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Wed, 22 Dec 2021 07:32:48 GMT
Electoral Bill - Over 73 Senators Ready to Override Buhari's Veto, Lawmaker Says
[Premium Times] Mr Buhari's rejection of the electoral bill has been condemned by civil society organisations.

Wed, 22 Dec 2021 07:28:43 GMT
AFCON 2021 - Osimhen Ready to Fly With Super Eagles in Cameroon
[Premium Times] The 22-year who was hitherto seen as a huge doubt for the continental football tournament

Wed, 22 Dec 2021 07:20:31 GMT
Govt Reinstates Emirates Flight Schedule
[Premium Times] Nigeria's aviation ministry had earlier limited the carrier's daily flights to Abuja to a single run a week and denied approval for the airline's winter schedule.

Wed, 22 Dec 2021 07:36:36 GMT
Police Commission Approves Promotion of 8,204 Senior Officers
[Premium Times] Two of the officers were promoted to Deputy Inspectors General (DIGs).

Wed, 22 Dec 2021 07:36:12 GMT
Ganduje Signs N221.2 Billion Kano Budget Into Law
[Premium Times] Mr Ganduje said the budget was meant to complete all ongoing major projects in the state.

Wed, 22 Dec 2021 07:35:51 GMT
MAPOLY Lecturers Lament Unpaid Salaries, Absence of Governing Council
[Premium Times] The Public Relations Officer of the institution, Yemi Ajibola, said the lecturers should be thankful adding that, if not for the governor's intervention they would have been thrown into the labour market.

Wed, 22 Dec 2021 07:34:04 GMT
What We'll Do Following Buhari's Rejection of Electoral Bill - Gbajabiamila
[Premium Times] "Whichever way it pans out, we must not throw out the baby with the bathwater and must deliver a credible and enduring electoral system to Nigerians. Every law is a living document and as long as it has breath, it must survive."

Wed, 22 Dec 2021 07:30:58 GMT
45 Farmers Killed in Latest Nasarawa Violence - Presidency
[Premium Times] "President Buhari said the sympathies of the entire nation were with the affected families."

Wed, 22 Dec 2021 07:30:32 GMT
Electoral Bill - PTCJI, YIAGA, Others Ask NASS to Resolve Logjam in 30 Days
[Premium Times] President Muhammadu Buhari had in a letter to the two chambers of the National Assembly on Tuesday declined assent to the Electoral Act Amendment Bill.

Wed, 22 Dec 2021 07:29:25 GMT
Afcon 2021 - CAF Uneveil 63-Man Match Officials' List With One Nigerian
[Premium Times] The only Nigerian selected by CAF will function as an Assistant Referee

Wed, 22 Dec 2021 07:21:53 GMT
#EndSARS - Beninese Released After 14 Months in Jail
[Premium Times] "After telling the police officers I bought the sachet milk and sardines, they asked me to bring out the receipts but I told them I didn't have any."

Wed, 22 Dec 2021 07:21:14 GMT
Court Stops Amaechi, Malami, BPP From Awarding Cargo Tracking System Contract
[Premium Times] The court ordered the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, the Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) and other defendants from taking any further steps concerning the appointment of an operator for the International Cargo Tracking...

Wed, 22 Dec 2021 07:18:58 GMT
Jigawa Assembly Passes Child Rights Bill, Expunges Age Limit for Marriage
[Premium Times] Nigeria adopted the Child Rights Act in 2003 to domesticate the International Convention on the Rights of a Child.

Wed, 22 Dec 2021 07:18:13 GMT
Soyinka Urges Buhari to Reopen Bola Ige's Murder Case
[Premium Times] In his message, Mr Soyinka asked what had become of the president's "robust pledge" to open an enquiry into the spate of political murders across Nigeria.

Wed, 22 Dec 2021 07:17:26 GMT
El-Rufai Approves End of Year Bonuses for Civil Servants
[Premium Times] The end of year bonus is part of the state government's efforts to boost morale and enhance the welfare of civil servants.

Wed, 22 Dec 2021 07:17:07 GMT
Fayemi Meets Buhari, Says President Right to Reject Amended Electoral Act
[Premium Times] Mr Fayemi says Nigerians should commend President Buhari for rejecting amended Electoral Act.

Wed, 22 Dec 2021 07:16:04 GMT
Electoral Bill - Singer YCee Expresses Disappointment Over Buhari's Refusal to Give Assent
[Premium Times] YCee urged Nigerian youths to remain undeterred in voting and aspiring for positions in the 2023 elections.

Wed, 22 Dec 2021 07:15:03 GMT
Alleged Murder - Court Admits Dowen College Students to Bail
[Premium Times] The magistrate held that the international passports of the students must be submitted to the court and they must stay within two kilometres of their residence at all times.

Wed, 22 Dec 2021 07:14:36 GMT
Covid-19 - Buhari Receives Pfizer Booster Jab
[Premium Times] Mr Buhari had taken his first jab of the vaccine on March 6 and the second jab on May 29.

Tue, 21 Dec 2021 15:53:42 GMT
Covid-19 - Fourth Wave Rages As Nigeria Records 1,368 New Infections
[Premium Times] The centre noted that Monday's new cases raised Nigeria's total infections to 225,255 while the fatality toll now stands at 2,985.

Wed, 22 Dec 2021 07:13:42 GMT
Electoral Act Amendment - National Assembly Should Override Buhari's Veto - Lawyer
[Premium Times] Jiti Ogunye in his reaction said the president's reasons are not 'genuine.'

Tue, 21 Dec 2021 06:59:16 GMT
Halt Closure of Displaced People's Camps - Human Rights Watch
[HRW] Abuja -- Ensure Rights, Wellbeing of Those Affected

Tue, 21 Dec 2021 06:19:45 GMT
Inside a Multi-Million Naira Vocational School, Left to Rot for Years
[Premium Times] Officials give reasons for the parlous state of Sokoto's only government-owned vocational training school.

Tue, 21 Dec 2021 05:54:46 GMT
Why Buhari Won't Sign Electoral Act Amendment Bill
[Vanguard] Says imposing direct primaries on political parties'll cause trouble in polity Asks NASS to rework bill, remove direct primaries, return for assent NASS should extricate itself from public odium by overriding Buhari -- Urhoghide We have n...

Tue, 21 Dec 2021 06:25:26 GMT
Death Toll in Kaduna Attack Rises to 40
[This Day] Kaduna -- The death toll from the attacks on communities in Giwa Local Government Area of Kaduna state has risen to 40 following the discovery of two corpses in the bush by security operatives.

Tue, 21 Dec 2021 06:31:29 GMT
Land Dispute - University VC, Journalists, Others Escape Death
[This Day] Osogbo -- Some hoodlums yesterday laid siege in some parts of Obafemi Awalowo University's community in Ile-Ife.

Tue, 21 Dec 2021 06:30:05 GMT
Buhari and the Electoral Law
[This Day] TUESDAY WITH REUBEN ABATI

Tue, 21 Dec 2021 05:56:09 GMT
INEC Seeks N305bn for 2023 Elections
[Vanguard] ... Suspends Ekiti election indefinitely lSenate to pass 2022 Appropriation Bill today

Tue, 21 Dec 2021 05:52:47 GMT
Electoral Bill - Ball in Buhari's Court
[Vanguard] NIGERIANS deserve congratulations for winning the epic legislative battle for electronic transmission of their votes in future elections.

Tue, 21 Dec 2021 05:51:47 GMT
Omicron, Delta Increase Covid-19 Cases in Nigeria By 500% in 2 Weeks - NCDC
[Vanguard] ... We must find home-grown cure for COVID-19, says FG



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