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Sat, 05 Feb 2022 09:02:10 GMT
World Cancer Day - Nigeria Needs Over 300 Radiotherapy Machines
[Premium Times] "The limited number of radiotherapy machines in the country is currently creating a big gap in cancer care to patients," Mr Alhassan said.

Fri, 04 Feb 2022 13:27:01 GMT
Nigerian President Buhari Did Visit Sokoto, but Tweeted Photos Old and Doctored
[Africa Check] A tweet with three photos suggests Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari's visit to Sokoto, capital of Sokoto state in the far northwest, on 27 January 2022 was to show support for Bola Tinubu, the national leader of Buhari's All Progres...

Fri, 04 Feb 2022 13:24:50 GMT
Crude Oil Theft - Navy Deactivates 175 Illegal Refineries, Arrests 27 Vessels
[Vanguard] Nigeria Navy has disclosed that it has deactivated 175 illegal refineries, arrested 27 vessels under 11 months.

Fri, 04 Feb 2022 13:16:39 GMT
Nigeria, UAE Truce - Air Peace to Resume Direct Flights to Dubai March 1
[Vanguard] Air Peace airline Friday said that it will resume direct scheduled flights to Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, UAE, on March 1st, 2022.

Fri, 04 Feb 2022 12:40:34 GMT
Why I Invest in Education of My Constituents, Stopped Giving Bikes, Keke Napep - Reps Member
[Vanguard] A week after setting up a database to mobilise his constituents for empowerment as micro, small and medium entrepreneurs, federal lawmaker, Hon Dumnamene Dekor, yesterday mobilised contractor for construction of a hybrid ICT Centre in Bori...

Fri, 04 Feb 2022 12:40:28 GMT
We Must Defeat Iswap At All Cost Else B'haram Will Be Child's Play - Zulum
[This Day] Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum, yesterday, expressed concern about the increasing sophistication and spread of the terrorist group, Islamic State's West Africa Province (ISWAP), in the state. Zulum said the federal governme...

Fri, 04 Feb 2022 12:40:26 GMT
Report Police Personnel to Complaints Commission - Minister
[This Day] The Minister of Police Affairs, Dr. Muhammad Maigari Dingyadi, has blamed the #EndSARS protests on the collapse of the Police Public Complaints Commission (PPCC).

Fri, 04 Feb 2022 12:40:25 GMT
Army to Give 21 Gun Salutes to Late Former Head of State, Shonekan
[This Day] As part of activities to mark the state funeral service of late former Head of State, Chief Ernest Shonekan, the 81 Division of the Nigerian Army would today give 21 artillery gun salute in his honour.

Fri, 04 Feb 2022 12:40:21 GMT
In Major Setback for Oil Production, Shell Defers Expansion Work On 225,000bpd Bonga Oilfield
[This Day] In a big hindrance to Nigeria's hope of raising its poor daily oil production, Shell has said it would delay expansion work at its Nigerian offshore Bonga field by another two years.

Fri, 04 Feb 2022 12:40:16 GMT
Court Orders AGF to Pay Kanu's Co-Defendants N200,000
[Leadership] Justice Binta Murtala-Nyako of the Federal High Court in Abuja has imposed a fine of N200, 000 on the attorney general of the federation and minister of justice (AGF) for truncating the trial of four co-defendants of Nnamdi Kanu on treas...

Fri, 04 Feb 2022 12:40:10 GMT
Senate to Address NNPC's Frontier Exploration Funding Challenges
[Leadership] The Senate Committee on Petroleum Resources (Upstream) has commended the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) for repositioning the Nigerian oil and gas industry into a competitive business environment.

Fri, 04 Feb 2022 12:40:03 GMT
PDP Dismisses Govt's Scorecard On Campaign Promises
[Leadership] Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has faulted the claims by the President Muhammadu Buhari-led All Progressives Congress (APC) administration on anti-corruption and anti-terrorism fight as false.

Fri, 04 Feb 2022 12:39:59 GMT
Cross River Labour Unions Threaten Strike
[Leadership] Organised labour in Cross River State have threatened to down their tools should the state government failed to implement content of memorandum of understanding (MoU) it signed months ago with the unions.

