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Fri, 15 Jan 2021 08:35:35 GMT
Nigeria Records Worst Day in Covid-19 Management With 24 Deaths
[Premium Times] In the past 27 days, there have been nearly 200 fatalities as a result of COVID-19 complications in Nigeria.

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 06:47:24 GMT
Govt Confirms Plans to Sell Properties to Fund 2021 Budget
[Premium Times] The finance minister confirmed the decision to sell some government properties in a document submitted to lawmakers.

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 04:26:19 GMT
One-Fifth of Yellow Fever Vaccine Very Effective - Study
[Premium Times] According to the study, giving a person one-fifth of the vaccine dose is safe.

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 03:55:51 GMT
Nigeria Better Than We Met It in 2015 - Buhari
[This Day] President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday assessed his five-year-old administration with a submission that Nigeria now fared better than when he assumed office in May 2019.

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 03:55:44 GMT
How Will Africa Remember Donald Trump? Here Is How
[Premium Times] US President Donald Trump may have lost re-election but he would be escorted out of the White House on Tuesday night with a special prize: Africa's worst friend in modern times.

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 10:48:19 GMT
Nigeria Migrates All Mineral Titles to Digital Canvas Expecting Revenue Windfalls
[Premium Times] An official of the MCO also speaks on efforts to better regulate Nigeria's mining sector.

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 06:47:31 GMT
Govt Confirms January 18 School Resumption Date
[Premium Times] The Nigerian government says all schools must comply with COVID-19 safety protocols.

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 05:52:05 GMT
Starsight Gets $10 Million Funding to Expand Solar Power Solutions in Nigeria, Ghana
[Premium Times] "As we expand from Nigeria to Ghana and beyond, this funding will be key to our ability to swiftly deploy hybrid-solar solutions..."

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 04:28:16 GMT
State Houses of Assembly Need a Greater Online Presence
[The Conversation Africa] Nigerians are now more active online than ever. Data from the National Communications Commission and independent bodies suggest that the majority of citizens use the internet, social media and smartphones for everyday activi...

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 04:06:37 GMT
Ighalo Considers Super Eagles' Return
[This Day] AFCON 2019 highest goals scorer and Manchester United on loan striker, Odion Ighalo, is considering a return to the Super Eagles if the coaching crew led by Gernot Rohr deems it necessary to extend invite to him.

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 03:56:05 GMT
Country Marks Armed Forces Remembrance Day
[This Day] The Federal Government on Thursday reeled out the achievements of the Defence headquarters as it revealed that Nigerian soldiers in a period of 10 months in 2020 killed 1,805 Boko Haram insurgents/terrorists in the North East as well as 47...

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 03:56:00 GMT
We Received Over 580,000 Covid-19 Related Phone Calls in Nine Months - Agency
[Vanguard] The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, on Thursday, said it received over 580,000 COVID-19 related phone calls between March and December, 2020.

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 09:09:18 GMT
PDP, Junaid Mohammed Kick As Buhari Claims Security Has Improved in North East
[Vanguard] Despite the activities of Boko Haram in the North East, which have left several persons dead and properties destroyed, President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday scored his government high on security in the zone.

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 09:09:15 GMT
Covid-19 Has Depleted Ranks of Nigeria's Leadership - Obasanjo
[Vanguard] Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has lamented that the nation's ranks of dedicated and resourceful patriotic leaders have been depleted by the dreaded Covid-19 pandemic.

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 09:09:12 GMT
Foreign, Armed Fulani Herders Trooping Into Oyo - General Togun
[Vanguard] Chairman of the Western Nigeria Security Network, Amotekun in Oyo State, Gen. Kunle Togun, retd, yesterday raised the alarm that a large number of fully armed Fulani herders, who are non-Nigerians, have started trooping into the state thro...

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 09:09:11 GMT
Jan 18 School Resumption Date Stands - Govt
[Vanguard] The federal government says the January 18, 2021 resumption date for schools stands. According to Ben Goong, director, press and public relations of the federal ministry of education, the decision not to alter the date was taken after wide...

