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Mon, 14 Feb 2022 06:39:32 GMT
Why Recent Nominations of Lawyers to Supreme Court Bench Failed
[Premium Times] Appointing lawyers from the bar directly to the Supreme Court bench is a rare occurrence in Nigeria, even though it is supported by the constitution.

Sun, 13 Feb 2022 10:45:15 GMT
Digital Technology Can Improve Nigeria's Elections - Lessons From 2019
[The Conversation Africa] Digital technologies to improve the reliability of election results have become more widely used around the world in the past two decades. In African countries, nearly all recent general elections have used various kinds of ...

Mon, 14 Feb 2022 09:35:49 GMT
Govt Ramps Up Disbursement of CBN's N140 Billion Solar Intervention Fund
[This Day] Abuja -- The federal government is ramping up the disbursement of the N140 billion solar intervention fund, a facility by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to close the huge energy gap, especially in Nigeria's rural communities.

Mon, 14 Feb 2022 08:29:31 GMT
Troops, Police Kill Scores of Bandits, Rescue 20 Abductees in Niger
[Leadership] A combined team of the military and the police has killed scores of bandits/terrorists and set free 20 abducted villagers in Magama local government area of Niger state.

Mon, 14 Feb 2022 08:26:08 GMT
Continue to Trust APC, Lawan Urges Nigerians
[Leadership] The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has urged Nigerians to continue to entrust the affairs of the country to the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC), stressing that APC is the party to trust.

Mon, 14 Feb 2022 08:25:37 GMT
Sit-At-Home Order - Enough Is Enough
[Leadership] It is time for all persons of goodwill in the South East and beyond to see the urgent need to stop the illegal and hurtful movement restriction order that has been plaguing inhabitants of that geo-political zone since last year.

Mon, 14 Feb 2022 08:20:23 GMT
Convention - APC in Dilemma Over Governors' Plot to Impose Chairman
[Leadership] Again, the All Progressives Congress (APC) is at a crossroads over alleged plot by the Progressive Governors Forum (PGF) to impose a national chairman on the party at its forthcoming national convention.

Mon, 14 Feb 2022 08:19:42 GMT
A Nation of Adulterated Fuel and Adulterated Stories
[Leadership] For decades, Nigerians have been living in denial about the state of our country's petroleum refining and distribution system. Even non- specialists without any training in elementary petroleum economics know there is something wrong wit...

Mon, 14 Feb 2022 08:18:54 GMT
2023 - Zoning Is Constitutional - Afegbua
[Leadership] Former commissioner for information in Edo State, Prince Kassim Afegbua, has said zoning is a constitutional requirement in Nigerian politics.

Mon, 14 Feb 2022 08:16:20 GMT
No End to Fuel Scarcity As NUPENG Mobilises for Nationwide Strike
[Leadership] The leadership of National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has expressed the readiness to embark on nationwide strike over failure of government to honour the collective agreement reached with the union. This as black...

Mon, 14 Feb 2022 08:15:33 GMT
Anxiety Mounts As ASUU Ends NEC Meeting
[Leadership] nxiety has continued to mount as the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) ended its meeting yesterday, at the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Akoka.

Mon, 14 Feb 2022 08:05:33 GMT
Senate Invites NDDC Over Alleged N100 Billion Contract Scam
[Leadership] The Senate has invited officials of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) over an alleged N100 billion contract scandal.

Mon, 14 Feb 2022 06:47:56 GMT
How Abuja, a Virgin Land, Became Nigeria's Best Planned City - Ex-Minister Modibbo
[Premium Times] Abuja is a Nigerian miracle, Ex-Minister Modibbo reflects on FCT at 46.

Sun, 13 Feb 2022 19:11:51 GMT
Nigerian Govt Accuses Canada of Double Standards Over #EndSARS, Truckers Blockade
[Premium Times] Mr Mohammed said the federal government was not gloating over the incident but only calling the attention of the Canadian govt to how it perceived and treated #EndSARS protesters in Nigeria.

Sun, 13 Feb 2022 19:11:47 GMT
Supreme Court Moves to Appoint Six Judges From Five Zones
[Premium Times] The CJN's call for nominations signals the commencement of the process for appointments to the Supreme Court bench which currently has 17 justices and will be losing additional three to retirement in a few months' time.

