bloomberg.com
       
    16. Global climate uncertainty is Nigeria’s opportunity   OMFIF
       
    17. Nigeria lawmakers advance state police reform to curb insecurity   Reuters
       
    18. Internationals: Iwobi earns 100th Nigeria cap   Fulham FC
       
    19. Catholic priest says UN admitting Christians are targeted in Nigeria is ‘long overdue’   Crux | Taking the Catholic Pulse
       
    20. Portugal 2-1 Nigeria   portugoal.net
       
    21. Portugal beats Nigeria as Cristiano Ronaldo starts World Cup friendly   USA Today
       
    22. Eric Chelle's unbeaten streak ends as Alex Iwobi hits century in Nigeria's defeat to Ronaldo's Portugal   ESPN
       
    23. Portugal's Francisco Conceição scores goal, taking lead over Nigeria   FOX Sports
       
    24. Akor Adams scores in 37' to bring Nigeria level at 1-1 with Portugal   FOX Sports
       
    25. Why are Nigeria-South Africa tensions rising amid xenophobic attacks?   Al Jazeera
       
    26. Nigeria South Africa Repatriation   The Herald Journal
       
    27. Portugal vs Nigeria: How to Watch, Prediction, Odds, Friendly Preview   FOX Sports
       
    28. ‘Bring him dead or alive’: Nigeria orders arrest of former state oil chief over $154 billion audit probe amid failed refinery repairs   Business Insider Africa
       
    29. UN writes to Nigerian government over ‘deeply troubling’ violence against Christian women and girls   Open Doors UK & Ireland
       
    30. Portugal vs. Nigeria—International Friendly: Preview, Predictions and Lineups   Sports Illustrated
       
    31. Over 260 Nigerians fleeing xenophobic attacks in S. Africa return home   France 24
       
    32. Nigeria plays Portugal in international World Cup friendly: All to know   Al Jazeera
       
    33. World Bank director: No reason why Nigeria can’t grow 7-8% a year   African Business
       
    34. MTN targets Nigeria’s $236 billion credit gap as its $500 billion MoMo business pushes into lending   Business Insider Africa
       
    35. Nigeria's oil production at 11-month high of 1.7 million bpd in May, regulator says   TradingView
       
    36. Nigeria banking tycoon Jim Ovia turns to luxury housing, calls property a better bet than banking   Business Insider Africa
       
    37. EU Heads of Mission conclude strategic mission to Kano   EEAS
       
    38. State Police Bill: House of representative go vote on creation of state police   BBC
       
    39. Nigerians fleeing xenophobic attacks in S Africa return home   New Age BD
       
    40. Nigeria Jubilee Fellows Programme Strengthens Employer-Fellow Connections at Nasarawa Engagement   UNDP
       
    41. Kuwait's new labor rules shut out workers from Nigeria, Kenya and 22 other African countries   Business Insider Africa
       
    42. Cristiano Ronaldo slammed by fans after dreadful Nigeria display before World Cup   hitc.com
       
    43. Nigerians evacuated from South Africa: Survivors of South Africa protest share experience   BBC
       
    44. Nigeria: Court condemns lawmakers’ $80m SUV spending – but can the ruling be enforced?   The Africa Report
       
    45. ‘We are familiar faces’: are local peacemakers the answer to Nigeria’s bandit crisis?   The Guardian
       
    46. Nigeria state-level police bill clears first hurdle   Modern Ghana
       
    47. NIGERIA, JORDAN SIGN MoU TO BOOST DEFENCE COOPERATION AND INTELLIGENCE SHARING   defence.gov.ng
       
    48. Ethiopia, Nigeria Sign Prisoner Transfer Agreement As Officials Seek Closer Ties   The Reporter Ethiopia
       
    49. Ethiopia and Nigeria sign agreement to exchange prisoners   The Tanzania Times
       
    50. TruthNigeria's Mike Odeh James Wins HART Prize; Mary Kiara Wins 2nd, Lawrence Zongo Awarded Commendation   Truth Nigeria
       
