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Fri, 05 Feb 2021 14:14:22 GMT
Central Bank Orders Bank to Shut down Crypto Accounts
[Vanguard] The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has directed Deposit Money Banks (DMBs), Other Financial Institutions (OFIs) and Non-Bank Financial Institutions (NBFIs) local financial institutions against having any transactions in crypto or facilitati...

Sat, 06 Feb 2021 09:50:22 GMT
Displaced Persons Hail Buhari Over Refugee Commission's Resettlement City
[Vanguard] Beneficiaries of the Resettlement City Project of the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI), have commended President Muhammadu Buhari and the Commission for lifting their lives, through the i...

Sat, 06 Feb 2021 09:30:46 GMT
Ian Mourns Owhefere, Says He Was Passionate Representative
[Vanguard] The Isoko Advancement Network, IAN, a socio-cultural pressure group has commiserated with the Speaker, Chief Sheriff Oborevwori and members of the State House of Assembly, Isoko nation and the Owhefere family over the demise of the Majorit...

Fri, 05 Feb 2021 14:43:54 GMT
Gunmen Demand N10m to Release Punch Journalist
[Premium Times] The Punch journalist, Okechukwu Nnodim, was kidnapped from his residence in the Kubwa area of Abuja on Thursday.

Fri, 05 Feb 2021 14:36:02 GMT
Gunmen Abduct the Punch Reporter, Two Others in Abuja
[This Day] Abuja -- An Abuja-based journalist with The PUNCH Newspapers,Mr. Okechukwu Nnodim, was on Wednesday night kidnapped in Kubwa, a satellite town in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

Fri, 05 Feb 2021 14:31:03 GMT
Spearheading Cancer Awareness Drive in Nigeria
[WHO] Minna -- Early cancer detection improves the chances of successful treatment, which presupposes the availability of equipped facilities and health workforce. Yet without the right information on prevention and care, many patients are diagnosed ...

Fri, 05 Feb 2021 14:02:25 GMT
Money Laundering - Maina's Son, Faisal Escaped to U.S. Through Niger Republic, EFCC Tells Court
[Vanguard] The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, yesterday told the Federal High Court in Abuja that Faisal Maina, who is facing trial for money laundering, has escaped to the United States of America.

Fri, 05 Feb 2021 14:01:36 GMT
President - With Reforms, We Saved Oil Industry From Collapse
[This Day] Abuja -- President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday gave insights into how the reforms initiated by his administration in 2015 saved the oil and gas industry from total collapse.

Fri, 05 Feb 2021 13:58:03 GMT
Budget 2020 - N66,801 Billion Capital Rolled Over for 27 MDAs
[Vanguard] The Federal Government has rolled over the sum of N66.801 billion of unspent 2020 capital budget of 27 Ministries, Departments and Agencies, MDAs, to March 31, 2021.

Fri, 05 Feb 2021 13:50:40 GMT
CSO Sues Malami Over Asset-Tracing Law
[This Day] The Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA), a civil society organisation, has filed a suit against the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, over the Asset Tracing, Recovery and Manag...

Fri, 05 Feb 2021 12:34:20 GMT
Cameroon-Nigeria - Growing Mutually Beneficial Support
[Cameroon Tribune] President Paul Biya in a State House audience on February 4, 2021 received a special envoy of his Nigerian counterpart, President Muhammadu Buhari.

Fri, 05 Feb 2021 11:55:55 GMT
No Northerner Has Been Given Quit Notice in Igboland - Ohanaeze
[This Day] The apex Igbo socio-political organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo has denied that Fulani or any Northerner for that matter in the South-east was ordered to leave the region.

Fri, 05 Feb 2021 11:52:37 GMT
PDP Alleges Move to Shield Buratai, Others From Investigation
[This Day] The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday rejected what it described as a plot by the President Muhammadu Buhari and the All Progressives Congress (APC) to use the decoy of ambassadorial appointments to shield the immediate past service...

Fri, 05 Feb 2021 10:47:54 GMT
Plot to Take Over INEC
[This Day] The nomination of Ms Lauretta Onochie, a diehard member or supporter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), an all-purpose attack dog for the government and aide to President Muhammadu Buhari on Social Media and many more APC fundamentali...

Fri, 05 Feb 2021 10:38:55 GMT
Transport Policy to the Rescue
[This Day] Eromosele Abiodun writes that the draft National Maritime Transport Policy will transform the industry.

