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Sat, 11 Dec 2021 05:08:38 GMT
We'll Ensure Free, Fair Elections in Nigeria in 2023 - Buhari
[Premium Times] "The president said Nigeria continues to face security challenges which pose a threat to democracy."

Sat, 11 Dec 2021 05:22:17 GMT
In Tit for Tat, Emirates Suspends Flights to Nigeria
[This Day] In reaction to the federal government's withdrawal of its flight frequencies, except one, to Nigeria, Emirates Airlines has announced that it has suspended operations to the country till further notice.

Sat, 11 Dec 2021 09:14:20 GMT
Insecurity - Army Chief Orders War Commanders to Embark On Anti-Ambush Drills, Master Night Operations
[This Day] Abuja -- In a renewed bid to counter ambush tactics deployed by terrorists in the North-east, the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Faruk Yahaya, yesterday ordered war commanders to embark on anti-ambush drills and develop a mastery of night o...

Sat, 11 Dec 2021 08:35:50 GMT
Book On Waziri Adio's Experience At Neiti Set for Launch Today
[Premium Times] "The public presentation will feature an intergenerational conversation on 'The Promise and Perils of Public Service."

Sat, 11 Dec 2021 08:35:42 GMT
How 252 Persons Died On Nigerian Waterways in 2021
[Daily Trust] Over 250 people have been killed in 2021 as a result of boat mishaps in Nigerian waters, an investigation by Daily Trust has revealed.

Sat, 11 Dec 2021 08:35:41 GMT
Burna Boy Prepares for Giant of All Concerts As Patoranking Hits Stage On Boxing Day
[Daily Trust] Music Sensation Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu, known professionally as Burna Boy, has been confirmed to perform live at the Eko Convention Centre, Lagos on December 27.

Sat, 11 Dec 2021 08:32:50 GMT
Police Deny Report of Abduction of 20 Officers in Yobe
[Premium Times] The police say no officer was killed or abducted during an attack on November 30, by the Islamic State of West African Province (ISWAP) on a police station in Buni-Yadi in Gujba LGA of Yobe State

Sat, 11 Dec 2021 06:49:17 GMT
APC, PDP Are Nigeria's Biggest Problems - Emeka Ike
[Premium Times] The actor, who is currently based in Germany with his new wife and their child, is displeased with trends in his industry and the country at large.

Sat, 11 Dec 2021 06:49:13 GMT
The True Story of Fatal Religious Crisis in Billiri, a Peaceful Gombe Community
[Premium Times] A Premium Times reporter investigates why Billiri, a Christian-dominated community that had never witnessed a religious crisis, witnessed one in 2021.

Sat, 11 Dec 2021 05:13:18 GMT
Inside Nigeria's Mortuaries - Story of Missing Bodies, Unclaimed Corpses
[Leadership] Corpses in many mortuaries in Nigeria have remained unclaimed for months on end, while poor documentation and identification sometimes lead to mix ups that have resulted in bodies being claimed by the wrong family.

Sat, 11 Dec 2021 05:19:24 GMT
Amidst Criticisms Over Worsening Security in Sokoto, Katsina, Buhari Dispatches Security Chiefs There
[Premium Times] One of the most scathing criticisms came Thursday from the Jama'atul Nasrul Islam (JNI).

Sat, 11 Dec 2021 05:13:08 GMT
Emirates 'Fights Back', Suspends Nigerian Flights Indefinitely
[Daily Trust] SUB: Following the Federal Government's restriction of its flights, Emirates Airlines has suspended all its flights to Nigeria indefinitely....

Sat, 11 Dec 2021 05:08:55 GMT
After 14 Months in Prison, Illegally Detained #EndSARS Protester Released
[Premium Times] "The food that served us in the prison would never be accepted by animals. My family was feeding me."

Sat, 11 Dec 2021 05:08:53 GMT
Nuwonkta PHC - a Shadow of a Health Facility
[Nigeria Health Watch] Nuwonkota is an agrarian community in Gbako Local Government Area (LGA) of Niger State. The community has a Primary Healthcare Centre (PHC) which provides healthcare services to the people. The PHC has however been in a bad sha...

Sat, 11 Dec 2021 05:08:46 GMT
Why Nigeria Reduced Emirates' Flights From 21 to One Weekly - NCAA
[This Day] The Director General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Captain Musa Nuhu has confirmed that Emirates Airlines flight operations to Lagos has been suspended, while it is allowed to operate once in a week to Abuja.

