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Fri, 17 Dec 2021 06:35:24 GMT
Nigerians, Ivorians, Malians Require About a Week's Worth of Work to Afford Data - Report
[Premium Times] The report said Nigeria has one of the slowest broadband internet networks globally (13.45 Mbps), ranking 105th out of 110 index countries.

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 06:35:21 GMT
Federal High Court With 75 Judges Has 128,000 Pending Cases - Chief Judge
[Premium Times] With 75 judges currently on its bench, it means each judge, on the average, has over 1,700 cases to handle.

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 06:35:12 GMT
No-Work, No-Pay - Buhari 'Pardons' Health Workers, Orders Payment of Seized Salaries
[Premium Times] An official said the president has since approved the authority letter to release the funds of the resident doctors for September and October 2021.

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 04:29:17 GMT
Save Nigeria's Largest Herd of Elephants From Extinction, Lagos, Ogun Govts Told
[Vanguard] The duo of Omu Resort and the Nigerian Association of Zoological Gardens and Wildlife Parks (NAZAP), has called on the Lagos and Ogun State governments to save the largest and most important elephant herd remaining in Nigeria from endanger...

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 04:29:00 GMT
Nigeria Rallies Other Countries On Repatriation of Stolen Wealth
[This Day] Nigeria has rallied countries to propose the first ever draft resolution on 'Enhancing access and use of beneficial ownership information to facilitate the identification, recovery, and return of stolen assets'.

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 09:23:37 GMT
Ekiti CJ Frees 69 Inmates At Correctional Centre
[Vanguard] The Ekiti Chief Judge, Justice John Adeyeye, has released 69 awaiting trial inmates at the Nigerian Correctional Center in Ado Ekiti.

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 08:32:52 GMT
WHO Appoints Nigeria's Ayoade Alakija As Special Envoy
[Premium Times] According to WHO, Ms Alakija joins the ACT-Accelerator at a critical moment in the global COVID-19 response.

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 07:52:53 GMT
36 Governors to Review Proposed Privatisation of 10 Generating Plants
[Vanguard] The 36 Nigerian governors are to review the proposed privatisation of the 10 generating plants across the country under the National Integrated Power Projects (NIPPs), by the Federal Government.

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 07:52:41 GMT
Outrage As Nigeria Loses 964 Security Agents in One Year
[Vanguard] Nigeria has lost no fewer than 964 security agents, including 322 policemen and 642 soldiers, in attacks with insurgents and bandits within the last one year, according to a report by SB Morgen, SBM, Intelligence.

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 07:52:41 GMT
Explore Options to Bring Down Price of Cooking Gas - Reps to Govt
[Vanguard] Abuja -- The House of Representatives yesterday urged the Federal Government to be proactive by developing effective mechanisms and explore different mitigation options to cushion the effect of persistent rise in the price of Liquefied Nat...

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 07:51:18 GMT
UK Lifts Suspension On Processing of Visitor Visa Applications From Nigeria
[Vanguard] The United Kingdom government has lifted the pause on processing visitor visas in all countries previously on the red list, including Nigeria.

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 07:22:48 GMT
$119m Power Plant Dispute - Court Adjourns Case Till Jan
[Vanguard] Hearing in the dispute between Rivers state government, SAIPEM SPA and six others, over alleged $119million power plant fraud, has been adjourned till January 11, 2022.

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 05:58:15 GMT
Musical Collaborations That Defined 2021
[This Day] The power of collaborations cannot be overemphasized, and this year is no different.

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 05:44:08 GMT
Job Creation, Poverty Reduction Top Discussions At Ondea Summit
[This Day] Determined to create jobs and reduce extreme poverty, several initiatives targeted at job opportunities for the youths, women and vulnerable groups remained top discussions at the Ondo State Entrepreneurship Agency, (ONDEA) unemployment su...

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 05:44:06 GMT
As Buhari Clocks 79, a Focus On Achievements, Challenges
[This Day] President Muhammadu Buhari marks the age of 79 on Friday 17, without the joy of being with the family and the country he governs, seeking to maximize bilateral benefits in critical areas of Nigeria's safety, survival and economic developme...

