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Tue, 30 Aug 2022 07:22:14 GMT
Red Cross Raises Alarm Over 14,000 Missing Children in Nigeria
[Vanguard] The International Committee of the Red Cross, ICRC, yesterday, said that the whereabouts of no fewer than 14,000 children in Nigeria remained unknown.

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 06:39:00 GMT
Six Months After Commencement, Academic Union Declares Strike 'Indefinite'
[Premium Times] ASUU said the strike was a hard decision it was forced to take to prevent the destruction of public universities and the system.

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 05:26:38 GMT
Nigeria to Exceed Borrowing Limit in 2023
[Premium Times] The minister also said the government's budget deficit is expected to exceed N12.42 trillion if it should keep petroleum subsidy for the entire 2023 fiscal cycle.

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 05:26:22 GMT
What Nigeria Can Do to Benefit Optimally From COP27
[Premium Times] During the COP26 held in Glasgow (Scotland), last year, President Muhammadu Buhari announced a 2060 net-zero emissions target.

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 04:32:40 GMT
Nigeria's Economy - Four Priorities the Next President Must Deliver On
[The Conversation Africa] Nigeria is preparing to elect its next president in February 2023. That person will have a daunting task fixing a near comatose economy.

Mon, 29 Aug 2022 11:47:06 GMT
Costs Cast Cloud Over Cervical Cancer Vaccine Plan
[SciDev.Net] Lagos -- Nigeria's latest target for introducing a life-saving vaccine against cervical cancer has been branded unrealistic by health specialists as cost concerns have yet to be addressed, leaving thousands of Nigerian women at risk.

Mon, 29 Aug 2022 10:54:34 GMT
Court Rejects Nigerian Govt's Extradition Suit Against Abba Kyari
[Premium Times] The judge said Mr Malami was responsible for the failure of the case by instituting the extradition proceedings despite the pending criminal case against Mr Kyari in Nigeria.

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 06:29:30 GMT
Buhari Signs Eight Bills Into Law
[Premium Times] One of the bills Mr Buhari signed into law is the Counsel Practitioners Council of Nigeria

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 07:07:36 GMT
Nigeria Enrols Boko Haram Child Victims to School
[Leadership] Borno State governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, traveled to Monguno on Sunday, where he led the enrolment of 4,229 school-aged children, including orphans, whose parents were killed during the Boko Haram insurgency in parts of Nort...

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 05:26:34 GMT
Water No Get Enemy - Improving Access to Water for the Uko Nteghe Community in Akwa Ibom State
[Nigeria Health Watch] The gentle early morning rain falls as we drive through the still dark streets of Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital, to Uko Nteghe in Mbo Local Government Area, which our guide says is about three hours away. Uko Nteghe is a rur...

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 04:53:06 GMT
Nigeria Alerts Nationals in South Africa of Planned Attack
[Premium Times] "This is to advise Nigerians living in South Africa to be vigilant and exercise caution in their activities due to the recent utterances of the proponents of the Operation Dudula and their threats to attack foreign nationals in this c...

Mon, 29 Aug 2022 09:27:53 GMT
Sanwo-Olu - With Right Choices in 2023, We Can Create Tomorrow to Be Proud of
[This Day] Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, yesterday, said with the selection of the right leaders in next year's general election, Nigerians could create the tomorrow they would be proud of.

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 08:42:03 GMT
Nigerian Singer Flavour Features in New Creative Documentary, Loud in Africa
[Vanguard] Ace Nigerian singer, songwriter Chinedu Okoli known professionally by his stage name Flavour has been featured in new entertainment documentary, Loud in Africa.

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 08:42:00 GMT
Ngige Writes Adamu On Status of ASUU/Govt Negotiation, As Union Extends Strike
[Vanguard] As members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, failed to call off their 196-day-old strike, yesterday, indications have emerged that the Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, has written the Minister of Edu...

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 08:41:55 GMT
Inadequate Funding Fueling TB Cases Among Nigerian Children
[Vanguard] -Just 31% of funds available to implement control efforts in 2020

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 08:41:54 GMT
Released $265m Blocked Funds - Foreign Airlines 'Ll Continue to Serve Nigerians, IATA Assures
[Vanguard] THE International Air Transport Association, IATA, yesterday disclosed that the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, releasing about 43 per cent of the total funds belonging to foreign airlines trapped in the country has placed Nigeria in a posit...

