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Fri, 04 Feb 2022 04:41:53 GMT
Oil Production Ship Explodes in Niger Delta
[VOA] An oil production and storage ship exploded in southern Delta state and 10 crew members are feared dead, Nigerian authorities said.

Fri, 04 Feb 2022 04:41:39 GMT
Only 8% of Nigerians Are Happy With Country's State of Affairs Under Buhari - Report
[Premium Times] About 78 per cent said they were either 'sad' or 'extremely' sad about the current state of Nigeria.

Fri, 04 Feb 2022 04:41:35 GMT
About U.S.$6.9 Billion Lost to Boko Haram Insurgency in North-East - Governor Zulum
[Premium Times] "The insurgents have destroyed about 5000 classrooms in Borno State and about 800 municipal buildings, including local government secretariats, prisons and traditional rulers' buildings, among others. Furthermore, they destroyed about...

Thu, 03 Feb 2022 10:25:45 GMT
Shell Postpones Expansion Project At Nigeria's Bonga Oil Field By Two Years - Report
[Premium Times] Bonga, Nigeria's first deep-water oilfield, can produce 225,000 barrels of crude oil and 150 million standard cubic feet of gas per day.

Fri, 04 Feb 2022 06:13:17 GMT
How Desperate Parties, Biased Speaker, Others Help Lawmakers Trample On the Constitution
[Premium Times] The Nigerian constitution frowns at carpet crossing by lawmakers but loopholes in the law and other factors allow such to continue.

Fri, 04 Feb 2022 05:46:11 GMT
Govt Uncovers 96 Financiers of Terrorism
[This Day] The federal government has said that the analysis by the Nigerian FG Intelligence Unit (NFIU), between 2020 and 2021, has revealed 96 financiers of terrorism in Nigeria, 424 associates of the financiers, involvement of about 123 companies ...

Fri, 04 Feb 2022 04:41:47 GMT
Govt Launches Revised Population Policy to Address High Fertility Rate
[Premium Times] "The policy emphasizes the urgency to address Nigeria's sustained high fertility rate, ..."

Fri, 04 Feb 2022 04:41:28 GMT
Govt Hinges Hope of Oil Output Recovery On Fighting U.S.$4 Billion Yearly Oil Theft
[Premium Times] The so-called bunkering eats away at the Nigeria's daily output by about 10 per cent or 150,000 barrels.

Fri, 04 Feb 2022 08:24:35 GMT
Outrage As Bandits Turn Niger Into New Killing Field of the North
[Vanguard] Minna -- RESIDENTS in various communities in Niger State are presently on edge as a result of incessant invasion of their communities by bandits, kidnappers and other militias.

Fri, 04 Feb 2022 08:24:32 GMT
Northern Youths Shelve Planned Protests Against Govt Over Varsity Fees Hike
[Vanguard] Abuja -- The Coalition of Northern Groups, CNG, on Thursday, said it has suspended all planned protests against the Federal Government over what it described as "an indiscriminate hike" in tuition fees of universities in the region.

Fri, 04 Feb 2022 08:24:29 GMT
One Killed, 4 Others Injured As Hijab Protest Turns Bloody in Kwara
[Vanguard] Ilorin -- ONE person was feared killed and four others sustained varying degrees of injuries, yesterday, after a protest by Christian and Muslim parents of students of the Oyun Baptist High School in Ijagbo, Oyun Local Government Area of K...

Fri, 04 Feb 2022 08:24:27 GMT
Govt Okays N1bn for Primary Healthcare, Approves Construction of 135km Rural Roads in Imo LGAs
[Vanguard] The government of Imo State has approved the immediate release and disbursement of N1 billion for the rehabilitation of health centres in the 305 electoral wards across the state as part of Governor Hope Uzodimma's agenda on primary health...

Fri, 04 Feb 2022 08:24:25 GMT
Nigeria Needs Urgent Measures to Address High Fertility Rate - Buhari
[Vanguard] Abuja -- PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari yesterday stressed the need for urgent measures to address Nigeria's high fertility rate, through expanding access to modern contraceptive methods across the country.

Fri, 04 Feb 2022 07:57:20 GMT
Food Security - Hope Rises As Millers Evacuate Abuja Rice Pyramids for Processing
[Vanguard] NO fewer than 61 integrated rice millers have begun to evacuate the paddy rice pyramids in Abuja, which was showcased a few days back as an indication of the growing capacity of local rice producers.

