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Nigeria

Fri, 25 Mar 2022 05:23:58 GMT
Peter Obi Declares for President, Vows to Create Jobs, Secure Country
[Premium Times] "After a careful study of the country, I noticed that we're too divided and I promise to lead a united and secure Nigeria to be able to attract foreign investments..."

Fri, 25 Mar 2022 04:35:44 GMT
Authorities, Partners Raise Concerns of Funding Gaps for TB Programs
[VOA] Abuja, Nigeria -- On World Tuberculosis Day, Nigeria said cases of the disease increased by nearly 50 percent last year. At a summit Thursday to heighten awareness of the disease, health authorities said to tackle the epidemic, they need to clo...

Fri, 25 Mar 2022 04:31:12 GMT
Police Work Under Terrible Conditions - What Needs to Be Fixed
[The Conversation Africa] Junior officers of the Nigeria Police Force are planning to embark on a strike in protest against poor welfare. The leadership of the force has denied that conditions are bad and warned against the strike action. Lanre Ikut...

Thu, 24 Mar 2022 13:42:04 GMT
History Made As Navy Begins Charting Offshore Waters
[This Day] Formally taking ownership of survey and charting of its own waters, an exercise hitherto performed by the British across West and Central Africa, the Nigerian Navy (NN) has commenced the systematic survey of the country's offshore waters.

Thu, 24 Mar 2022 11:01:58 GMT
Endless Oil Spills Blacken Ogoniland's Prospects
[ISS] Slow action by Nigeria's government threatens livelihoods and the environment as spillages outpace clean-up efforts.

Thu, 24 Mar 2022 10:30:58 GMT
Dutch Court Rejects Suit of Nigerian Widows Against Shell
[allAfrica] Cape Town -- Four Nigerian widows who brought a case against oil giant Shell for allegedly helping corrupt witnesses testify against their late husbands, have had their case thrown out.

Fri, 25 Mar 2022 06:18:07 GMT
Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Second Niger Bridge Ready This Year - Govt
[This Day] The federal government has reassured Nigerians that the on going construction of the Second Niger bridge and the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway would be completed before the end of this year.

Thu, 24 Mar 2022 13:16:31 GMT
Domain Name Registration, Renewal Pick Up Slightly From 178,079 in January 2022 to 178,755 in February 2022
[This Day] The latest figures released by the Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NiRA), the organisation in charge of managing Nigeria's country code Top Level Domain (ccTLD), which is the .ng domain name for Nigeria, showed an improvement in...

Thu, 24 Mar 2022 10:40:43 GMT
14 Nigerian States Seek U.S.$15 Billion Investments From UAE
[Premium Times] At least 74 potential UAE investors have signified intentions to engage with the delegations from the 14 states.

Fri, 25 Mar 2022 08:27:03 GMT
Osinbajo Calls for Private Sector Support to Revitalise Nigeria's Health System
[Premium Times] "Any investment in healthcare is a wise investment"

Fri, 25 Mar 2022 08:27:03 GMT
2023 - What I Have to Offer Nigerians - Tinubu
[Premium Times] Mr Tinubu said if greatness came merely by speaking of it, Nigeria would be among the greatest nations in human history.

Fri, 25 Mar 2022 07:47:09 GMT
Edo Attracts U.S.$531.2 Million From Oil Palm Investment - Official
[Premium Times] "The programme is expected to create more than 200,000 jobs across the oil palm value chain and would add more than 1,000,000 metric tonnes to local production of oil palm by 2030."

Fri, 25 Mar 2022 06:56:54 GMT
Consensus Deal Shaky 24 Hours After Buhari's Meeting With All Progressives Congress Aspirants
[Leadership] Barely 24 hours after President Muhammadu Buhari met with aspirants for the national chairmanship position of the All Progressives Congress (APC), the consensus arrangement for the party's top position is still shrouded in uncertainty, a...

Fri, 25 Mar 2022 06:56:52 GMT
Kaduna Govt Relaxes Curfew in Kaura, Jema'a Local Government Areas
[Leadership] Kaduna State government has relaxed the 24-hour curfew it imposed on Kaura and Jema'a local government areas of the state.

Fri, 25 Mar 2022 06:56:48 GMT
Southern, Middle Belt Leaders Lambast Atiku, Others for Dumping Zoning
[Leadership] Southern and Middle Belt Leaders' Forum (SMBLF) has lambasted former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State for allegedly jettisoning the zoning arrangement by going ahead to pick the presidential nomin...

