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Sun, 20 Feb 2022 08:57:29 GMT
Calls Intensify for Evacuation of Nigerians From Ukraine
[Leadership] The world is watching as the drum beats of war intensify pitching the United States (US) and its North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) allies in a grim faceoff with Russia over the alleged threat of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Sun, 20 Feb 2022 09:30:30 GMT
Lagos Govt Upgrades Resident Card, Offers More Benefits
[Vanguard] The Lagos State Residents Registration Agency (LASRRA) has announced that the new Lagos State Resident Identity Card (LAG ID) for residents in the State has been embedded with more features and functions that enable the card holders to enj...

Sun, 20 Feb 2022 09:20:18 GMT
Kenyatta Mourns Kenya's Envoy to Nigeria Machage
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- President Uhuru Kenyatta has condoled with the family, relatives and friends of Kenya's High Commissioner to Nigeria Dr Wilfred Gisuka Machage who died on Saturday afternoon.

Sun, 20 Feb 2022 09:11:20 GMT
APC National Convention Uncertain
[Vanguard] Indications emerged at the weekend that the Gov. Mai Mala Buni-led Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee, CECPC, of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) might be seeking a two-week extension of its planned February 26...

Sun, 20 Feb 2022 09:09:19 GMT
Lagos Fertility Centre Celebrates First Baby From IIF's 40at40 Project
[Leadership] Nordica Fertility Centre has celebrated the first baby of the Ibidunni Ighodalo Foundation (IIF) 40at40 Project, a project geared towards helping 40 couples have their own babies through In-Vitro Fertilization (IVF), in accordance with t...

Sun, 20 Feb 2022 09:07:14 GMT
Anyim Has Capacity to Serve in Higher Office - Buhari, Jonathan
[Leadership] President Muhammadu Buhari and former president, Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday said former secretary to the government of the federation (SGF), Senator Anyim Pius Anyim, has the capacity to handle higher responsibilities in the future.

Sun, 20 Feb 2022 08:59:39 GMT
Osinbajo Seeks Award of Severe Costs for Justice Delay
[Leadership] Challenges affecting the administration of justice in Nigeria are being addressed with much hope for positive reform as more result-oriented work is in progress with expected changes, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said.

Sat, 19 Feb 2022 13:30:29 GMT
Ex-Militant Leader Akpodoro Elected Mayor of Urhoboland
[Vanguard] An ex-militant leader and Head of the National Coalition of Niger Delta Ex-Agitators, NCNDE-A, Eshanekpe Israel, a.k.a Akpodoro has been elected the Mayor of Urhoboland by Gbaregolor Federated Communities led by Chief Edemini Epiagbaga the...

Sat, 19 Feb 2022 13:23:34 GMT
Fake Police Inspector Nabbed in Ogun State
[Vanguard] Operatives of the Ogun State Police Command is currently investigating a 38-year-old fake inspector, Akinyemi Thomas.

Sun, 20 Feb 2022 08:58:18 GMT
Music Has Contributed a Lot to My Life - Iyke Cele
[Leadership] Fast rising Nigerian Singer/Songwriter Iyke Cele,has disclosed that although his father was not comfortable with him choosing music as a career,music has paid off and contributed a lot to his life.

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.

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 13:41:21 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 12:24:40 GMT
House Suspends Action On Bill Seeking Establishment of FMC in Deba
[This Day] The House of Representatives has suspended action on a bill seeking to establish a federal medical centre, FMC, in Deba instead of Billiri in Gombe state, insisting that the senate concurs with earlier version of the Bill passed by the Hou...

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...



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