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Sat, 19 Feb 2022 08:30:21 GMT
17 Burnt to Death in Lagos-Ibadan Expressway Accident
[Vanguard] No fewer than 17 persons were burnt to death on Friday in an accident involving a Mazda bus and a tanker at Isara Bridge on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.

Sat, 19 Feb 2022 08:27:02 GMT
Nigeria's Fuel Crisis Fuels Health Hazards
[Vanguard] Amid the lingering fuel crisis in Nigeria, cases of hazardous health effects from unsafe exposure to Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, (petrol) has been on the increase.

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 13:41:21 GMT
Twitter Creates Special Emoji for Davido's Show At O2 Arena
[Vanguard] The giant microblogging app, Twitter Thursday launched 4 hashtags that feature the photograph of Nigerian pop star, David Adedeji Adeleke, popularly known as Davido.

Sat, 19 Feb 2022 08:34:37 GMT
Kano APC Crisis - Shekarau Faction Goes to Supreme Court
[Leadership] The Senator Ibrahim Shekarau-led faction of the APC in Kano State popularly known as the G-7 has said it would be ready to advanced it's case to up to the Supreme Court in order to ensure justice.

Sat, 19 Feb 2022 08:33:34 GMT
Making Profit From Recycling
[Leadership] The recycling business is beginning to gain ground in Nigeria unlike before. An aspiring entrepreneur can make millions of naira running a recycling business.

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 13:51:27 GMT
Many Are Called, Only One to Be Chosen (II)
[This Day] Last week, I treated many of the front-line presidential aspirants in the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). This week, I shall deal with the presidential aspirants in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and other fringe political part...

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 13:43:25 GMT
Makinde Has Created Opportunities in Agribusiness - Oysada DG, Akande
[Vanguard] The Head of Agribusiness for Sub-Saharan Africa at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture and Director-General of Oyo State Agribusiness Development Agency, OYSADA, Dr. Debo Akande, has explained that Governor 'Seyi Makinde, h...

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 13:42:23 GMT
2023 - Nigeria Yet to Elect Presidential Candidate By 20 Million Votes - - Expert
[Vanguard] Ahead of the 2023 General elections, Mr Abiye Briggs, Convener, Campus Civic Summit Nigeria, has decried the nation's unsavoury electoral history of not having elected a presidential candidate by 20 million votes.

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 13:41:54 GMT
Herdsmen Attack - Customs Officer, 5 Family Members On the Run
[Vanguard] A retired Chief Superintendent of Customs, Johnson Ikpeh, and five of his family members are now on the run following the invasion of his farm in Odugbeho and Okokolo communities in Agatu local government area of Benue state and his farm i...

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 12:49:56 GMT
Sanwo-Olu, 70 Others to Speak At 2nd Edition of Lagos Employment Summit
[This Day] Lagos State Employment Trust Fund (LSETF) and the Ministry of Economic Planning and Budget (MEPB) are collaborating to host the second edition of the Lagos Employment Summit, a two-day hybrid event scheduled for the 3rd and 4th of March, 2...

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 12:41:49 GMT
Memo to the Mint Fresh Olubadan
[This Day] Ibadan is easily the most historically utilitarian Yoruba city. It is the fountain head of the social political transformation of Yorubaland and in certain respects Nigeria itself. Think of the iconic educational institutions like the firs...

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 12:32:16 GMT
Nigeria, 5 Other African Countries to Get WHO Technology to Produce mRNA Vaccines
[Vanguard] Abuja -- THE World Health Organisation, WHO,has name Nigeria among five other African countries that will receive its needed technology to establish mRNA vaccine production in Africa.

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 12:30:56 GMT
Students Appeal to Govt, Academic Union Over Incessant Strikes
[Vanguard] Some students of University of Jos have appealed to the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to find a common ground toward ending the incessant strikes in the universities.

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 12:18:44 GMT
Crisis Brewing in Lagos Ports As Transport Unions Set for Show Down
[Vanguard] THE leadership of the National Association of Road Transport Owners, NARTO, has threatened to confront the leaderships of the both the National Union of Road Transport Workers, NURTW, and the Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria...

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 12:18:12 GMT
As MCO Raises the Bar in Revenue Generation
[This Day] Kasim Sumaina X-rays the Mining Cadastre Office year 2021 activities and projects what to expect in the year 2022.

