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Tue, 01 Feb 2022 08:20:32 GMT
281 Nigerians Crypto Account Restricted On Security Concern
[Daily Trust] One of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges by volume, Binance Holdings Ltd said it restricted the personal accounts of some 281 Nigerian users to comply with anti-money laundering regulations and ensure the security of the platform for...

Tue, 01 Feb 2022 05:51:42 GMT
Nigerians Will Feel Better Under Osinbajo's Presidency - Financial Times
[Leadership] Worlds leading global business publication Financial Times Newspaper has endorsed Vice President Yemi Osinbajo to contest for the office of president come 2023 general elections.

Tue, 01 Feb 2022 04:37:57 GMT
Fistula Repairs Redeeming Hope for Malawian Women
[Nigeria Health Watch] Jackline Chiwinga remembered the euphoria of waking up to dry bedding after her successful obstetric fistula repair surgery. Seventeen years old and married, for one year, she lived with stigma, gossip, and isolation due to the...

Mon, 31 Jan 2022 16:00:16 GMT
'Covid-419' - How Cybercriminals in Nigeria Exploited Schemes to Help People in Need
[The Conversation Africa] The COVID-19 pandemic, with its lockdown and social isolation, has added to the vulnerability of many Nigerians in several ways. Aside from health risks and disruption to livelihoods, the move from physical to virtual relati...

Tue, 01 Feb 2022 09:30:59 GMT
APC - Nigeria's Ruling Party and Its Troubles
[Premium Times] "I had to come all the way from Oyo State to Ekiti for the IVF," she said.

Tue, 01 Feb 2022 06:13:08 GMT
Govt Ramps Up Work On Siemens Power Deal
[This Day] The federal government yesterday said its electricity deal with Siemens was on course, stating that the first phase of the programme under the Presidential Power Initiative (PPI) would increase power supply to about 40 million Nigerians.

Tue, 01 Feb 2022 06:26:20 GMT
What Next Administration Will Inherit From Me - Buhari
[Premium Times] "For those among you who are politicians, you must look beyond gaining power..."

Tue, 01 Feb 2022 09:59:51 GMT
Jubilation in Kwara As Govt Pays Full Minimum Wage
[Vanguard] Public service workers are jubilant across Kwara after the State Government fully implemented the minimum wage for all categories of its labour force, bolstering their purchasing power and rejuvenating the local economy.

Tue, 01 Feb 2022 09:59:26 GMT
Petrol Subsidy - Govt, Marketers Engage Over N3trn Payment
[Vanguard] The Federal Government has engaged with the Major Oil Marketers Association of Nigeria (MOMAN) over the N3 trillion subsidy payment.

Tue, 01 Feb 2022 09:58:49 GMT
Nuwankosoma PHC - Nothing but an Empty Shell
[Nigeria Health Watch] Nuwankosoma Primary Health Center (PHC) in Gbako Local Government Area (LGA) of Niger State was built 20 years ago and there is no evidence that it has undergone any tangible renovation in that period. The PHC was built in the ...

Tue, 01 Feb 2022 09:58:29 GMT
Nigerian Crypto Traders Stuck As Binance Upgrades AML Mechanisms
[Leadership] Nigerians who invested in cryptocurrencies through one of the world's biggest crypto exchanges, Binance Holdings Limited, are currently not smiling as their investments have been stuck and they have not been able to make withdrawals.

Tue, 01 Feb 2022 09:31:03 GMT
Alao-Akala's Family Releases Funeral Programmes for Ex-Governor
[Premium Times] The week-long burial activities would hold from February 14 to February 20.

Tue, 01 Feb 2022 08:24:10 GMT
Spiritualists in Police Net for Aiding Bandits With Charms, Prayers in Katsina
[Vanguard] The Katsina State Police Command has succeeded in arresting one Abdullahi Bello 50, a spiritualist for offering prayers and providing charms to terrorists in Katsina metropolis to enable them carry out their nefarious activities against pe...

Tue, 01 Feb 2022 08:24:07 GMT
Appeal Court Verdict Triggers Panic in Edo Community
[Vanguard] There is apprehension among residents, land and property owners in Ukhiri village, Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area, Edo State, as the Appeal Court sitting in Benin City threw out the community's solicitation, challenging an earlier judgm...

Tue, 01 Feb 2022 08:23:58 GMT
How We Got Ritual Guidelines, Teenagers Who Allegedly Beheaded Girl Explain
[Premium Times] The suspects said they contributed money to buy the other ingredients for the money rituals while awaiting the beheading of the woman.