Sun, 13 Feb 2022 19:11:43 GMT
Insecurity - UK to Send Advisors On Community Policing to Nigeria
[Premium Times] "What we know in UK and in Nigeria is that to keep civilians safe, you need to have effective, accountable, transparent community policing"

Mon, 14 Feb 2022 06:40:47 GMT
Some Akwa Ibom Politicians Are Threat to Press Freedom - Governorship Aspirant
[Premium Times] "Governor Udom Emmanuel is most insulted governor in the history of Akwa Ibom"

Sun, 13 Feb 2022 13:46:07 GMT
Gabaya Declared Winner of Bwari Chairmanship Poll
[Leadership] The chairmanship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Saturday's FCT Area Council election, Mr. John Gabaya, has been declared winner of the election in Bwari Area Council.

Sun, 13 Feb 2022 11:10:30 GMT
Buhari, Lai Mohammed, Sued For 'Failure to Publish Copy of Agreement With Twitter'
[Premium Times] The Federal Government had in January lifted the suspension of Twitter's operation in Nigeria.

Sun, 13 Feb 2022 11:10:25 GMT
Atiku Under Fire for Kicking Against Zoning Presidential Ticket
[This Day] Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar yesterday came under fire for faulting the call on the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to zone its presidential ticket to a particular region of the country, and insisting that the Nigerian constitution ...

Sun, 13 Feb 2022 11:10:20 GMT
Govt Provides 750,000 Jobs for Youth to Bridge Unemployment Gap
[Vanguard] The Federal Government has created 750, 000 jobs for youths to close the unemployment gap in the country.

Sun, 13 Feb 2022 11:10:17 GMT
Children Sit On the Ground, Learn Under Trees in IDP Camps
[Vanguard] Benue State is currently home to over 1.5 million Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs, who are holed-up and scattered in various camps and host communities in parts of the state with children accounting for close to 50 per cent of that figu...

Mon, 14 Feb 2022 09:31:58 GMT
CBN Sell N687.8 Billion TBs in First 6 Weeks of 2022 On Improved Liquidity, Demand
[This Day] Following improved system liquidity supporting demand, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) within the first six weeks of 2022, sold N687.8 billion Treasury Bills at its primary market auctions, and repaid a total of N227.35billion during the...

Mon, 14 Feb 2022 08:44:41 GMT
Northern Governors Mourn Danbaba
[Leadership] Northern Governors' Forum has expressed sadness and shock over the death of the grandson of the late Premier of the Northern Region, Magajin Garin Sokoto, Alhaji Hassan Danbaba who died in Kaduna on Saturday.

Mon, 14 Feb 2022 08:23:39 GMT
Danbaba - Buhari, Ganduje, Bayero, Obaigbena Condoles Tambuwal, Sultan
[Leadership] President Muhammad Buhari yesterday sent a delegation of four ministers to condole with the government and people of Sokoto State over the death of Magajin Garin Sokoto, Alhaji Hassan Danbaba.

Mon, 14 Feb 2022 08:23:06 GMT
Delta Shuts School Over Death of 19-Month Pupil
[Leadership] Delta State government has shut Arise and Shine Nursery and Primary School, Asaba, after a teacher and son of the school owner, flogged a 19-month-old pupil to death.

Mon, 14 Feb 2022 08:21:56 GMT
CACOVID Raises N100 Billion to Combat Insecurity
[Leadership] The private sector-led Coalition Against COVID-19 (CACOVID) has announced the donation of N100 billion to boost the capacity of the nation's security agencies in the fight against terrorism and other forms of insecurity confronting the c...

Mon, 14 Feb 2022 08:04:02 GMT
Death Toll in Lagos Building Collapse Rises to 5
[Leadership] Death toll in the collapsed three-storey building under construction on 8, Akanbi Crescent, in the Yaba area of Lagos State, has risen to five, the state government said yesterday.

Mon, 14 Feb 2022 06:48:24 GMT
U-17 Team Wins Edo Cricket League Title
[Premium Times] The U-17 team is made up of primarily the pool of players qualified to represent Edo State in that cadre.

Mon, 14 Feb 2022 06:41:35 GMT
NPFL Round Up - Remo Lose for First Time As Rangers Win Oriental Derby
[Premium Times] It took 12 matchdays before newly promoted Remo Stars lost a league match



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