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 05:44:01 GMT
Boko Haram Victims Get Education Sponsorship
[Daily Trust] No fewer than 34 girls residing in the Karshi settlement area of the FCT have been given scholarship to complete their secondary education. The beneficiaries, who are displaced by the Boko Haram insurgency in their hometown of Adamawa S...

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 05:43:58 GMT
Nigeria Has No Electricity Shortage - Expert
[Daily Trust] A former Commissioner, National Electricity Regulatory Company (NERC), Mr Eyo Ekpo, has explained that there is no shortage of electricity in Nigeria.

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 04:29:25 GMT
World Bank Approves $700m Credit for Nigeria's Agro-Climate Project
[Vanguard] The World Bank has approved a $700 million credit from the International Development Association (IDA) for the Nigeria Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL) Project.

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 04:29:05 GMT
Premium Times' Editor Selected for Oxford Global Climate Reporting
[Premium Times] The Oxford Climate Journalism Network is aimed to address some of the challenges journalists face when reporting on climate change.

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 04:28:54 GMT
Nigeria's Ratio of Agric Extension Workers to Farmers Lowest in Africa - Report
[Premium Times] Nigeria's performance in 2019, the study year, was still worse than two years earlier.

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 07:52:38 GMT
Yuletide - Chinese Community in Nigeria Supports Low Income Earners With Cash, Gift Items
[Vanguard] The Chinese Community in Nigeria in collaboration of all Chinese companies in Lagos, has supported low income earners and physical challenged Nigerians with cash and various gifts ahead of the Christmas celebration to cushion the effects o...

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 07:35:43 GMT
Caregivers and Health Workers Brave Difficult Terrains to Vaccinate Children in Hard-to-Reach Settlements of Taraba State
[WHO-AFRO] Jalingo -- 16 December, 2021 - For Ms. Ladi Jika, a 44-year-old housewife and a mother of five, vaccination and mobilization of people to let their children receive the vaccine is not negotiable.

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 06:35:27 GMT
2023 - PDP Can't Return to Power in Free, Fair Election - APC
[Premium Times] "Let me send a message to PDP, if we are talking about replacing APC, it can never be the PDP because Nigerians are too intelligent."

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 04:59:53 GMT
Electoral Bill - Uncertainty As Timeline for Buhari's Assent Elapses Sunday
[Daily Trust] There is growing uncertainty in the political terrain as the 30 days' timeline for President Muhammadu Buhari to assent the Electoral Act Bill elapses on Sunday.

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 04:57:08 GMT
Nigeria At War With Itself - PANDEF
[Vanguard] The Pan Niger Delta Forum, PANDEF, has stated that Nigeria is at war with itself, noting that the nation was facing the height of insecurity.

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 04:57:05 GMT
Group Accuses Obasanjo of Raising Tension, Heating Polity
[Vanguard] .The Save Nigeria Movement has accused former President Olusegun Obasanjo of inflaming passion and raising tension in the country through his recent statements.

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 04:57:03 GMT
Sinach, Onyeka Onwenu, Todd Dulaney, Others Thrill Lagos Fans At Christmas Concert
[Premium Times] Award-winning Nigerian Gospel Singer and songwriter, Osinachi Egbu, popularly known as Sinach, who was the headline act, was joined by her friends on stage.

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 04:56:59 GMT
AfDB Board Approves $170 Million for Investment in Nigeria's Digital and Creative Start-Ups
[Premium Times] The investment in Digital and Creative Enterprises Program (i-DICE) is a Federal Government of Nigeria initiative promoting investment in digital and creative industries.

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 04:56:58 GMT
Musician Releases Song in Praise of Bandit Kingpin Turji
[Premium Times] The about 14-minute long song was rendered in Hausa by a man who identified himself in the song as Adamu Ayuba with the female chorus hailing Mr Turji as a hero among heroes.

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 04:56:53 GMT
2023 - Group Says It's North-Central's 'Turn' to Produce President
[Premium Times] The group appealed to the three 'frontline' aspirants from the north-central zone chasing the APC chairmanship to have a rethink in the interest of posterity.



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