Fri, 25 Mar 2022 06:18:13 GMT
Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards to Showcase Eight Days of Fashion, Technology, Food, African Culture
[This Day] After the Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards (AMVCAs) was rested due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the organisers, Africa Magic and MultiChoice have just brought it back with a bang.

Fri, 25 Mar 2022 06:18:10 GMT
47,975 Terrorists Surrender As 17 Others, 35 Bandits Fall to Troops' Firepower
[This Day] The Defence Headquarters (DHQ), yesterday, said a total of 47,975 terrorists and their families have so far surrendered to troops of Operation Hadin Kai in the North east from September 2021 till date.

Fri, 25 Mar 2022 06:18:06 GMT
Petroleum Regulatory Commission Meets With Oil Producers, Pushes for Accurate Data On Stolen Crude
[This Day] The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) yesterday met with Independent Petroleum Producers Group (IPPG) and the Oil Producers Trade Section (OPTS), the groups that form the core of companies drilling oil in Nigeria, a...

Fri, 25 Mar 2022 06:18:03 GMT
Sanwo-Olu Celebrates Women Impacting Lagos
[This Day] Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has recognised the enduring impact of women in the progressive development of the state in a continuation celebration of International Women's Month.

Fri, 25 Mar 2022 06:18:00 GMT
Electoral Act - House Insists Section 84(12) Still Alive, Heads to Court Next Week
[This Day] The House of Representatives yesterday said the Electoral Act recently signed into law by President Muhammadu Buhari was still alive pending the Supreme Court decision on its appeal to a judgement of the Federal High Court sitting in Umuah...

Fri, 25 Mar 2022 06:17:57 GMT
Buhari Mourns U.S. First Female Secretary of State, Albright
[This Day] President Muhammadu Buhari has condoled with President Joe Biden of United States of America, the Albright family and the global diplomatic community over the demise of United States first female Secretary of State, Madeleine Albright.

Fri, 25 Mar 2022 06:17:55 GMT
Pressure On Emefiele to Run for Presidency Won't Distract Central Bank Governor, Says Group
[This Day] As the Emefiele-for-President campaign continues to gather momentum across the country, the organisers of the campaign have allayed fears in certain quarters that the Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Ifeanyichukwu Emefie...

Fri, 25 Mar 2022 06:17:52 GMT
U.S.$132m Projects Stalled By Right of Way Issues - Minister
[This Day] The National Economic Council (NEC) at its monthly meeting in Abuja, yesterday, was informed that unresolved issues of Right of Way (RoW) stalled some 32 power transmission projects worth $137 million spread across the country.

Fri, 25 Mar 2022 06:17:51 GMT
Riding On National Mood, Peter Obi Joins Presidential Race
[This Day] A former governor of Anambra State and vice presidential candidate on the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 general election, Mr. Peter Obi, yesterday, joined the 2023 presidential race with a promise to lift the country out of po...

Fri, 25 Mar 2022 05:02:46 GMT
Dana Air Introduces Roving Check-in Agents, Announces New Deals
[This Day] Dana Air has introduced a marketing tool aimed at enhancing passenger facilitation, called, Roving Check-in Agents.

Fri, 25 Mar 2022 07:47:11 GMT
Edo Fixes Date for Local Elections
[Premium Times] The tenure of local council chairmen in the state ended in March 2021.

Fri, 25 Mar 2022 07:47:11 GMT
Umahi's Defection - Electoral Commission Says It Won't Act On Court Orders, Gives Reason
[Premium Times] "Since then, the commission has been served yet more court processes on the same matter, bringing the total to 12."

Fri, 25 Mar 2022 07:47:11 GMT
Peoples Democratic Party Governors Reject Oil Firm's N548 Billion Subsidy Claim
[Premium Times] The governors called for urgent separation of President Buhari's office from that of the petroleum minister.

Fri, 25 Mar 2022 06:56:00 GMT
4 Sokoto Farmers Killed for 'Refusing to Allow Cattle Feed On Their Crops'
[Daily Trust] Bandits have killed four farmers at Gatawa district in Sabon Birni Local Government of Sokoto State.

Fri, 25 Mar 2022 06:55:57 GMT
Oil Firm Loaded 995m Litres of Petrol to States, Abuja in 14 Days
[Daily Trust] The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd (NNPC) has loaded 994.479 million litres of petrol worth N164.175bn (at N165/litre) to the states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in the last 14 days with Lagos, Kano and Niger having ...



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