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Tue, 19 Jan 2021 07:05:26 GMT
Bishop Kukah Gets New Appointment At Vatican City
[This Day] The Holy Father, Pope Francis has appointed the Bishop of the Diocese of Sokoto, His Lordship, Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah, as a Member of the Dicastery for the Promotion of Human Integral Development at the Vatican City in Rome.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 06:19:15 GMT
Govt Releases U.S.$25 Million for Covid-19 Vaccine Production
[Premium Times] Nigeria has witnessed a surge in COVID-19 infections in recent weeks and increased mortality.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 06:15:38 GMT
Country Could Receive 10 Million More Doses of Covid-19 Vaccines By March - Minister
[Premium Times] Mr Ehanire says preparations are ongoing to receive the COVID-19 vaccines.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 07:04:41 GMT
Air Force Loses Airman, Kills 30 Bandits in Zamfara - Official
[Premium Times] The NAF personnel who lost his life in the encounter is Sunday Enwa, an Aircraftman.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 09:27:57 GMT
Govt Threatens Second Lockdown Over Low Compliance With Covid-19 Protocols
[This Day] The federal government yesterday warned of another lockdown if Nigerians continue to disregard non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) introduced to combat the spread of COVID-19.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 09:26:06 GMT
Maersk Demands Military Action With Rising Pirates' Attacks in West Africa
[This Day] Abuja -- Maersk, the world's biggest shipping company has demanded a more effective military response to surging pirate attacks and record kidnappings off the coast of West Africa.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 09:09:36 GMT
Buhari to Inaugurate National Oil, Gas Centre Thursday
[This Day] President Muhammadu Buhari will on Thursday virtually inaugurate the National Oil and Gas Excellence Centre (NOGEC) Lagos, as part of effort to boost the operations of the Nigeria oil and gas sector.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 09:06:10 GMT
Trump and Wole Soyinka's Green Card
[This Day] On November 2, 2016, a week before the US Presidential elections of Nov. 8, 2016, Wole Soyinka, Africa's first Nobel Laureate in Literature told a group of students at Oxford University's Eretgun House that if Donald Trump was elected Pres...

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 08:47:30 GMT
Fair Play or Foul?
[This Day] Jos -- Matthew Kukah is torn between his call and his calling.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 07:53:40 GMT
Buhari Pledges Nigeria's Commitment to Promotion of Good Governance
[This Day] President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday emphasised the commitment of Nigeria to the enthronement of democracy and good governance in Africa.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 07:49:36 GMT
PDP Tasks Buhari On Abduction, Killing of Security Operatives
[This Day] The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday condemned the abduction and killing of security operatives by terrorists and bandits, urging President Muhammadu Buhari to end his 'lethargic' approach by taking urgent steps to tackle terrorism...

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 07:32:11 GMT
Five Years of Bridging Maritime Security Gaps
[This Day] In line with its statutory mandate, the Nigerian Navy has in the past five years under the leadership of Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas activated dedicated and routine operations to bridge the security gaps in the nation's maritime domain to e...

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 07:29:24 GMT
All Eyes On PIB
[This Day] Players in the Nigerian oil and gas industry and economic policy analysts are fixated on the passage, signing and implementation of the protracted Petroleum Industry Bill this year, with the hope that the proposed legislation will eliminat...

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 07:28:20 GMT
How Funds Were Diverted Under Ex-NAF Chief's Watch - Witness
[Premium Times] An EFCC official narrates how public funds meant for NAF were traced to the defendants.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 07:09:58 GMT
NIN-SIM Registration - Sacrificing the Health of Hapless Nigerians
[This Day] In the past one month, many Nigerians have been subjected to the harrowing experience of being made to compulsorily wait in crowded, endless queues, to capture data to register and obtain the elusive National Identification Number (NIN). T...