Sat, 11 Dec 2021 05:08:43 GMT
Govt Will Support NHRC in Bid to Address People's Grievances - Buhari
[This Day] The federal government has expressed its readiness to support the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) in its drive to address the myriad of peoples grievances before it.

Sat, 11 Dec 2021 05:08:35 GMT
Light Rail - Ogun Kicks As Lagos Set to Demolish 1,000 Houses in Border Communities
[Daily Trust] Ogun and Lagos State Governments are on collision course following removal notices served on houses and businesses of a border community to give way for the construction of the Rail Mass Transit Project by the Lagos State.

Fri, 10 Dec 2021 12:21:40 GMT
Covid-19 - Fourth Wave Imminent As Nigeria Records 754 New Infections, One Death Thursday
[Premium Times] The last time Nigeria recorded such a high number of cases was on October 17, 2021, when 35 deaths and 376 fresh cases were announced.

Fri, 10 Dec 2021 12:13:39 GMT
Heavy Security As Abia Court Resumes Hearing On Nnamdi Kanu's Suit Against Govt
[Vanguard] Despite the court order to the contrary, there was heavy security around the premises of the Abia State High Court Umuahia on Friday morning as the court resumes hearing on the suit filed by the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, I...

Fri, 10 Dec 2021 12:13:36 GMT
Insecurity - Internal Wranglings in Military Hierarchy Impeding War Against Insurgency, Criminality - CSOs Allege
[Vanguard] A coalition of Civil Society Organisations and Non-governmental Organisations have given insights into why the war against insurgency and other violent crimes is persisting in the country despite huge support given to security agencies by ...

Fri, 10 Dec 2021 12:13:33 GMT
16 Days of Activism - U.S. Consulate General Partners WARIF, Train Law Enforcement Officers
[Vanguard] In commemoration of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, U.S. Consulate General Lagos organized a 3-day training on Gender-Based Violence for 100 Police and Civil Defense Officers in partnership with Women at Risk Interna...

Fri, 10 Dec 2021 12:13:30 GMT
CSOs Urge Buhari to Sign Electoral Bill, Fault Reports of Rejection By President
[Premium Times] The Electoral Amendment Bill is currently awaiting the president's assent two weeks after it was transmitted by the National Assembly.

Fri, 10 Dec 2021 12:12:05 GMT
Katsina Commissioner Assassinated, 15 Worshippers Killed in Niger
[Daily Trust] Gunmen Wednesday night assassinated the Katsina State Commissioner for Science and Technology, Dr Rabe Nasir.

Fri, 10 Dec 2021 12:12:03 GMT
From Jan 1, Nigerians Will Pay 7.5 Percent VAT On Facebook Ads
[Daily Trust] Nigerians will pay 7.5 percent value-added tax (VAT) on all ad placements from January 1, 2022, Facebook has revealed.

Fri, 10 Dec 2021 12:11:58 GMT
Electric Vehicles - NADDC Targets 50 Percent Production, Assemblage in Nigeria By 2031
[Leadership] The director general, National Automative Design and Development Council (NADDC), Jelani Aliyu, has said that, in the next 10 years, 50 per cent of the vehicles that would be on the Nigerian roads would be electric vehicles produced or a...

Fri, 10 Dec 2021 11:34:46 GMT
Only One Third of 30,000 Primary Healthcare Centre's Functional, Says Mamora
[This Day] Abuja -- Minister of State for Health, Dr. Olorunnimbe Mamora, said an audit carried out by the Federal Ministry of Heath showed only one-third of about 30,000 Primary Healthcare Centres (PHCs) in the country were functional. Mamora said t...

Fri, 10 Dec 2021 11:20:47 GMT
Air Peace, Fares and Flight Operations
[This Day] Fred Chukwuelobe argues that the airline is operating within the law.

Fri, 10 Dec 2021 11:17:47 GMT
President Inaugurates Six Warships, 100 Boats, Commends Navy for Local Content Devt
[This Day] Lagos and Abuja -- President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday commended the Nigerian Navy for maintaining a steady course in its drive for local content development, which he said was in tandem with the philosophy of his administration. Buhari s...

Sat, 11 Dec 2021 08:35:47 GMT
Emirates Suspends Flights to Nigeria Indefinitely
[Premium Times] The airline says it is responding to a restriction on its operations by the Nigerian government.

Sat, 11 Dec 2021 05:22:16 GMT
Victor Moses - Can He Still Lead Nigeria Across the Red Sea?
[This Day] With the spate of injuries to some Super Eagles players, most especially Victor Osimhen, Nigeria's dream of a fourth AFCON trophy is already in doubt. While fans are agonising over these absentees, Victor Moses, who left the national team ...



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