Tue, 01 Feb 2022 08:23:55 GMT
Police Parade Notorious Bandit Bello Turji's 'Doctor', Others
[Premium Times] Abubakar Hashimu explained how he provided medical care to notorious banditry kingpin, Bello Turji.

Tue, 01 Feb 2022 08:11:58 GMT
Senate Sets N3trn Revenue Target for Federal Agencies
[Premium Times] Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, says the upper chamber will provide the needed support via legislation to ensure that revenue agencies meet and surpass their targets.

Tue, 01 Feb 2022 08:09:02 GMT
Metering - Consider Pricing, Port Congestion, Political Risk, Other Issues - Experts
[Vanguard] ELECTRICITY experts, weekend, urged the Federal Government to review the pricing of prepaid meters, port congestion, political risk and other issues as the first phase of the National Mass Metering Programme, NMMP, begins. The experts who ...

Tue, 01 Feb 2022 08:09:02 GMT
Govt's Out-of-School Policy Unachievable, Says Gov Bello
[Vanguard] Governor Abubakar Bello of Niger State, yesterday, dismissed the Federal Government's plan to reduce the number of out-of-school children in the country, claiming it was an effort in futility.

Tue, 01 Feb 2022 08:09:01 GMT
Sit-At-Home Records Low Compliance - Banks, Markets, Schools Open in South East
[Vanguard] Economic activities picked up in many parts of the South East yesterday as many abandoned the Monday sit-at-home.

Tue, 01 Feb 2022 08:09:01 GMT
Oil Prices - IOCs Look Forward to $28.5bn Earnings - Report
[Vanguard] WITH the consistent rise in oil prices, International Oil Companies, IOCs look forward to recording $28.5 billion earnings for the fourth quarter, October - December 2021, according to an authoritative report released by FactSet. This, acc...

Tue, 01 Feb 2022 08:09:01 GMT
2023 - I'll Contest Presidential Election If... - Peter Obi
[Vanguard] The former Governor of Anambra State, Mr Peter Gregory Obi has given the condition on which he would throw his hat in the ring, as regards the 2023 presidential election contest.

Tue, 01 Feb 2022 08:08:57 GMT
APC Convention - CPC, ACN Blocs in Supremacy Battle
[Vanguard] Ahead of the February 26 National Convention of the All Progressives Congress, APC, a battle for the soul of the party is raging between members of the defunct Congress for Progressive Change, CPC; and Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, the ...

Tue, 01 Feb 2022 06:26:20 GMT
Terrorism - Monguno, Irabor Hold Talks With UK Counterparts On Military Cooperation
[Premium Times] The three days long dialogue is the first of its kind since both countries formed the 'UK-Nigeria Security and Defence Partnership' in 2018.

Tue, 01 Feb 2022 06:26:18 GMT
Gbajabiamila, Onyeama Meet Over Dispute On Funding of Nigerian Embassies
[Premium Times] Mr Gbajabiamila has asked the Foreign Affairs Ministry to withdraw its directive to Nigerian embassies to disregard the 2022 Appropriation Act.

Tue, 01 Feb 2022 06:22:02 GMT
Afforestation - Govt Forests Over 6 Million Hectares of Land Through Green Bond Project - Ikeazor
[Vanguard] Abuja -- THE federal government said it has successfully forested 6,191,363 hectares of land through the green bond project implemented by the Forest Research Institute of Nigeria,FRIN, National NAGGW, Departmen Desertification of the gove...

Tue, 01 Feb 2022 06:21:57 GMT
Uncertainty Trails Nigeria's Plan to Achieve Herd Immunity
[Vanguard] As COVID-19 variants rage across the world, uncertainty mounts over plans by the Federal Government to achieve its target of 70 per cent herd immunity by 2022.

Tue, 01 Feb 2022 06:21:55 GMT
It's Finished, Don Jazzy Mourns 'Losing' Rihanna to A$SAP
[Vanguard] "It's finished," was the cryptic Instagram post by Don Jazzy. But the accompanying picture spoke millions of words. The most important, though, is that the Don of Marvin Records kingdom is heartbroken.

Tue, 01 Feb 2022 06:21:33 GMT
Lagos High Population Density Ticking Time Bomb in Epidemics - Aregbesola
[Vanguard] Abuja -- Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola has said that the high population density of Lagos State was a ticking time bomb in epidemics and other communicable diseases.

Tue, 01 Feb 2022 06:21:29 GMT
Nigeria, UK Move to Deepen Security, Hold Defence Partnership Dialogue in London
[This Day] The United Kingdom (UK) and Nigeria yesterday commenced the first meeting of the Nigeria-UK Security and Defence Partnership Dialogue in London.



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