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 12:16:03 GMT
NAMA to Improve Airspace Safety With New Communication System
[This Day] The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) said it would improve safety in the Nigerian aviation industry with the installation of Extended Very High Ominidirectional Radio Range (VOR) system in several of its stations across the count...

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 12:05:30 GMT
'High Cost of Operation Makes Airline Business in Nigeria Unprofitable'
[This Day] The CEO of United Nigeria Airlines, Dr. Obiora Okonkwo, in a recent media session with Aviation Correspondents, said the high cost of flight operations had made it difficult for airlines to operate profitably in Nigeria, noting that high c...

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 12:04:38 GMT
... Delivers Emergency Mobile Satellite Office
[This Day] Accident Investigation Bureau - Nigeria (AIB-N) has announced that it would in a few months take delivery of emergency mobile satellite office to aid it in the investigation of serious incident and accident in the country.

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 12:04:08 GMT
Lasu Vice Chancellor Calls for Immediate Use of Web-Based Software
[This Day] In a bid to ensure that the research outputs from the Lagos State University (LASU) are novel as expected, its Vice Chancellor, Professor Ibiyemi OlatunjI-Bello, who has supported the plagiarism checker project of the university, has direc...

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 11:52:35 GMT
Police Hierarchy and Its Rogue Squad
[This Day] Kyari's drug case indicates the need for a purge of the police hierarchy.

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 11:25:39 GMT
Federal Govt to Assist Nigerian Engineers in Infrastructure Development
[Leadership] Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation Ogbonnaya Onu has said federal government will work closely with the Association of Consultant Engineers of Nigeria (ACEN) in areas of infrastructure and development for easy passage of good...

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 11:25:12 GMT
Lalong Unlocks Revenue, Job Opportunities in Plateau State
[This Day] The Governor of Plateau State, Simon Lalong has given incentives for private entrepreneurs to invest in Jos.This was disclosed by the Commissioner for Land, Survey and Town Planning, Mr. Yakubu Dati, who fielded questions from journalists ...

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 11:23:49 GMT
Citing APC Constitution, Aregbesola's Faction Says Oyetola Can't Contest
[This Day] Lagos, Abuja -- The lingering disagreement between the Minister of Interior, Mr. Rauf Aregbesola and Osun State Governor, Gboyega Oyetola, has assumed a different twist as the Aregbesola faction of the party, has said Oyetola, being a memb...

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 11:04:47 GMT
Lagos Port Congestion - Exporters Divert Cargoes to Calabar Port
[Vanguard] There are indications that the protracted congestion at the Lagos sea ports may have started pushing exporters to the Eastern Ports as more exporters move their export cargoes through Calabar port.

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 11:04:45 GMT
Govt, Indigenous Developers Sign €9.3m Agreement for 23-Mini-Grids Solar Project
[Vanguard] The Federal Government has signed the Interconnected Mini-grid Acceleration Scheme, IMAS, award grant agreement with eight indigenous Solar Mini-grid developers for the development of 23 mini-grids across eleven states of the federation.

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 11:02:58 GMT
Retooling Primary Healthcare Centres
[Leadership] Recently, the Executive Director of National Primary Health Care Development Agency, Faisal Shuaib re-echoed what most Nigerians are already conversant with when he noted that more than 70 percent of Primary Healthcare Centres (PHCs) acr...

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 10:59:13 GMT
Support AU Sanctions On Coup Plotters - Buhari to EU
[Premium Times] "We also call for stronger support from the European Union in the condemnation and imposition of weighty sanctions..."

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 10:59:13 GMT
Shekarau Vows to Head to Supreme Court, Accuses Ganduje of Incitement
[Premium Times] "He said whoever does not accept the court judgment should be crushed. That statement does not portray him as a responsible leader that is willing to reconcile and make the APC one united party in the state," Mr Shekarau said.

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 10:59:10 GMT
Covid-19 - Nigeria Records 45 New Infections, As WHO Reports Global Surge in Fatalities
[Premium Times] But while Nigeria experiences a significant decline in the number of infections, the World Health Organisation (WHO) acknowledged on Friday that 75,000 deaths from COVID-19 were reported last week alone.

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 10:51:13 GMT
Of Abandoned and Burnt Corpses
[This Day] The dead should be treated with respect and dignity



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