Fri, 04 Feb 2022 07:17:04 GMT
Why Election Won't Hold in 593 FCT Polling Units - INEC
[Premium Times] INEC will conduct the FCT council election on February 12.

Fri, 04 Feb 2022 07:17:04 GMT
Sweden Opens Consulate in Lagos
[Premium Times] Mr Gräns emphasised that Sweden's first embassy was opened in Nigeria on October 1, 1961.

Fri, 04 Feb 2022 07:17:01 GMT
Gov Zulum Reiterates Stance On Hiring Mercenaries to Tackle Insurgency
[Premium Times] "While the challenge of insecurity is being solved gradually, it is not yet over. I have said it times without number that in addition to what we are doing, there is a need for government to rethink and look into the possibility of hi...

Fri, 04 Feb 2022 07:06:02 GMT
13 Crew Members Missing As Oil Production Vessel Explodes
[Vanguard] THE production of about 22,000 barrels of oil per-day has been suspended following the explosion of a Floating Production, Storage and Offloading, FPSO, in Ukpokiti Terminal, Delta State, which may have claimed the lives of 13 crew members...

Fri, 04 Feb 2022 07:05:56 GMT
Terrorism - ISWAP Poised to Take Over Nigeria, Zulum Warns
[Vanguard] Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State yesterday raised the alarm that the Islamic States of West African Province, ISWAP, is poised to take over the country.

Fri, 04 Feb 2022 06:13:18 GMT
APC Inaugurates Chairmen Despite Crises in State Chapters
[Premium Times] Chairmen of 34 state chapters and the FCT were inaugurated on Thursday without administration of oath.

Fri, 04 Feb 2022 06:13:17 GMT
Angry Constituents Attack Lawmaker's Convoy
[Premium Times] An angry group of constituents accused Magaji Da'u of neglect and poor representation.

Fri, 04 Feb 2022 05:54:10 GMT
Downstream Authority Decries Poor State of Petroleum Storage Facilities in Lagos
[This Day] The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) has lamented the decrepit state of petroleum products storage facilities in Apapa, Lagos, calling for their urgent upgrade to meet industry standard.

Fri, 04 Feb 2022 05:54:10 GMT
Govt Inaugurates Committee to Investigate Privatised Paper Mills
[This Day] The federal government has set up a committee that would investigate the remote and immediate causes of the collapse of the privatised paper mills in the country with a view to finding lasting solutions for their revitalisation.

Fri, 04 Feb 2022 05:54:07 GMT
Nigeria to End 2022 With N12.6trn Deficit - Expert
[This Day] The Group Managing Director, Cowry Asset Management Limited, Mr. Johnson Chukwu has projected that Nigeria may end 2022 with N12.6trillion deficit

Fri, 04 Feb 2022 05:53:29 GMT
Two Nigerian Brothers Get Eight Books Published
[This Day] Two Nigerian brothers, Emmanuel Omilusi, 10 and Martins Omilusi, 11 have made history in Europe by publishing eight books all at once. The public presentation of the books which was held on January 23 on the Island of Malta was attended by...

Fri, 04 Feb 2022 05:53:27 GMT
Six Artists Interrogate Emotions, Identities and Futurism At Young Contemporaries 2022
[This Day] Young, talented and spirited, the six emerging artists in the Rele Arts Foundation's annual visual art tradition titled 'Young Contemporaries 2022' unleashed a varied collection of works at the National Museum, Onikan that was inspired by ...

Fri, 04 Feb 2022 05:53:26 GMT
Herdsmen Attacks Has Left 80% of Children As School Dropouts, Says Benue Govt
[This Day] Attacks by Fulani herdsmen in Benue Communities have left at least, 80 per cent of children in those areas as school dropouts.

Fri, 04 Feb 2022 05:35:51 GMT
Nigeria Losing Major Investors to Escalating Oil Theft
[Leadership] The oil sector is likely to witness further contraction as escalating theft and underinvestment have become a clog in the wheel of progress of the industry.

Fri, 04 Feb 2022 05:35:51 GMT
Zulum Reiterates Call for Mercenaries to Fight Terrorists
[Leadership] Borno State governor Babagana Zulum has renewed his call on the federal government to engage mercenaries to prosecute the ongoing war against insecurity.

Fri, 04 Feb 2022 05:35:51 GMT
APC Plunges Into Deeper Crisis As Factional Groups Reject New State Excos
[Leadership] The inauguration of state chairmen by the All Progressives Congress (APC) yesterday has plunged the governing party into deeper crisis as factions that conducted parallel congresses in most of the states have rejected the new state execu...



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