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 09:09:10 GMT
258 Beneficiaries Receive Govt's Grant of N10,000 Each in Kano
[Vanguard] The Federal Government has disbursed N10,000 grant each to 258 beneficiaries in Wudil/Garko Federal Constituency of Kano State as part of efforts to fight poverty among the unemployed at the grassroots.

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 09:09:03 GMT
Buhari Renews Tenure of MDs of 7 River Basin Authorities, Appoints 2 More
[Vanguard] President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the renewal of tenure for seven managing directors of the river basin development authorities.

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 09:04:07 GMT
Capitol Hill Has Exposed Double Standards Against Nigerian Military - Group
[Leadership] The invasion of the United States' Capitol by pro-Trump protesters has exposed the double standards in the forefront of the EndSARS movement against the Nigerian military.

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 09:04:07 GMT
Why Culture Isn't Our Priority in 2021 - Norwegian Ambassador
[Leadership] Abuja -- The Norwegian Ambassador to Nigeria, Knut Eiliv Lein, has revealed why his home government failed to prioritize culture as part of its key areas of bilateral relations focus with Nigeria in 2021.

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 09:04:01 GMT
Govt Inaugurates Committee to Implement N50bn Export Expansion Facility
[Leadership] Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Otunba Niyi Adebayo yesterday, inaugurated an 11-Man Steering Committee for the implementation of the Export Expansion Facility Programme (EEFP) under the National Economic Sustainability Plan.

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 08:59:31 GMT
Sokoto Receives N518m Govt Health Intervention Fund in 2020 - NHIs Boss
[Vanguard] The Federal Government disbursed N518 million to Sokoto State Government in 2020 as National Healthcare Intervention Fund aimed at enhancing the lives of vulnerable persons in the society, Dr Nasir Sambo, the Executive Secretary, National ...

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 08:59:31 GMT
Covid-19 - Govt Limits Class Sizes, Hostel Occupancy - Bans Assemblies, As January 18 Resumption Date Stands
[Vanguard] The Federal Government, on Thursday, puts limitations to class sizes, hostel occupancy and asked the schools to ensure the compulsory wearing of face masks by all students, teachers and workers, as well ensure temperature checks and put ha...

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 08:59:30 GMT
Afropop Singer, Yemzzy, Set to Release Debut EP 'Son of Moses'
[Vanguard] Afro-pop singer, Adeola Adeyemi Olamide, popularly known as Yemzzy, has announced a release date for his debut project, an extended playlist titled "Son Of Moses".

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 08:59:28 GMT
Anambra Guber Race - Some Aspirants Yet to Prove Their Competent - Obidike
[Vanguard] A Nigerian Entrepreneur and Advocate for Youth Employment and Good Governance, Obidike Chukwuebuka has highlighted competence as one of leadership qualities the electorate should look for in those campaigning for votes in the November 2021...

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 08:58:19 GMT
Professor Accused of Election Fraud Rejects New Prosecution Lawyer
[Premium Times] The trial, at a state High Court, Uyo, involves Ignatius Uduk, a university professor accused of election fraud.

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 08:35:31 GMT
Covid-19 - Nigeria Not Considering Another Lockdown - Official
[Premium Times] One in every six persons (16 per cent) tested for COVID-19 in Nigeria in the past two weeks tested positive for the virus, indicating how far the virus has spread.

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 08:14:01 GMT
64 Insurgents Killed in Yobe, 4 Nursing Kaduna Mothers Abducted
[Leadership] Kaduna -- The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has hinted that troops deployed in Operation Lafiya Dole have neutralised 64 insurgents and captured weapons in Yobe State in one week.

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 08:14:00 GMT
How Prepared Is Nigeria for an Epidemic?
[Leadership] Continents have been plagued by epidemics at various times in history with devastating trails of pain, sorrow and death. Medical science talks about them in nomenclatures that belie their severity. There have been cases of Bubonic Plague...

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 08:13:59 GMT
How Bauchi Graduates Found New Love in Agriculture
[Leadership] Bauchi -- They live approximately 100 kilometres apart, but Ishaq Mohammed and Happiness Zakka share many things in common--they are both graduates of National Certificate in Education (NCE). They both applied severally to get employed u...



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