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 08:41:52 GMT
Delta North APC Leaders Vow Total Support for Tinubu, Omo-Agege Mandates
[Vanguard] ... We've organized the platform on which APC'll win Delta North -- Olejeme

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 08:41:50 GMT
Unmanned Borders Worrisome, Pose Danger to Nigeria's Security - Afenifere
[Vanguard] The pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, yesterday, expressed worry over the unmanned borders across the country, saying it poses immense danger to the security of Nigerians.

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 08:41:47 GMT
Hushpuppi - Why Court Refused Govt's Request to Extradite Abba Kyari to U.S. for Trial
[Vanguard] The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, yesterday, rejected an application the Federal Government filed for permission to extradite the detained Deputy Commissioner of Police, DCP, Abba Kyari, to the United States of America, USA, to face...

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 08:41:45 GMT
Insecurity - Citizens' Wrong Perception Dampening Morale of Military - CDS
[Vanguard] The Chief of Defense Staff, CDS, General Lucky Irabor, has reiterated the need for citizens to avoid seeing the military as the enemy of the state, saying such demoralises the armed forces, impeding the fight against insecurity.

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 08:41:41 GMT
Lifting 100m Nigerians Out of Poverty - Govt Kicks Off Project T-Max in Lagos
[Vanguard] The Federal Government, yesterday, kicked-off Project T-MAX, a Technical and Vocational Education and Training, TVET, programme, in Lagos, aimed at lifting 100 million Nigerians out of poverty by 2030.

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 08:41:38 GMT
Alleged Certificate Forgery - Court Adjourns PDP Guber Candidate's Case Till Wednesday
[Vanguard] A federal High Court sitting in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State capital has adjourned the ongoing case of alleged certificate forgery preferred against the governorship candidate of the People's Democratic Party PDP, Pastor Umo Eno, till August 31, 2...

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 08:41:35 GMT
Lagos Records 2 Kidnap Cases in 7 Months - CP
[Vanguard] The Commissioner of Police in Lagos State, Mr Abiodun Alabi, has said that only two kidnap cases were recorded in Lagos in the past seven months.

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 08:33:03 GMT
Govt Must Revisit Poor Remuneration of Doctors to Stop Migration Abroad - NMA
[Vanguard] -Calls for conducive, secure, well-equipped hospital environment

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 08:02:00 GMT
Obasanjo's Presence At Wike-Obi's London Talks Rattles Tinubu's Camp
[Vanguard] Loyalists of the presidential candidate of All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu, yesterday, expressed displeasure over the presence of former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo at the London meeting Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers St...

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 07:36:16 GMT
Govt Proposes N19.76trn Budget for 2023, Projects Deficit May Rise to N12.41trn
[This Day] The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed yesterday said the federal government was proposing an aggregate expenditure of N19.76 trillion for the 2023 fiscal year.

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 07:36:16 GMT
Nigeria's Naval Chief Disputes NNPCL, Petroleum Ministry's Oil Theft Figures
[This Day] Nigeria's Chief of Naval Staff (CNS), Vice Admiral Awwal Gambo, yesterday disputed oil theft figures from the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) and the ministry of petroleum, insisting that it wasn't possible to steal tha...

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 07:36:11 GMT
Buhari Assents to Advertising Council, Civil Aviation, Six Other Bills
[This Day] The Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on National Assembly Matters (House of Representatives), Nasir Baballe Ila, yesterday disclosed that the president has assented to eight bills recently passed by the lawmakers.

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 07:36:08 GMT
Why Elderly People Are Dying of Non-Communicable Diseases - Expert
[Daily Trust] A health-tech company, Gerocare, has said many elderly people in Nigeria are facing deteriorating health conditions and untimely deaths due to the absence of geriatric care.

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 06:29:30 GMT
Why I Will Miss Nigeria - U.S. Embassy Official Jeanne Clark
[Premium Times] "I will never forget the wonderful music and radio stations here in Nigeria. I really think you are unrivalled and it is another thing that my Nigerian friends and colleagues take for granted...," US Embassy Press Attache, Jeanne Clar...



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