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Thu, 30 Dec 2021 06:56:35 GMT
Jose Peseiro of Portugal Named Head Coach of Nigeria's Super Eagles
[Premium Times] The Super Eagles have a new head coach but he will be taking over after the Nations Cup.

Wed, 29 Dec 2021 12:56:28 GMT
Civil Society Organisations Identify Drafting Errors in Electoral Bill
[Premium Times] President Muhammadu Buhari had declined assent to the bill on 21 December, citing insecurity and high cost of conducting direct primaries as reasons.

Thu, 30 Dec 2021 08:28:56 GMT
No Expired Vaccines Will Be Taken Again - Drug Agency
[Daily Trust] The Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, has said the agency is working with international partners to ensure Nigeria gets vaccines with long expiration d...

Wed, 29 Dec 2021 14:08:35 GMT
AFCON - Super Eagles Hit Abuja Camp Today
[Daily Trust] The Super Eagles will today hit Abuja camp ahead of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).

Wed, 29 Dec 2021 12:59:19 GMT
Piracy - How YouTube Became Kannywood's Saving Grace in 2021
[Premium Times] Insiders tell PREMIUM TIMES that piracy has rendered Kannywood to a near comatose state.

Thu, 30 Dec 2021 08:18:37 GMT
A New Dawn for Nigerian Football As NFF Appoints Jose Peseiro As New Eagles' Coach
[This Day] The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), yesterday put to rest the suspense on the likely successor to former manager Gernot Rohr as it confirmed the appointment of Portuguese tactician, Jose Peseiro, as Super Eagles' new coach.

Thu, 30 Dec 2021 08:16:30 GMT
Entries Opens for 2022 TEF Entrepreneurship Programme
[This Day] The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), the leading philanthropy empowering young African entrepreneurs across all 54 African countries, has opened applications for the 2022 TEF Entrepreneurship Programme on www.TEFConnect.com. African entrepre...

Thu, 30 Dec 2021 08:15:36 GMT
12,450 Applicants Subscribe to National Housing Programme
[This Day] Kano -- No fewer than 12,450 applicants have indicated their interest to purchase completed houses under the National Housing Programme (NHP).

Thu, 30 Dec 2021 08:14:29 GMT
Kogi, Niger, Osun Govs Sign 2022 Appropriation Bills Into Law
[This Day] Governors of Kogi, Niger and Osun State, Yahaya Bello, Abubakar Bello and Adegboyega Oyetola respectively yesterday signed their 2022 appropriation bills into law.

Thu, 30 Dec 2021 08:12:14 GMT
Assessing Buhari's Anti-Corruption War
[This Day] With the year 2021 gradually coming to an end, Ugo Aliogo in this report examines the anticorruption fight of President Muhammadu Buhari in the year under review.

Thu, 30 Dec 2021 07:04:02 GMT
Covid-19 Vaccination - States React As NPDHCDA Releases 'Performance Ranking'
[Premium Times] Enugu and Edo states reject the statistics, insisting that they are doing better than captured by the NPHCDA.

Thu, 30 Dec 2021 08:14:09 GMT
Jose Peseiro Appointed As New Nigeria Coach
[CAF] The Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) has announced the appointment of Jose Peseiro as the substantive head coach of the country's senior national team, the Super Eagles.

Thu, 30 Dec 2021 07:02:30 GMT
Lagos Assembly Passes Over U.S.$2 Billion 2022 Budget
[Premium Times] While the recurrent expenditure is N591,280,803,486bn, the Capital expenditure is N1.166,915,843,358trn.

Thu, 30 Dec 2021 06:57:12 GMT
WHO Provides Health Care Support, Donates Materials to Adamawa State Government to Curb Cholera Outbreak
[WHO-AFRO] Yola, 29 December, 2021 - In its continuous efforts to support health care services in Nigeria, the World Health Organization (WHO) donated some health intervention materials to Adamawa State Government, to assist in the fight against chol...

Wed, 29 Dec 2021 14:08:58 GMT
Nigeria's Petroleum Sector and Year of Petroleum Industry Act
[Daily Trust] The emphasis in the Nigerian oil industry this year has continued to be on the decade of gas with various meetings and stakeholder engagements by the Minister of State for Petroleum, Chief Timipre Sylva.

Wed, 29 Dec 2021 14:07:06 GMT
We'll Resist Your Plot Against Tinubu, Group Tells Obasanjo
[Daily Trust] A Tinubu support group has told former President Olusegun Obasanjo to steer clear of the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu.