    51. Adili’s family requests autopsy before repatriation – Nigeria Embassy   Philippine News Agency
       
    52. MTN Eyes Nigeria’s Lending Market as $500bn MoMo Fintech Spinoff Advances   Tech In Africa
       
    53. Nigeria, Ethiopia Sign Prisoner Transfer Pact, Move To Repatriate Incarcerated Citizens   Arise News
       
    54. Nigeria, Ethiopia Sign Prisoner Transfer Agreement   PRNigeria News
       
    55. Nigeria unveils new HIV plan, seeks shift from donor dependence to domestic financing   Premium Times Nigeria
       
    56. Protest in South Africa: Nigeria government, Bianca Ojukwu react to xenophobic attacks for South Africa after Cyril Ramaphosa address   BBC
       
    57. Weak methane enforcement: Costing Nigeria billions and worsening public health risks, By Tengi George-Ikoli & Charles Gyamfi Ofori   Premium Times Nigeria
       
    58. US military presence in Nigeria based on invitation – AFRICOM   Punch Newspapers
       
    59. Nigeria crude output hits 1.53mbpd, ends 10-month OPEC quota drought   Business News Nigeria
       
    60. Nigeria meets OPEC quota as production hits 11-month high   The Guardian Nigeria News
       
    61. Nigeria meets 102% of OPEC quota as production hits 11-month high   EnviroNews Nigeria
       
    62. LP Presidential candidate rejects ‘Nigeria First’ doctrine   The Guardian Nigeria News
       
    63. June 12: Insecurity threatens Nigeria’s democratic gains, group warns   EnviroNews Nigeria
       
    64. Alleged N2bn fraud: Witness says Sirika presented Ethiopian Airlines aircraft as Nigeria Air   Business News Nigeria
       
    65. Nigeria surpasses OPEC oil quota as production hits 15-month high   Premium Times Nigeria
       
    66. Why I removed Ronaldo against Nigeria- Martinez   Premium Times Nigeria
       
    67. Boeing deepens footpring in Nigeria, to provide training support to 16, ValueJet, United Nigeria engineers   Aviation Metric
       
    68. Nigeria's $155 Billion Reckoning: Senate Orders Arrest Of Former Nnpc Chief Mele Kyari   Modern Ghana
       
    69. Niger stakeholders express mixed feelings on Nigeria’s democracy journey   Peoples Gazette Nigeria
       
    70. Nigeria Police launches 24/7 school emergency response centre amid abductions   Premium Times Nigeria
       
    71. In photos: Hundreds board voluntary repatriation flight to Nigeria   GroundUp
       
     
    
    1. Abia Patriots Reject Eric Ikwuagwu's Claims on Gov Otti's Record, Insist Facts Must Drive Debate -     The Abia Patriots, a civic group of residents and taxpayers in the state, has issued a strong rebuttal...

    2. Swapnil Srivastav US Visa Denied Despite Building $12 Million Empire - US visa officials rejected Indian entrepreneur Swapnil Srivastav's application due to a lack of ties to his home country. An Indian entrepreneur ha...

    3. Movement For Democratic Renewal: NLC Joins Forces With Olawepo Hashim - Organised labour, civil society leaders, politicians, youth groups, women leaders, and pro-democracy advocates on Wednesday joined forces with Accord...

    4. Bandits Attack School In Iluke Bunu, Kogi, Kill Vice Principal, 2 Others - Bandits have invaded Government Secondary School, Iluke Bunu in Kabba/Bunu Local Government Area of Kogi State, killing three persons, including a...

    5. Damilola Sonayon-James Expresses Gratitude To Tinubu, Others - To the glory of God, I humbly acknowledge my nomination as the deputy governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the 2027 Lagos State g...

    6. Samuel Apata: Tinubu, You Are My Only Hope –Lagos Lawmaker Appeals Over Ticket - The lawmaker representing Somolu Constituency II in the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mr Samuel Apata, has said he was denied return tick...

