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Mon, 24 Jan 2022 08:51:11 GMT
Buhari, APC, Kaduna People Are My Inspiration - El-Rufai
[Leadership] Governor Nasir El-Rufai has said that his administration has done its best not to disappoint President Muhammadu Buhari who had asked him to run for the office, the party on whose platform he ran and people who voted for him, in the last...

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 06:26:16 GMT
Over 100 Medical Consultants Left Nigeria in the Last Two Years - Official
[Premium Times] As of 2020, Nigeria had a doctor-patient ratio of 1:2,753, in sharp contrast to the World Health Organisation (WHO)'s minimum recommended ratio of 1:400 or 600.

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 04:49:24 GMT
486 People Killed in First Three Weeks of 2022
[Premium Times] Over 80 per cent of the killings were carried out by terror groups that have terrorised the North-west and North-central zones of Nigeria.

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 04:48:41 GMT
How Bandits Killed Dozens, Abducted Scores of Villagers for Refusing to Pay Levy
[Premium Times] At least 46 villagers were killed within a week after bandits launched a punitive expedition against two Kebbi villages.

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 04:27:26 GMT
Tunisia Sink 10-Man Nigeria to Storm Quarter Final Stage
[CAF] Tunisia are through to the quarter final stage at the on-going TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations Cameroon 2021.

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 08:48:44 GMT
102 Died From 510 Lassa Fever Cases in 2021 - Federal Govt
[Leadership] Federal Ministry of Environment has strengthened activities on environmental health and sanitation response to Lassa fever outbreak in the country after 11 deaths in 2022.

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 06:47:50 GMT
Aisha Buhari 'Endorses' Capital Punishment for Hanifa Abubakar's Killer
[Premium Times] Hanifa was abducted on December 2, 2021, by Abdulmalik Tanko, the proprietor of the school.

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 05:35:07 GMT
Lekki Seaport Now 80% Complete, to Be Commissioned 2022 - Official
[Premium Times] The transportation minister inspected the progress of the Lekki seaport.

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 04:35:26 GMT
Meet Priest Drawing Attention On Instagram, TikTok
[Premium Times] Nigerian priest James Anyaegbu has become an internet sensation because of his viral videos.

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 09:01:05 GMT
Côte d'Ivoire Send Message to Rivals, Super Eagles Finish With Perfect Record
[Daily Maverick] The group stage of the Africa Cup of Nations provided thrills and massive upsets, setting up an exciting round of 16.

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 08:51:42 GMT
With New Portal, CBN Moves to Halt Over-Invoicing By Importers
[This Day] The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has taken a major step to arrest the age-long practice of over-invoicing which dodgy importers and exporters have over the years used to cart away the nation's forex with its directive that effective Febru...

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 08:51:41 GMT
Govt Sets $700m TV Revenue Target for Audience Measurement Panel
[This Day] Abuja -- The federal government has mandated the Audience Measurement panel to increase the Nigerian television advertisement revenue to over $700 million the next three years.

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 08:51:40 GMT
Admit Nigeria Has Debt Problem Before Economy, Local Currency Crumbles - Agusto to Govt
[This Day] The Founder of Nigeria's first rating agency, Agusto & Co Limited, Mr. Bode Agusto, has called on the federal government to admit that the country has a serious debt problem that required urgent steps to address before the Nigerian economy...

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 08:51:13 GMT
Analyst to CBN - Reduce Lending to Federal Govt Amid Rising Debts
[Leadership] The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has been urged to cut down on its lending to the federal government as way of reducing the country's spending spree and lower the rising debt burden of the nation.

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 08:51:09 GMT
Buhari Thanks El-Rufai for Linking Him to Kaduna's Success
[Leadership] President Muhammadu Buhari has commended Governor Nasir El-Rufai for changing Kaduna state and being successful in that quest by executing several developmental projects.

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 08:51:05 GMT
Bonga Oil Spill Victims Urge Shell to Pay $3.4bn NOSDRA Fine
[Leadership] Victims of the 2011 Bonga oil spill have demanded that Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company (SNEPCO) should immediately pay the sum of $3.4billion fines and awards to them as imposed by the National Oil Spill Detection and Re...

