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Tue, 22 Feb 2022 05:51:28 GMT
UK Injects U.S.$13.5 Million Into Country's Energy Sector
[This Day] The United Kingdom has injected £10 million into Nigeria's low carbon energy project. The concessional aid is aimed at reducing the risks, for pension and insurance funds' to invest in energy access projects, and support Nigeria's COP26 c...

Tue, 22 Feb 2022 04:41:10 GMT
'Supercop' Abba Kyari Denies Drug Allegations
[Premium Times] Mr Kyari disclosed this in an affidavit in support of his motion ex-parte marked: FHC/ANJ/CS/182/22 and filed before Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja.

Tue, 22 Feb 2022 04:41:05 GMT
How to Effectively End Kidnapping, Banditry - Obasanjo
[Vanguard] Abuja -- Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has called on older politicians to step aside but work closely with younger leaders in powerful positions to fashion ways to tackle Nigeria's insecurity.

Mon, 21 Feb 2022 14:23:47 GMT
Alleged Cocaine Deal - Court Declines Abba Kyari's Bail Request
[Premium Times] Mr Kyari's lawyer, Cynthia Ikenna, argued the ex parte application on health grounds on Monday.

Tue, 22 Feb 2022 04:50:29 GMT
My Hijab - Muslim Women on Faith and Fashion
[The New Humanitarian] Maiduguri -- 'I'll tell my daughter: Know your rights, love yourself, and always have your own money!'

Tue, 22 Feb 2022 04:41:08 GMT
Beyond a Building - Overcoming Barriers to Accessing Primary Healthcare in Sauka Community
[Nigeria Health Watch] Water, electricity and good roads are some of the basic amenities every community needs to thrive, while health and education are the foundations of a productive society. Communities that lack these services often experience ch...

Tue, 22 Feb 2022 04:40:55 GMT
Govt, Academic Union to Meet Over Lingering Dispute
[Premium Times] One of the union's officials said those carrying the news of ASUU NEC meeting with the government "lack basic knowledge of how our union operates."

Tue, 22 Feb 2022 04:37:15 GMT
Authorities Laud WHO's Listing of Six African Countries for Vaccine Production
[VOA] Abuja, Nigeria -- Nigerian officials have welcomed the World Health Organization's announcement that the country would be among the first on the continent to receive technology to produce COVID-19 vaccines.

Tue, 22 Feb 2022 09:16:08 GMT
Google Lauds Increase in Software Development in Africa
[Vanguard] Google in Africa says the increase in software development in Africa has increased tremendously, with Nigeria adding 5,000 new professionals in 2021.

Tue, 22 Feb 2022 09:16:07 GMT
National Students Association Gives Govt One Week Ultimatum Over Union Strike
[Vanguard] Sokoto -- The National Association of Nigeria Students, NANS, has issued a one week ultimatum to the Federal Government to resolve its disagreement with the Academic Staff Union of University, ASUU, or face a nationwide mass action by all ...

Tue, 22 Feb 2022 09:16:04 GMT
Nine Ghanaians Allegedly Smuggle Indian Hemp Worth N200m Into Nigeria
[Vanguard] The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Lagos State Command, on Monday, paraded nine Ghanaians for allegedly smuggling about 201 bags of Indian hemp (cannabis sativa) valued at N200m into the country.

Tue, 22 Feb 2022 09:16:00 GMT
Terrorists Bomb Niger Communities, Kill 14
[Vanguard] The insecurity ravaging Niger State yesterday took a new dimension as terrorists planted and detonated explosives at strategic locations in some villages in Shiroro Local Government killing no fewer than 14 persons including some personnel...

Tue, 22 Feb 2022 09:15:57 GMT
Upsets, As APC Shifts, Fixes Convention Dates in Hours
[Vanguard] The decision by the Governor Mai Mala Buni-led Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee, CECPC, of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, to indefinitely postpone the party's February 26 national convention, and fixed Marc...

Tue, 22 Feb 2022 09:12:16 GMT
Usifor Ataga - Absence of Prosecution Witness Stalls Murder Trial
[Premium Times] The prosecution said it needed to get toxicology and DNA results required for the trial.

Tue, 22 Feb 2022 07:46:01 GMT
Pressure On External Sector May Depress Reserves Further in 2022 - Analysts
[Vanguard] Financial analysts have indicated that Nigeria's Foreign Exchange (FX) reserve may deplete to US$35 billion at the end of the year 2022 given limited inflow.