Fri, 04 Feb 2022 12:39:55 GMT
Nigeria to Produce 280,000 Tonnes of Cocoa From Estimated 320,000 Tonnes
[Leadership] Cocoa production output has been estimated to hit 280,000 tonnes, well below the 320,000 tonnes the cocoa association had forecast for Nigeria.

Fri, 04 Feb 2022 12:39:50 GMT
Airport Workers Threaten Strike Over Condition of Service, Minimum Wage
[Leadership] Airport workers under the aegis of the National Union of Transport Employees (NUATE), Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (ATSSSAN), Association of Nigeria Aviation Professionals (ANAP) and the Amalgamated Union of...

Fri, 04 Feb 2022 12:39:47 GMT
Belgian Govt Approves €5m to Rebuild North East
[Leadership] The Kingdom of Belgium has approved ?5 million to rebuild the North East region ravaged by Boko Haram insurgency.

Fri, 04 Feb 2022 12:29:01 GMT
Why Nigeria Customs Cannot Stop Smuggling in Katsina - Comptroller
[Premium Times] "There are 12 official borders in Katsina but as it is now, we have more than 100 entry and exit routes that these people follow to smuggle contraband"

Fri, 04 Feb 2022 12:29:01 GMT
Theses Digitisation and Fight Against Plagiarism in Nigerian Varsities
[Premium Times] Digitisation would increase the global presence of Nigerian tertiary institutions and improve their global ranking and boost the rating of our universities.

Fri, 04 Feb 2022 12:29:01 GMT
Media Development and Sustainable Funding in Nigeria
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Fri, 04 Feb 2022 12:28:56 GMT
Airtel's Nine-Month Profit Surges 97 Percent to $514 Million On Post-Covid Data Boom
[Premium Times] Airtel jumped 9.99 per cent to N1,398 per unit in Lagos at 10:54 WAT in Lagos on Friday, following the news.

Fri, 04 Feb 2022 11:52:01 GMT
Indigenous Social Media App, Shapclick, Launched in Nigeria
[Vanguard] A new social media messaging app known as Shapclick, has been launched in Nigeria , to facilitate the sharing of news , photos, videos as well market goods and services to the teeming clickers around the globe.

Fri, 04 Feb 2022 10:10:56 GMT
Dangote Storms Revamped MKO Abiola Stadium Pitch, Lauds Govt's Commitment to Sports Devt
[Vanguard] Billionaire Businessman and Africa's richest man, Aliko Dangote, on Thursday, visited the newly renovated MKO Abiola Stadium pitch, adopted by him under the Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare's Adopt-a-Pitch initiative.

Fri, 04 Feb 2022 10:10:56 GMT
NDDC - Money Invested Over the Years Ended in Pocket of Few, Than Niger Delta Region - Group Alleges
[Vanguard] A group, Senator Godswill Akpabio for Common Good (SGACG) has aligned with the Presidential Spokesman , Femi Adesina over his remarks on the forensic audit report of the NDDC.

Fri, 04 Feb 2022 10:10:53 GMT
How Hoodlums Razed Obasanjo's Mango Farm in Benue, Dash Hopes of 1,000 Workers
[Vanguard] Makurdi -- They are daring and ruthless. That's the best way to describe the criminal elements who early in the week razed a thriving mechanised mango farm in Howe community in Gwer Local Government Area of Benue State, which belongs to a ...

Fri, 04 Feb 2022 12:40:31 GMT
Covid-19 - Nigeria Records 100 Infections Thursday
[Premium Times] As of February 2, 2022, NCDC data shows that a total of 20,593 people are still down with the illness nationwide.

Fri, 04 Feb 2022 12:39:43 GMT
Dangote Visits Renovated Pitch of MKO Abiola Stadium Abuja
[Daily Trust] Billionaire businessman and Africa's richest man, Aliko Dangote, yesterday visited the main bowl of the Moshood Abiola National stadium which his company renovated with a whopping N1billion.

Fri, 04 Feb 2022 12:29:01 GMT
Dangote Inspects Renovated MKO Stadium in Abuja
[Premium Times] The billionaire businessman assured the Sports Minister of his continued support.

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 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.



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