    7. “i’m Back To The Street” – Abroad-based Nigerian Woman Dumps Husband Over 50/50 - An abroad-based Nigerian woman has shared why she walked out of her four-year marriage, revealing that she left her husband and ret...

    8. "Bandits Sent Me ₦100k As Giveaway On Tiktok, Now They Want ₦100m” - Young Man C - A Nigerian man has cried out online after allegedly receiving ₦100,000 from individuals he claimed were bandits during a TikTok li...

    9. Lawyer Withdraws From Giwa’s Defence As Court Fixes June 22 For Ruling - Counsel to Abuja-based lawyer Victor Giwa, Mr. Farooq Akanbi, on Wednesday formally withdrew from representing the defendant in his ongoing trial ...

    10. Edo Shuts Schools As DSS Uncovers Plot To Kidnap Students - The Edo state government has ordered the immediate closure of three secondary schools in Akoko-Edo Local Government Area following intelligence reports of a kidn...

    11. Edo Government announces temporary closure of schools in Akoko-Edo - The Edo State Government hereby announces for the information of the general public, the immediate closure of the following schools in Akoko Edo Local G...

    12. Gani Adams Mobilises Yoruba Monarchs Against Rising Insecurity - The Yoruba One Voice Worldwide has called on traditional rulers in Yorubaland to close ranks and forge a common front to tackle the surge in insecurity in t...

    13. China, EU Discuss Establishment of Trade And Investment Consultation Mechanism - The People’s Republic of China and the European Union (EU) have held in-depth and comprehensive discussions on the establishment of a trad...

    14. BUA Chairman Abdulsamad Rabiu Adds ₦110Bn Private Jet To His Fleet - Nigerian billionaire businessman and Chairman of BUA Group, Abdulsamad Rabiu, has taken delivery of a new Bombardier Global 8000 private jet reportedl...

    15. Kumuyi: My Sons Will Not Succeed Me, Deeper Life Is Not A Family Inheritance - The Founder and General Superintendent of Deeper Christian Life Ministry, Pastor William Kumuyi, has firmly dismissed any possibility of his b...

    16. Multiple Attackers Kill 12, Wound Nine In Johannesburg, South Africa - A group of armed attackers drove into a poor neighbourhood in South Africa's biggest city, got out of a minivan and opened fire at residents in a late...

    17. Court Orders INEC To Register Access Party - The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to reinstate the registration process of Access Party, AP, and issue th...

    18. I Am The Most Qualified But Didn't Run, Nobody Is Doing NDC A Favour - Dickson - There is no one more qualified than me to run for Presidency of Nigeria. Okay? You are talking of names because they have tried before, okay...

    19. EFCC Arraigns Blessing CEO Over ₦13M Cancer Fraud - Celebrities - The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has again arraigned controversial self-acclaimed relationship expert, Blessing CEO. Blessing CEO w...

    20. Access Bank Faces Backlash As Customer Alleges Hidden ₦2.5m Loan - Access Bank has come under public scrutiny following allegations by a customer over a disputed loan facility and difficulties in obtaining account recor...

     
    
       
      
      1. All of Africa Today - June 11, 2026 [allAfrica]
         
      2. South Africa Slams 5-Yr Ban On 268 Nigerian Returnees Over Illegal Stay [Vanguard] South African government has slammed a five-year travel ban on the 268 Nigerians cleared for repatriation after declaring them illegal residents.
         
      3. 'They Vowed to Shoot Remaining Africans' - - Nigerians Recount Ordeal in South Africa [Vanguard] A group of Nigerian returnees from South Africa have recounted harrowing experiences of alleged xenophobia, extortion, discrimination and intimidation, urging fellow Nigerians still residing in the country to consider returning home.
         
      4. Army Contains Cameroonian Troops' Incursion in C'river Border Community [Vanguard] ...incursion emanated from levy collections
         
      5. No, Nigerian President Bola Tinubu Did Not Say Many Nigerians Want Him Dead - He Was Referring to 'Cabals' [Africa Check] IN SHORT: Ahead of Nigeria's 2027 election, social media posts have claimed that President Bola Tinubu said many Nigerians want him dead. Evidence shows he was referring to powerful cabals affected by his economic reforms, not ordinary Nigerians.
         
