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Tue, 29 Jun 2021 07:49:51 GMT
World Not Ready for 240 Million Migrants If Nigeria Implodes, UN Warns
[Vanguard] The United Nations has warned youths not to work against the interest of the country, saying the world won't be able to accommodate 240 million Nigerians as migrants should the country implode.

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 04:42:36 GMT
Govt Prepares for Third Wave of Covid-19
[Daily Trust] The Federal Government has said that the nation is conscious of the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic and is taking necessary measures including provision for oxygen facilities as a preventive measure.

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 04:37:16 GMT
Covid-19 - Govt Adds South Africa to List of Restricted Countries
[Premium Times] South Africa has recorded over 100,000 cases in the last one week, and 20,000 cases in the last 24 hours.

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 04:36:25 GMT
Out-of-School Children - the Burden of a Nation
[Vanguard] The current insecurity in the country, especially in the North-East and the COVID-19 pandemic ravaging the world have worsened the problem of out-of-school children in Nigeria.

Mon, 28 Jun 2021 13:36:56 GMT
BET Awards 2021 - Again, Burna Boy Wins Best International Act (Full Winners List)
[Premium Times] Burna Boy has achieved this latest feat for the third time since 2019, and this is coming after his Grammy-award win for World Best Music Album in March.

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 08:46:32 GMT
MSF Focal Persons Provide Nutrition Services to Children in Borno State's Hard-to-Reach Areas
[Nigeria Health Watch] The growing insurgency in Northeast Nigeria is negatively impacting the lives and health care of residents in the region, particularly mothers and their infants, who lack adequate care and face life-threatening food shortages. ...

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 07:09:59 GMT
Group Urges Mobil to Obey Court Judgement On Oil Spillage
[Daily Trust] The Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN), has urged ExxonMobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited to urgently comply with the court judgement, which ordered it to pay N81.9 billion as compensation for oil spills ...

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 06:52:14 GMT
NDIC Begins Payment to Depositors in 14 Closed Banks
[Daily Trust] The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) has announced plans to commence payment of liquidation dividends to uninsured depositors, creditors and shareholders of 14 banks in-liquidation.

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 04:37:17 GMT
Insurgency Has Killed 'Almost 350,000 in North-East - Report
[Premium Times] The report estimates that through the end of 2020, the conflict in the North-east will have resulted in nearly 350,000 deaths, with 314,000 of those from indirect causes.

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 04:33:36 GMT
Nigeria Suspends Operations of French NGO in the Northeast
[Nation] As the war against Boko Haram peaks, the operations of a French humanitarian organisation, Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development (ACTED), have been suspended in Nigeria's northeast, the country's epicentre of terrorism.

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 04:32:05 GMT
Boko Haram, Others in Mass Recruitment of Bandits
[Daily Trust] Insurgent groups; Jama'atu Ahlul Sunnah lid Da'awatu wal Jihad (JAS, better known as Boko Haram), Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) and Jama'atu Ansarul Muslimina fii Biladis Sudan (Vanguard for the Protection of Muslims in ...

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 08:12:02 GMT
NGO Takes Medical, Food Outreach to Displaced Ohafia Residents
[Vanguard] Challenge AIDS and Malaria in Africa, CHAMA, a Canadan faith-based NGO/charitable organisation with regional offices in Nigeria and Uganda, has taken medical and food mission to Amangwu community in Ohafia Local Government Area of Abia Sta...

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 08:12:01 GMT
Why State Govs Should Be Denied Pension Fund Loan Bid
[Vanguard] AT the 22nd teleconference meeting of Nigerian Governors Forum, the 36 states governors took a decision to borrow N2 trillion out of the total N11.34 trillion cumulative balance in the account of National Pension Fund, NPF.

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 08:12:01 GMT
Human Rights Abuse and Religious Extremism in Northern Nigeria
[Vanguard] IN October 1999, the governor of Zamfara State instituted Sharia Law, mainly out of his selfish quest for political power. Later on, eleven northern states, with majority of Muslim population, followed suit. For more than twenty years now,...

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 08:12:00 GMT
Desist From Extorting Courier Operators, Lagos Assembly Warns LGs, LCDAs
[Vanguard] The Lagos House of Assembly has warned the 57 Local Governments and Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) to desist from extorting operators of courier and logistics services in the state.

