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Mon, 28 Nov 2022 06:59:59 GMT
Buhari Govt Faces Lawsuit Over Illegal Pipelines, Oil Theft
[Premium Times] The suit was filed by SERAP, Eric Dooh (who is suing for himself as a leader of the Goi Community in Gokana Local Government Area of Rivers State, and on behalf of the Goi Community), and 15 other concerned Nigerians.

Mon, 28 Nov 2022 06:37:41 GMT
Petrol Shortage in Lagos, Ogun Worsened by Illegal Activities
[Vanguard] Diversion, arbitrary pricing discovered

Sun, 27 Nov 2022 19:09:11 GMT
Minister of Interior Says Govt Has Identified 100 High-Risk Boko Haram Financiers
[Vanguard] Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, has said that the federal government has identified 100 high-risk financiers of Boko Haram.

Mon, 28 Nov 2022 06:52:16 GMT
Davido Spotted in Public for First Time Since Son's Death
[Premium Times] The 30-year-old has been in seclusion from the public since his son, Ifeanyi, died in October.

Sun, 27 Nov 2022 17:46:24 GMT
For the Record - Ademola Adeleke's Inaugural Speech As Osun Governor
[Premium Times] Ademola Adeleke was sworn in as Osun governor on Sunday in Osogbo.

Sun, 27 Nov 2022 17:42:05 GMT
Paris Exhibition Celebrates Fela Kuti, the Rebel King of Afrobeat
[RFI] The Paris Philharmonie is paying homage to Fela Kuti, pioneer of Afrobeat - a musical current that emerged from Nigeria in a swirl of postcolonial enthusiasm, experimentation and political rebellion. A major exhibition traces the origins of Fel...

Sun, 27 Nov 2022 17:28:27 GMT
Chickens From Live Poultry Markets in Nigeria Could Be Bad for Your Health - Scientists Explain Why
[The Conversation Africa] Many livestock farmers treat their animals with antimicrobial medications. These are drugs that target bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites. But using them the wrong way can have unwanted results. Animals are known to deve...

Mon, 28 Nov 2022 09:17:24 GMT
Antidote to Rising Poverty in Nigeria
[This Day] There is need for comprehensive reforms to create opportunities for all citizens so as to drastically reduce the level of inequality as well as the number of families who live in poverty.

Mon, 28 Nov 2022 06:55:55 GMT
Editorial - Rescuing Nigerians From Multi-Poverty Trap
[Premium Times] Nigeria has no choice but to win the war against corruption, defeat Boko Haram and its allies and entrench accountability in governance.

Sun, 27 Nov 2022 19:09:20 GMT
Nigeria Offers Artisanal Miners Up to N100 Million 20-Year Loan
[Premium Times] The government encourages artisanal miners to form cooperatives to ease access of government financing and provision of equipment.

Sun, 27 Nov 2022 19:09:00 GMT
Abuja-Kaduna Train - We're 90% Ready to Resume - Govt
[Vanguard] Minister of Transportation, Mu'azu Jaji Sambo, weekend, expressed 90 per cent readiness over the commencement of the Abuja-Kaduna train services.

Mon, 28 Nov 2022 06:57:50 GMT
Men and Nations Are Great By the Wealth of Their Virtue, Not the Virtue of Their Wealth (2)
[Premium Times] For a nation to be truly great, it must first identify its values, enumerate its virtues and formulate its value system.

Mon, 28 Nov 2022 06:57:11 GMT
Why Silence Is Not Always Golden,
[Premium Times] For the most part, we're more concerned with our own thing, our own ministry, our own calling, our career. It doesn't concern me. God will do it. Face your ministry. Leave him with God. That is not the scripture.

Mon, 28 Nov 2022 06:56:25 GMT
INEC Office Set Ablaze in Ebonyi
[Premium Times] A yet-to-be-determined quantity of Permanent Voters' Cards has been destroyed by the attack, INEC said.

Mon, 28 Nov 2022 06:54:12 GMT
Profile - Newest Governor Ademola Adeleke and His Promises to Osun People
[Premium Times] Ademola Adeleke who has now been sworn in as the sixth governor of the 29-year-old state will be piloting the affairs of the state for the next four years.