Tue, 22 Feb 2022 07:44:43 GMT
Govt Flags Off Training of Over 150 Women Farmers in South-East On Tackling Climate Change
[Vanguard] ... says women remain backbone of Nigeria's food production

Tue, 22 Feb 2022 07:27:28 GMT
Bad Fuel - Independent Marketers Shut Filling Stations
[Vanguard] Lagos -- MANY Independent oil marketers, yesterday, closed outlets in Lagos and other parts of Nigeria as a result of alleged lack of supply from depot owners.

Tue, 22 Feb 2022 07:11:04 GMT
Police Arrest Two Suspected Rail Track Vandals
[Premium Times] The suspects, aged 20 and 30 respectively, were arrested on Friday at about 6.30 p.m., the police said.

Tue, 22 Feb 2022 07:11:04 GMT
Osun 2022 - Ruling Party Faction Rejects Primary Election Results
[Premium Times] "We put on record that as at the day of the election, Alhaji Moshood Adeoti, our governorship aspirant, was not allowed to have access to the membership register by which the exercise took place."

Tue, 22 Feb 2022 07:11:04 GMT
Opposition Party Postpones Lagos State Congress
[Premium Times] The exercise, which was earlier scheduled to take place on Wednesday, February 23 will now hold on Sunday, February 27.

Tue, 22 Feb 2022 07:10:58 GMT
My 'I'm Ready to Get Dirty' Comment Taken Out of Context - Tinubu
[Premium Times] "Sadly, the wrong headline and story have been latched on by some online platforms/blogs and commentators to pour invective on my person."

Tue, 22 Feb 2022 06:41:41 GMT
Katsina's Premier Secondary School in Sorry State Despite Billions 'Spent'
[Premium Times] In its illustrious history, Government College Funtua has produced some prominent Nigerians, including the current Katsina State Governor, Aminu Masari.

Tue, 22 Feb 2022 06:41:41 GMT
Detained Dowen College Students Freed Before Conclusion of Investigation - Police
[Premium Times] The students were granted bail before the expiration of a 30-day remand order.

Tue, 22 Feb 2022 06:21:48 GMT
Nigeria Can't Defeat Boko Haram, Banditry By Repeating Same Mistakes - Obasanjo
[This Day] Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, yesterday, contended that until Nigeria began to be intentional about dealing with the root causes of Boko Haram, banditry, kidnapping and other crimes, solving them in the coming years would remain an u...

Tue, 22 Feb 2022 06:21:45 GMT
Return Nigeria's Artefacts in Your Possession, Buhari Pleads With Nations, Institutions
[This Day] President Muhammadu Buhari has appealed to countries, institutions, and bodies, both private and public, to return Nigeria's artefacts in their possession. Buhari also disclosed that 1,130 Benin bronzes would be returned to Nigeria by the ...

Tue, 22 Feb 2022 06:21:42 GMT
Spouses, Children of Corrupt Nigerians Should Also Face Prosecution, Says Senator
[This Day] The Chairman, Senate Committee on Special Duties, Senator Yusuf Yusuf, has advocated the prosecution of the immediate family members of a corrupt Nigerian, instead of making the perpetrators to suffer the punishment alone.

Tue, 22 Feb 2022 05:51:30 GMT
Citing Failing Health, Detained Police Abba Kyari Begs Court for His Release
[This Day] Detained Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Abba Kyari has appealed to a Federal High Court Abuja, to order his release from the custody of the Nigeria Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), pending the hearing and determination of his fun...

Tue, 22 Feb 2022 05:51:30 GMT
Stop Playing Cheap Politics With Electoral Bill, Presidency Warns Interest Groups
[This Day] The Presidency, yesterday, formally reacted to the reported pressure being mounted on President Muhammadu Buhari by interest groups to assent to the reworked Electoral Act Amendment Bill, saying cheap politics should not be played with the...

Tue, 22 Feb 2022 05:29:55 GMT
15 Million Out-of-School Children Are Potential Terrorists - Obasanjo
[Leadership] Former President Olusegun Obasanjo yesterday warned that the 15 million out-of-school children are potential members of terrorists group in the future.

Tue, 22 Feb 2022 09:16:12 GMT
Impeachment - We Have Credible Evidences Against Deputy Gov - Zamfara Lawmakers
[Vanguard] The Zamfara House of Assembly on Monday expressed confidence in the witnesses presented at the investigative panel hearing for the impeachment process against the state's deputy governor, Mahadi Aliyu-Gusau.



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