      6. Xenophobia - 268 Nigerians Return From South Africa Today [Leadership] Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Sola Enikanolaiye, will receive the first batch of 268 Nigerian returnees from the Republic of South Africa at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos, following the consistent xenophobic attacks on Nigerians and other nationals in the former apartheid enclave.
         
      7. Dangote Refinery Valued At $39b in Private Placement Ahead of IPO [Daba Finance] Dangote Petroleum Refinery is seeking to raise about $1 billion through a private placement that values the company at $39.1 billion, according to an information memorandum seen by Nairametrics.
         
      8. '88,000 Practice Open Defecation - Epidemic Looms' - Cross River LG Raises Alarm [Vanguard] A local government council chairman in Cross River State, Dr. Fred Okem has bemoaned the high rate of open defecation by residents of the area and warned that an epidemic looms if the practice is not stopped.
         
      9. APC Has Number, Strength to Win Any Election - Yilwatda [Vanguard] All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, says the party has the numbers and strength to win the forthcoming Ekiti governorship election and the 2027 presidential election.
         
      10. Gunmen Kill Two Vigilantes in Fresh Plateau Attack [Vanguard] Jos -- Tragedy struck Ta-Hoss community in Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State on Wednesday night as two local vigilantes were reportedly attacked and killed while keeping watch over their community.
         
      11. Lagos 2027 - Sanwo-Olu Unveils Hamzat, Sonayon-James As APC Flagbearers [Vanguard] Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has unveiled Deputy Governor Obafemi Hamzat as the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate for the state, with Princess Damilola Sonayon-James as his running mate ahead of the 2027 election.
         
      12. Troops Uncover Suspected Ipob/Esn Safe House in Enugu, Recover Arms [Vanguard] Troops of Operation UDO KA have uncovered a suspected safe house belonging to members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed wing, the Eastern Security Network (ESN), in Enugu State.
         
      13. Police Foil Plot to Kidnap Chinese National in Ogun [Vanguard] The Ogun State Police Command has foiled a planned kidnapping of a Chinese national and arrested two suspected conspirators allegedly involved in a plot to demand a ransom of N50 million from the victim.
         
      14. U.S., Nigeria Say Joint Operations Killed More Than 200 Boko Haram, ISWAP Fighters [Shabelle] Abuja -- The United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) and the Nigerian military said they had carried out joint operations against Boko Haram and Islamic State-linked militants in northeastern Nigeria, killing more than 200 fighters and destroying key insurgent infrastructure.
         
      15. Drug Abuse, Internal Collaboration Fueling Insecurity in Edo - Commissioner [Vanguard] THE Edo State government on Wednesday said drug abuse among young people and collaboration from some residents and indigenes of some communities were factors fuelling crimes like kidnaping, killings and other criminal activities in the state.
         
      16. Tech Academy Partners Real Estate Firm to Empower Graduates With International Trade Certifications [Vanguard] 8Over 40 youths receive CPD UK accreditation and Ministry of Labour trade test certificates
         
      17. Prison Congestion - Judges Face Backlash Over Unjust Bail Conditions [Vanguard] As concerns mount over the country's rising prison population, judges and prosecuting agencies have been identified as part of the problem.
         
      18. Nigeria Air - EFCC Alleges Ex-Aviation Minister Rented Ethiopian Airlines Plane for Show [Leadership] The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has alleged that former Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, presented an aircraft belonging to Ethiopian Airlines as the proposed Nigeria Air shortly before the end of the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari.
         
      19. Emir Sanusi Advocates Long-Term Social Investment Framework to Combat Poverty in North-West [Leadership] The Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, on Wednesday called on governments in the North-West to adopt a long-term social policy investment framework with protected funding for education, healthcare, social protection and child development programmes to tackle the region's deepening poverty crisis.
         
