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Tue, 31 May 2022 19:26:27 GMT
Elite Compact Thrown Into Doubt As Atiku Abubakar's Emergence Blows Nigerian Presidential Race Wide Open
[CFR] The outcome of party presidential primaries appears to signal the end of post-military elite political consensus.

Tue, 31 May 2022 10:22:54 GMT
In Nigeria, Safe Shelters Are Helping Survivors of GBV
[Premium Times] A 2021 report by the World Health Organisation estimated that 736 million women--one out of three women-- have been subjected to physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence, non-partner sexual violence, or both at least once in t...

Tue, 31 May 2022 06:24:16 GMT
Monkeypox - No U.S.-Controlled Laboratories in Nigeria, Says Embassy
[This Day] United States government has denied allegations regarding the use of US-assisted Nigerian laboratories in the spread of monkeypox in Nigeria

Tue, 31 May 2022 12:29:23 GMT
Court Grants Ex-Imo Gov, Okorocha, N500m Bail
[Vanguard] The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Tuesday, granted bail to the detained former governor of Imo state, Rochas Okorocha, to the tune of N500million with one surety in like sum.

Tue, 31 May 2022 12:28:58 GMT
Alleged N3 Billion Fraud - Court Grants Okorocha Bail
[Premium Times] Mr Okorocha and his co-defendant, Anyim Nyerere, on Monday, pleaded not guilty to allegations of stealing N2.9 billion public funds while the former was in office.

Tue, 31 May 2022 12:27:50 GMT
Okada Ban - Lagos Launches Anti-Okada Enforcement Squad
[Vanguard] Ahead of the June 1, 2022, commencement of ban on commercial motorcyclists, popularly called "Okada " riders, the Lagos State Government has concluded arrangement to inaugurate Anti-Okada Squad for enforcement.

Tue, 31 May 2022 12:27:48 GMT
2023 - Inaugurate NDDC Board, Save APC in Niger Delta - Party Members Tell Buhari
[Vanguard] Niger Deltans under the aegis of Committed members of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Tuesday, implored President Muhammadu Buhari and the leadership of the party to save Niger Delta region from its sorry state by inaugurating the Nige...

Tue, 31 May 2022 12:25:19 GMT
Flour Mills Annual Turnover Hits N1.2 Trillion but Elevated Costs Leave Profit At Only N28 Billion
[Premium Times] Cost of sales, which measures the direct costs of production, gulped as much as 90.7 per cent of the total earnings for the year compared to 86.2 per cent a year earlier.

Tue, 31 May 2022 12:25:19 GMT
Ogun Reps Member, Commissioner, Battle Over APC Ticket
[Premium Times] The controversial House of Representatives election was conducted on Friday amidst hiccups, which made the election inconclusive.

Tue, 31 May 2022 12:25:15 GMT
APC Primaries - Davido Mocks Bashir Ahmadu
[Premium Times] Mr Ahmad hoped to represent Gaya/Ajingi/Albasu/ Federal Constituency.

Tue, 31 May 2022 10:47:33 GMT
Nigeria Produces 78% of OPEC Oil Quota in April - NNPC
[Vanguard] Nigeria's oil production in April 2022 averaged 1.354 million barrels per day, mbpd, about 78 percent of the 1.735 mbpd quota allocated to it by the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC.

Tue, 31 May 2022 10:22:56 GMT
2023 - APC Member Petitions Screening Committee, Seeks Tinubu's Disqualification From Presidential Race
[Premium Times] The petitioner, Sagir Iyali, says Mr Tinubu lied to INEC in his governorship form in 1999, where he claimed to have graduated from the University of Chicago.

Tue, 31 May 2022 09:41:41 GMT
PDP Chairmen, Aspirant Raise Alarm Over Non-Conduct of Primary in Ogun
[This Day] Barely a week after the primary for the election of candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), for House of Representatives, had been held, an aspirant, for the Abeokuta North/Obafemi Owode/Odeda Federal Constituency in Ogun State, ...

Tue, 31 May 2022 09:28:14 GMT
Power Generation Hovers Around 3,699.60MW
[Vanguard] Power generation dropped by 4.65 percent to 3,699.60 Megawatts, yesterday, with most parts of the country going without electricity supply. According to data from the Independent System Operator, ISO, portal, a semi-autonomous unit at the ...

Tue, 31 May 2022 09:28:12 GMT
Cooking Gas Price Rises 25% in 5 Months
[Vanguard] The price of Liquefied Natural Gas, LPG, popularly known as cooking gas has risen by 25 percent between January and May 2022 in many parts of the nation.