Mon, 28 Nov 2022 06:53:08 GMT
Real Reasons Fuel Scarcity Persists Across Nigeria - Marketers
[Premium Times] "We are experiencing scarcity because the product is not available," an official of the marketers' association says.

Mon, 28 Nov 2022 06:50:47 GMT
Security Forces Kill Four Suspected Bandits in Kaduna - Official
[Premium Times] The security forces also announced that they recovered a rifle from the operation

Mon, 28 Nov 2022 06:50:00 GMT
SEC to Promote 'Sensible Digital Assets', Not Cryptocurrencies
[Premium Times] The regulator says it will promote investment in "sensible digital assets," with investment protection and also explore blockchain technology to advance virtual and traditional investment products.

Mon, 28 Nov 2022 06:49:22 GMT
Six Persons Dead in Anambra Cult Clash
[Premium Times] The suspected cultists were said to have engaged in a heavy shootout for several hours which forced residents to scamper for safety.

Mon, 28 Nov 2022 06:48:45 GMT
When Death Stalks...
[Premium Times] Away from the grandiose promises of politicians in these testy times of electoral campaigns in the midst of insecurity, let's just pause for a moment and consider how parts of our country came to look like Libya where warlords determi...

Mon, 28 Nov 2022 06:47:41 GMT
Mohammed Mustapha Olaroungbe Akanbi (1971-2022)
[Premium Times] Everyone who burglarises an election leaves a massive trail but they all rely on the security services, legal, and judicial systems for cover up. Rigged elections invariably end up as disputes before courts which receive and evaluate ...

Mon, 28 Nov 2022 06:46:11 GMT
Why Govt Retains Workers in Non-Functional Ajaokuta Steel Company - Minister
[Premium Times] "The steel territory where Ajaokuta sits is about three times bigger than the Federal Capital Territory (FCT)."

Mon, 28 Nov 2022 06:45:09 GMT
Wike, Allies Absent, Atiku Present As Adeleke Sworn in As 6th Osun Governor
[Premium Times] Ademola Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been sworn in as the 6th civilian governor of Osun State.

Mon, 28 Nov 2022 06:44:09 GMT
Three Dead, Nine Injured in Lagos-Ibadan Expressway Accident
[Premium Times] The FRSC boss said that nine people sustained injuries while three persons died in the auto crash.

Mon, 28 Nov 2022 06:43:38 GMT
Qatar World Cup, Alcohol and Gays
[Premium Times] A little over a week ago, on a Qatar Airways flight journeying to Doha, city of the current World Cup fiesta, I saw a film which clearly depicts the raging back-and-forth arguments between the Arab World and the West. A Betty Kathungu...

Sun, 27 Nov 2022 18:41:28 GMT
NIPCO to Connect Lekki Free Trade Zone With Gas Pipeline
[Premium Times] NIPCO Gas Ltd. has signed an agreement with the NNPC Gas Marketing Ltd. (NGML) and Lekki Free Zone Development Company (LFZDC) to build a gas pipeline.

Mon, 28 Nov 2022 06:41:17 GMT
I Improved Osun's Economy Without Borrowing - Oyetola
[Premium Times] Outgoing governor says he doubled Osun's internally generated revenue and was leaving behind N14 billion cash for his successor

Sun, 27 Nov 2022 18:17:24 GMT
In Inaugural Speech, Adeleke Tackles Oyetola, Freezes Govt Accounts, Vows Probe
[Premium Times] Ademola Adeleke promised the "immediate establishment of a panel to carry out an inventory and recover all government assets."

Sun, 27 Nov 2022 17:46:34 GMT
Nigerian Children Risk Death Over Poor Vaccination - UNICEF
[Vanguard] The United Nations Children's Fund, UNICEF, has warned that with only 36 percent of children aged 12-23 months receiving all recommended vaccines, a substantial number of Nigerian children are at risk of death and disability from vaccine-p...

Sun, 27 Nov 2022 17:42:23 GMT
Nigeria Establishing Plants to Refine Gold, Other Minerals - Official
[Premium Times] He said six plants were being set up in the various regions to process mineral resources deposited in those regions.



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