Niger’s state television says dozens of soldiers have been arrested for an attempted coup in the capital, Niamey.
The apparent mutiny came after a day of unrest, and has been seen as a major threat to the country’s ruling military junta.
BREAKING: US President Donald Trump says the US Strategic Petroleum Reserve will be filled with oil from Venezuela, after he announced an unprecedented push to take control of a fifth of the country's vast oil reserves.
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APPLY: FG opens applications for N10bn TETFund research grant
The federal government has approved N10 billion for the 2026 National Research Fund (NRF) grant cycle of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund).
In a call for concept notes signed by Sonny Echono, TETFund executive secretary, on Saturday, the organisation said the grant would support research projects across 30 priority thematic areas.
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BREAKING: Ukrainian officials say they have intelligence indicating Russian President Vladimir Putin is planning a "major escalation" of the war, US media reports.
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The Nepali military successfully managed to access a tunnel where they found 350 workers and locals.
A tunnel that was part of a hydropower project had become largely inaccessible following flooding, but a rescue team managed to get in.
Russia intensified attacks across Ukraine, killing civilians and damaging homes and warehouses near Kyiv.
In Kherson, a drone strike killed a 61-year-old man, while strikes destroyed the city’s remaining thermal plant equipment, prompting warnings of prolonged heating shortages.
BREAKING: More than 90,000 people are estimated to have been affected by the devastating Himalayan landslide and floods, the Red Cross says, as fears grow over further flooding in areas along the Nepal-China border.
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BREAKING: Tinubu orders comprehensive audit of IPPIS to weed out 'fake agencies, ghost workers'
President Bola Tinubu has directed Taiwo Oyedele, minister of finance and co-ordinating minister of the economy, to oversee and coordinate a comprehensive forensic audit of federal government systems.
Bayo Onanuga, presidential spokesperson, said in a statement on Friday that the audit will include a review of the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System (IPPIS), federal government agencies, and their administration and internal controls.
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