Tue, 31 May 2022 09:27:05 GMT
Police Redeploy 26 Officers Over Extortion, Harassment in Kwara
[Daily Trust] No fewer than 26 officers have been redeployed by the Kwara State Police Command over alleged extortion and harassment of residents.

Tue, 31 May 2022 09:27:02 GMT
Emirates to Increase Frequencies As Senior Official Visits Nigeria
[Daily Trust] Emirates Airline, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) based mega carrier, has restated its commitment to deepening its presence in Nigeria with the plan to increase its frequencies to the West African country by September 1.

Tue, 31 May 2022 09:26:57 GMT
Nigeria's Crude Oil Will Soon Become Very Useless - Rector
[Daily Trust] The Rector of Ogun State Institute of Technology, Igbesa, Engr. Olufunke Akinkurolere, has said Nigeria's crude oil will soon dry up or become "very useless," warning the country to reduce its over-dependence on finite and non-renewable...

Tue, 31 May 2022 09:21:21 GMT
No, Nigeria's Sokoto State Has Not Approved the Death Penalty As Punishment for Blasphemy
[Africa Check] A post shared on Facebook in Nigeria claims that Aminu Tambuwal, the governor of Sokoto state, has signed a law to punish blasphemy with the death penalty.

Tue, 31 May 2022 09:17:04 GMT
Monkeypox - WHO Experts Speak On Risk Factor, As Cases Rise to 257
[Premium Times] On a separate log, five African countries were listed under countries endemic for monkeypox, as the Democratic Republic of the Congo topped the chart with 1284 infections and 58 deaths between January 1 to May 8, 2022.

Tue, 31 May 2022 09:17:02 GMT
Nwankwo, Aleshinloye, Oriola Join Premium Times Editorial Board
[Premium Times] With decades of rich experiences, recognitions and profound accomplishments in their respective professions, the new members bring huge value to PREMIUM TIMES in its increasing robust journalism engagement.

Tue, 31 May 2022 09:16:59 GMT
2023 Presidency - HEDA Sues Emefiele, Malami, Wants CBN Governor Sacked
[Premium Times] The plaintiff is seeking an interpretation of Section 9 of the CBN Act, as to "whether Mr Emefiele is allowed to engage in other business or partisan politics..."

Tue, 31 May 2022 09:16:57 GMT
What Tinubu Told APC Presidential Screening Panel - Spokesperson
[Premium Times] Mr Tinubu, a former governor of Lagos, explains why he is most qualified to be President.

Tue, 31 May 2022 09:16:55 GMT
How I Could Have Scuttled PDP Presidential Primary - Wike
[Premium Times] "There are people you think they are human beings, but they are not human beings."

Tue, 31 May 2022 09:14:43 GMT
Bail Application - I Didn't Take Attorney General to Court - Okorocha
[Vanguard] The Senator representing Imo West Senatorial district, Rochas Okorocha, said he did not take the Attorney General of the Federation to court on a suit seeking for his (Okorocha's) bail application coming up on Tuesday (today).

Tue, 31 May 2022 09:14:41 GMT
Buhari Laments Rising Insecurity in Gulf of Guinea
[Vanguard] President Muhammadu Buhari has lamented a surge in insecurity within African waterways, specifically within the Gulf of Guinea.

Tue, 31 May 2022 09:04:27 GMT
A Look Into the Police Reform Roadmap By Dingyadi
[This Day] Deji Elumoye x-rays initiatives put in place by the Minister of Police Affairs, Alhaji Mohammed Dingyadi, aimed at reforming the Nigeria Police Force.

Tue, 31 May 2022 08:50:12 GMT
Setting Transparency Agenda for APC Presidential Primaries
[This Day] Kehinde Bamigbetan reviews the just concluded presidential primaries of the main opposition political party, Peoples Democratic Party and challenges the ruling All Progressives Congress to put up a better convention.

Tue, 31 May 2022 08:44:28 GMT
APC Screens Tinubu, Amosun, Amaechi, Badaru, Nwajuiba, Six Others
[This Day] The All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Screening Committee, yesterday, screened 11 of the party's 23 presidential hopefuls, ahead of the primary election scheduled to take place between June 6 and 8 at Eagles Square, Abuja. The e...

Tue, 31 May 2022 08:41:00 GMT
Returning Nigeria to Their Rightful Owners
[This Day] The struggle continues.



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