      20. Ward Delineation - Tompolo, IYC Call On INEC to Do the Right Thing [Leadership] High Chief Government Ekpemupolo, a.k.a Tompolo has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission, (lNEC) to do the right thing over delineation of wards in the Warri federal constituency.
         
      21. Uzodimma Unveils 4 Million-Strong Grassroots Mobilisation Groups for Tinubu's Re-Election [Leadership] Governor of Imo State and Chairman of the Progressive Governors' Forum, Hope Uzodimma, has unveiled four million-strong grassroots mobilisation groups for the re-election of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
         
      22. Oyedele Hails Innovation, Institutional Transformation As NRS Unveils Rev360 Platform to Boost Revenue Administration [This Day] Abuja -- Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Taiwo Oyedele, yesterday hailed ongoing innovation and institutional transformation at the Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS), as the service unveiled its new digital tax administration platform, Rev360.
         
      23. Warri - Evacuate Illegal Occupiers From Olero Flow Station,Chevron Host Communities Tell Oborevwori [Vanguard] Leaders of Itsekiri Communities of Ebrohimi, Obaghoro, Tebu, Gbokoda, Aja - Amita, Udo and Jakpa, making up the Indigenous Communities of Olero Oil Field in Warri North Local Government Area, have called on Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, to investigate violation of the peace accord reportedly signed by Itsekiri, Ijaw and Urhobo leaders, during a meeting held June 8 in the presence of Governor Oborevwori.
         
      24. Hundreds Board Voluntary Repatriation Flight to Nigeria [GroundUp] Nigerian Consul-General says their citizens no longer feel safe in South Africa due to anti-immigrant violence in recent weeks
         
      25. What Lagos Planned for Precious Seeds [African Arguments] In December 2025, Lagos State bulldozers tore down Precious Seeds, a waterfront settlement in Oworonshoki. Esther Udoh had been driven out of the same site once before, by a fire in 2010. She returned in 2013 and built again: small payments for land, then materials, then walls, then a roof, until what she had built was worth perhaps a hundred million naira. The state took it down. She is now in Agbado, rebuilding. Five months after the demolition, at the Joint Closing of the Assemblies at the World Urban
         
      26. Court Stops Alleged Demolition At Ogombo Estate, Restrains Bank, Developer [Vanguard] A Lagos State High Court sitting in Epe has restrained Multi-Purpose Infrastructure Development Construction Limited and Abbey Mortgage Bank Limited, alongside seven other defendants, from carrying out further demolition of properties at Roseville Gardens Estate in Ogombo, Eti-Osa Local Government Area of Lagos State.
         
      27. Ebola Threat - Health Writers Seek Inclusion in Tinubu's Task Force, Hail N10bn Emergency Fund [Vanguard] The Health Writers Association of Nigeria, (HEWAN) on Wednesday urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to include health journalists in the newly established Presidential Task Force on Ebola Virus Disease Preparedness, warning that misinformation and public panic could undermine Nigeria's response to the deadly outbreak ravaging parts of Africa.
         
      28. Customs Intensifies Anti-Smuggling Operations Against Vegetable Oil Imports [Vanguard] ....Vows to Protect Local Producers, Investments
         
      29. Govt, Ethiopia Sign Prisoner Transfer Agreement for Jailed Nigerians [Vanguard] The Federal Government has signed a Transfer of Sentenced Persons Agreement with Ethiopia, paving the way for the repatriation of more than 100 Nigerians currently serving prison sentences in the East African country.
         
      30. INEC Fixes June 20 for Kebbi Assembly By-Election [Leadership] The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed June 20, 2026, for the conduct of the bye-election for Zuru State Constituency in the Kebbi State House of Assembly.
         
       
      

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      Salaries of Pharmacists in Government Hospitals/Teaching Hospitals

      Entry level (0 – 2 years’ experience): N165,000 – N200,000 (One or two teaching hospitals pay N300,000 for entry level).
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