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 06:21:41 GMT
Buhari Appoints Acting Head of NDE
[Premium Times] Prior to his appointment, Mr Fikpo was the zonal director at the NDE North-west zonal office.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 06:20:38 GMT
Wafu B Tournament - Golden Eaglets Lose Final Match Against Cote d'Ivoire
[Premium Times] Substitute striker Ahmed Abdullahi scored twice for the Eaglets.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 04:58:20 GMT
Covid-19 Vaccine Expected, but More Awareness Needed Up North
[RFI] The number of coronavirus cases continues to rise in Nigeria as the national Centre for Disease and Control says more than 100,000 people have been infected, with Lagos, the economic capital, a hotspot.

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 13:06:54 GMT
Insecurity - Ekiti Allocates N1.4 Billion to Amotekun - Official
[Premium Times] The Ekiti official says the priority to security through Amotekun was in a bid to further attract investment and ensure safety of all investors and residents.

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 12:56:26 GMT
Lessons in Biden's Appointments of Nigerians
[Vanguard] THE United States President-elect, Joe Biden's appointment of three young Nigerians into his cabinet is replete with lessons, not just for Nigeria, but for the entire African continent. Biden first appointed 39-year-old Adewale Adeyemo, wh...

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 11:53:35 GMT
OMS - As Ayeni, Okunbo Battle Over Ownership
[Leadership] Abuja -- The unfolding battle for the ownership of Ocean Marine Security (OMS) Limited has been insightful.

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 11:29:20 GMT
Govt to Launch Centre to Drive Cost Efficiency, Others in Oil Sector
[Vanguard] The Department of Petroleum Resources, DPR, Monday, disclosed that the National Oil and Gas Excellence Centre, NOGEC, designed to drive the three-pronged objectives of safety, value and cost efficiency in the petroleum industry, would be l...

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 11:29:18 GMT
NIS Issues 23,867 Immigration Facilities in Edo
[Vanguard] The Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), Edo Command says it issued 23, 867 Immigration facilities to applicants in Edo in 2020.

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 11:26:44 GMT
Only Good Governance Will Heal Civil War Wounds - ACF
[Leadership] As Nigerians reflect on the way forward 51 years after the civil war, the apex socio-cultural organisation in the North, Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), has declared that only good governance will heal the wounds caused by the unfortunat...

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 11:26:43 GMT
Covid-19 - Declare Partial Lockdown Now, ACJHR Tells Govt
[Leadership] The African Centre for Justice and Human Rights (ACJHR) has noted that the Federal Government is gradually losing the control of the spread of COVID-19 infection in the country with the rate at which the figures are increasing daily.

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 11:26:42 GMT
Covid-19 - Buni Lauds BUA Foundation for Humanitarian Support
[Leadership] Damaturu -- Yobe State governor, Hon. Mai Mala Buni, has commended the chairman and CEO of BUA Foundation, Alhaji Abdussamad Rabiu, for his humanitarian support to the state to fight the COVID-19 pandemic.

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 11:26:36 GMT
One Shot As Kafanchan Protest Turns Bloody Over Electricity Tarrif Hike
[Leadership] Kafanchan -- Angry Kafanchan residents, on Monday morning took over Kafanchan major roads from Ernmako Filling Station to Kaduna electricity business Unit in Kafanchan to demonstrate over electricity Tarrif hike and epileptic power suppl...

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 10:50:44 GMT
NDDC - Akpabio Denies Giving $5 Million Bribe to Malami
[Premium Times] Mr Akpabio, who threatened to file a lawsuit over the report, said people who are uncomfortable with the NDDC forensic audit were behind the bribe story.

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 10:45:52 GMT
What Is It About Rising Prices?
[Premium Times] With headline inflation at 15.75 per cent year on year in December, ought I to worry about the trajectory of domestic prices ― the headline gauge has risen every month since September 2019? Not if government's spinmeisters are to be...

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 10:07:27 GMT
Anambra, Osun Reopen Schools Today
[This Day] Awka and Osogbo -- The governments of Anambra and Osun States have today reopened schools in their various states, with only teachers and school administrators directed to attend in Anambra State.



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