Wed, 29 Dec 2021 13:58:07 GMT
Obasanjo to Clark - Oil Belongs to Nigeria, Not Niger Delta
[This Day] Abuja -- "All those who purchase crude oil from Nigeria enter into contractual relationship with Nigeria not with the Niger Delta. The territory of Nigeria is indivisible inclusive of the resources found therein. No territory in Nigeria in...

Wed, 29 Dec 2021 13:56:21 GMT
Shell Challenges Judgement Ordering Halt to Gas Flaring in Niger Delta Community
[This Day] Abuja -- Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) has filed an appeal challenging a judgement of the Federal High Court, Benin City, ordering a halt to the continued flaring of gas in Iwhrekan, Delta State.

Wed, 29 Dec 2021 13:55:21 GMT
FCT Threatens Revocation of 435 Abandoned Land Titles
[This Day] Abuja -- The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) administration has threatened to revoke the titles of the owners of 435 abandoned, uncompleted structures as well as 600 undeveloped plots of land within the city.

Wed, 29 Dec 2021 13:54:32 GMT
Bayelsa Spill - Abrupt Wellhead Leak Impossible Without Interference, Experts Insist
[This Day] Experts involved in the liquidation of the Santa Barbara Wellhead in Nembe, Bayelsa State, have argued that only deliberate interference with the equipment could have caused a disruption to its normal functions.

Wed, 29 Dec 2021 13:52:18 GMT
Presidency - Electoral Bill Failed to Enhance, Build On Nation's Democratic Processes
[This Day] Abuja -- Worried by the backlash from President Muhammadu Buhari's refusal to assent to the Electoral Act Amendment Bill, the Presidency, yesterday, said Buhari withheld assent to the bill because it failed to enhance and build on the nati...

Wed, 29 Dec 2021 13:51:22 GMT
Budget Minister Pledges More Infrastructure Projects in Edo
[This Day] The Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Mr. Clem Agba, yesterday promised more infrastructure development in Edo North Senatorial District.

Wed, 29 Dec 2021 13:38:27 GMT
National Assembly Transmits 2022 Appropriation Bill to Buhari
[This Day] Abuja -- President Muhammadu Buhari has received the 2022 Appropriation Bill passed by the two chambers of the National Assembly last week. And all things being equal, Buhari is expected to sign the 2022 budget into law on Friday.

Thu, 30 Dec 2021 09:27:07 GMT
Family Seeks Justice for Student Killed By Yahoo Boys in Ogun
[Daily Trust] The family of Alexander Uzoma, a student of Imo State University, has demanded justice over the alleged murder of their brother by suspected internet fraudsters, otherwise known as Yahoo-boys, in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital.

Thu, 30 Dec 2021 08:26:29 GMT
Kidnapped Ekiti Chief, Cocoa Merchants Paid N4 Million Ransom to Regain Freedom
[This Day] Ado-Ekiti -- A traditional Chief in Ijan Ekiti , Gbonyin Local Government area of Ekiti State, Chief Emmanuel Obafemi and two other kidnapped cocoa merchants have been freed by kidnappers after paying the sum N4 million as ransom.

Thu, 30 Dec 2021 08:13:13 GMT
Super Eagles - the Impending Defeats
[This Day] Last Friday, someone who claimed to be from a radio station in Ghana which had constantly sought my views on issues related to football in Nigeria called to find out how well I feel our country would perform in next month's Africa Cup of N...

Thu, 30 Dec 2021 07:08:51 GMT
Electoral Bill - When a President 'Misyarns'
[Premium Times] Let the Senate take up this responsibility by overriding this obnoxious presidential veto.

Wed, 29 Dec 2021 14:30:41 GMT
APC National Chair - Northern Group Insists On Yari
[Daily Trust] A group of northern youths has called on critical stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to support the candidature of the former governor of Zamfara State for the chairmanship of the party.

Wed, 29 Dec 2021 14:28:03 GMT
Upstream Commission to Close 2020 Marginal Oil Field Transaction
[Daily Trust] The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) said it is set to close out the 2020 marginal field bid round programme in line with the Petroleum Industry Act, 2021 (PIA).

Wed, 29 Dec 2021 14:10:16 GMT
Kano Assembly Passes 19 Bills, 117 Motions in 2021
[Daily Trust] The Kano State House of Assembly has said that preparations are underway to pass the Child Rights Act because of its commitment to child growth and development in the state.



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