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 07:41:27 GMT
Dangote Petrochemicals, Fertiliser Plant Will Accelerate Africa's Economic Growth - AfDB President
[Vanguard] The Dangote Refinery and Fertiliser projects have been described as the best industrialised projects that would help to accelerate the economic development of Africa.

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 07:41:25 GMT
External Reserves Declines Further to $40.39bn
[Vanguard] The nation's external reserves declined for the eleventh consecutive week to $40.39 billion last week.

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 07:41:22 GMT
Why Nigeria's GDP Would Surpass IMF Projection - Afrinvest
[Vanguard] Analysts at Afrinvest West Africa) Limited, a Lagos based investment banking firm, have projected that in 2022, Nigerian economy would surpass the prediction by the International Monetary Fund, IMF by 0.2 percentage points despite the Gros...

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 07:41:21 GMT
Govt Should Use Crude Surplus to Fund Budget Deficit - Adedipe
[Vanguard] As the price of crude oil in the international market continues to rise, hitting over $88 per barrel last week against $62 of the budget benchmark, the Federal Government has been asked to consider using the surplus to either reduce the bu...

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 07:41:15 GMT
Hayatudeen, Ex-Banker, Signs Up for PDP, Says Nigeria Headed in Wrong Direction
[This Day] Renowned economist and former Chairman/CEO of FSB International Bank PLC, Alhaji Mohammed Hayatu-Deen, yesterday, joined the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), during which he lamented that Nigeria was headed in wrong direction.

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 06:48:13 GMT
I Didn't Sell Buhari to Nigerians, I Only Posted His Pictures, Says Dele Momodu
[Vanguard] Dele Momodu, publisher of Ovation Magazine, has said he never campaigned for President Muhammadu Buhari.

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 06:48:10 GMT
Nigeria, Others Face Tighter Financing As U.S. Hikes Rate
[Vanguard] Nigeria's economy, particularly the financial sector is faced with the risk of increased capital outflow in 2022 given the proposed interest rate hike by the United States of America's Federal Reserve Bank (US Fed), equity researchers have...

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 06:48:08 GMT
Amended Grazing Law 'Ll Protect Law Abiding Herders From Rustlers, Boost Animal Husbandry - Benue Govt
[Vanguard] Makurdi -- Benue State government has assured that the recently amended Open Grazing Prohibition and Ranches Establishment Law which provided for stiffer penalties for offenders would also protect law abiding herders from cattle rustlers a...

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 06:26:16 GMT
How Inuwa Yahaya's Governance Approach Stands Him Out
[Premium Times] It is worthy of commendation that both Muslims and Christians live harmoniously in Gombe State. Indigenes and non-indigenes cohabit harmoniously and happily. Indeed, the peace of Gombe is palpable. The joy of the populace is unfettere...

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 06:26:15 GMT
How Alao-Akala Used to Give Us Pocket Money - Yemi Osinbajo
[Premium Times] Mr Osinbajo commiserated with the family, praying that all that Mr Alao-Akala left behind would prosper.

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 06:20:53 GMT
Jonathan Tasks Nigerian Engineers On Digital Revolution, Renewable Energy
[This Day] Former President Goodluck Jonathan, has tasked Nigerian engineers to key into the prospects of digital revolution by innovating competitively to ensure that the nation and the African continent did not lose out on the growth and developmen...

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 06:20:50 GMT
Constant Inter-Ethnic Dialogue Necessary to Uphold Nigeria's Diversity - Osinbajo
[This Day] Abuja -- The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo has stressed the need for constant dialogues among the various ethnic nationalities in Nigeria as a means of taking the advantages of the country's diversities.

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 06:20:50 GMT
Labour Gives 14-Day Ultimatum to Kogi Over Minimum Wage
[This Day] Members of the organised labour in Kogi State have issued a 14- day ultimatum to the Kogi State government to implement the N30,000 new minimum wage, threatening to embark on an indefinite strike action.

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 06:20:48 GMT
Army Urged to Exercise Restraint in Reprisal Attacks On Abia Communities
[This Day] Troops of the Nigerian Army from the 144 Battalion Asa have been urged to exercise restraint in their reprisal attacks on Abia oil communities of Owaza and Obuzor in Ukwa West Local Government of Abia State to avoid further killing of inno...



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