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 08:11:59 GMT
NG-CARES Launched in Imo to Tackle Poverty - Govt
[Vanguard] The Imo state governor, Hope Uzodimma, on Monday said that he launched the Nigeria-cares programme to tackle poverty across the twenty seven local government areas of Imo state.

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 08:11:58 GMT
Anambra 2021 - Why APC Delegates Chose Me - Andy UBA
[Vanguard] Senator Andy Uba, who won the controversial primaries of All progressives Congress, APC, for the November 6 Anambra State governorship election is already looking beyond the exercise as he calls on his other 13 co-aspirants who lost the pr...

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 08:11:56 GMT
Defection Not Solution to Nigeria's Problem - Onuesoke
[Vanguard] Former Delta State Governorship aspirant and Chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Delta State, Chief Sunny Onuesoke, Monday, called on politicians to tackle the problems facing the country instead of pursuing their selfish an...

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 08:11:53 GMT
Yari, Other Chieftains Welcome Matawalle to APC
[Vanguard] Leader of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Zamfara State and former Governor, Alhaji Abdulaziz Abubakar Yari and other chieftains of the party have agreed to welcome Governor Bello.Matawalle of Zamfara State into the APC.

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 08:02:17 GMT
Covid-19 - Govt Adds South Africa to Travel Restriction List
[Daily Trust] The Federal Government has again barred travellers from South Africa.

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 07:59:29 GMT
Amina Mohammed - a Distinguished World Servant Turns 60
[This Day] It was a quiet, yet well attended event. The movers and shakers of the Nigerian Polity and the Diplomatic Community, including the former President of Liberia, Madam Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, who delivered the Guest Lecture, converged at the ...

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 07:54:09 GMT
Kebbi NGO Graduates 100 Youths On Skills Acquisition
[Vanguard] Birnin Kebbi -- In continuation of its efforts in the fight against unemployment and youth restiveness, Khadimiya For Justice and Development Initiative graduated another set of youths on different skills in Argungu.

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 07:54:08 GMT
Troops Eliminate 12 Militants in Borno
[Vanguard] The Nigerian Army says the land and air components of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), have eliminated 12 terrorists of Boko Haram/Islamic States West Africa Province (ISWAP) in Bula Yobe area of Borno.

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 07:54:05 GMT
Nasarawa Assembly Passes 4 Executive Bills
[Vanguard] The Nasarawa State House of Assembly has passed four executive bills to bring speedy development to the state.

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 07:49:54 GMT
Bauchi - 20,000 Rice Farmers Benefit From CBN Anchor Borrowers Programme
[Vanguard] No fewer than 20,000 rice farmers have benefited from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Anchor Borrowers Programme in Bauchi State.

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 07:49:52 GMT
PDP Constitutes Committee for Akwa-Ibom State Special Congress
[Vanguard] The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Sunday constituted Akwa Ibom Special State Congress committee which will elect the State party Chairman.

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 07:49:52 GMT
Govt Approves Tetfund Takeover of National Library Project - Perm SEC
[Vanguard] The Federal Government has approved the takeover of the financing of the National Library project by the Tertiary Education Trust Fund, (TETFUND), according to Mr Sonny Echono, Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education.

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 07:49:52 GMT
Nigeria to Lose Vegetation By 2039 Unless... - Climate Specialists
[Vanguard] Lokoja -- By year 2039, Nigeria may have lost all its vegetation and experience serious environmental hazard unless urgent steps are taken to reverse the trend.

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 07:49:51 GMT
Govt Approves Tetfund Takeover of National Library Project - Perm SEC
[Vanguard] The Federal Government has approved the takeover of the financing of the National Library project by the Tertiary Education Trust Fund, (TETFUND), according to Mr Sonny Echono, Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education.

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 07:49:51 GMT
Poverty Alleviation - Ten to Lift 40m Out of Poverty, Return 16m Children to School
[Vanguard] As many Nigerians slip deeper into poverty, the pressing and urgent need to provide a viable programme that has education of the future generation integrated into it has prompted the launch of a poverty alleviation and empowerment initiati...



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