Fri, 05 Feb 2021 10:22:19 GMT
House Member, Galadima to Forfeit N60 Million Over Fleeing Maina's Son
[This Day] Abuja -- A House of Representatives member, Hon, Sani Dan-Galadima, is likely to forfeit his house worth N60 million to the federal government over a failed surety he entered for Faisal Maina, the son of former Chairman of Pension Reform T...

Fri, 05 Feb 2021 14:26:49 GMT
FCC Debunks Allegations On Contract Scam, Others
[This Day] The Federal Character Commission (FCC) has countered allegations on issues ranging from rule of law, due process, contract scam, guidelines and extant circulars.

Fri, 05 Feb 2021 14:26:37 GMT
Jigawa Assembly Expends N15.4 Billion On Constituency Projects
[Vanguard] Members of the Jigawa State House of Assembly have expended N15.4bllion in the execution of various constituency projects within the five years of Governor Muhammad Badaru led administration in the state.

Fri, 05 Feb 2021 14:21:34 GMT
Tackle Insecurity, Bakare Urges Buhari, Backs Open Grazing Ban
[This Day] Abuja, Lagos -- Overseer of Citadel Global Community Church, Pastor Tunde Bakare, has thrown his weight behind the calls for a ban on open grazing of cattle and called on President Muhammadu Buhari to tackle the insecurity in the country.

Fri, 05 Feb 2021 14:10:34 GMT
2023 - Not-Too-Young to Run Movement Assures Support for Youths
[Vanguard] Abuja -- Ahead of the 2023 general elections, the Not-Too-Young-To Run Movement, Thursday, assured massive support for youths who wants to contest elective positions at the national and state levels.

Fri, 05 Feb 2021 14:07:14 GMT
2023 - Why INEC's Creating Additional Polling Units, 25yrs After - Source
[Vanguard] Ahead of the 2023 general and presidential elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has concluded arrangements to embark on creation of additional polling units to provide for a good voting environment and effective ...

Fri, 05 Feb 2021 14:05:28 GMT
Covid-19 - NCDC Registers 14 Deaths, 1,340 New Infections in One Day
[Vanguard] The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has registered 1,340 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total number of infected people in the country to 136,030.

Fri, 05 Feb 2021 14:04:27 GMT
INEC to Consult ACF, Afenifere, Parties, Others On Extra Polling Units
[This Day] Abuja -- The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said it has decided to engage stakeholders on the need to expand voter access to polling units by creating more units across the country.

Fri, 05 Feb 2021 14:03:46 GMT
SPW Chairman Cries Out After Losing Money to Yahoo Boys
[Vanguard] The Chairman, Nasarawa State office of the Special Public Works, Dr Kassim Mohammad Thursday raised alarm over the activities of fraudsters, popularly known as Yahoo boys in the state.

Fri, 05 Feb 2021 14:03:14 GMT
Alleged Treason - Court Awards N150,000 Fine Against Sowore's Co-Defendant, Bakare
[Vanguard] The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, awarded N150,000 fine against Olawale Bakare, the 2nd defendant in the treasonable felony suit leveled against him and the Convener, #RevolutionNow Movement, Omoyele Sowore.

Fri, 05 Feb 2021 14:01:00 GMT
Ganduje Cautions Against Inciting Preaching
[Vanguard] Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has cautioned Islamic scholars to desist from making inciting statements, which are capable of breaching the peace, while preaching.

Fri, 05 Feb 2021 13:59:23 GMT
Covid-19 Vaccine, Now As Status Symbol
[This Day] One of the wise sayings my village people used to write at their door posts was/is:

Fri, 05 Feb 2021 13:55:57 GMT
Igboho and Nigeria's Shaky Unity
[Vanguard] Ibadan -- If there is one thing that has again advertised Nigeria as a dangerously fragile country, it is the fallout of the eviction notice issued to herders to leave Igangan community in Ibarapa North Local Government Area of Oyo State b...

Fri, 05 Feb 2021 12:18:36 GMT
With 'The Milkmaid' Oscars Confirmation, Anyaene's Dream Come True
[This Day] The recent news of the Academy Awards also known as the Oscars, confirming the eligibility of 'The Milkmaid', Nigeria's submission for the 2021 awards was like having a sweet bowl of ice cream after a long and tiring day. The Academy offic...

Fri, 05 Feb 2021 12:13:50 GMT
Don Jazzy, Waje, Others to Feature in Nancy Isime Show
[This Day] As the countdown to the premiere of the second season of The Nancy Isime Show begins, the TV host has revealed celebrity guests fans can expect on the show. They include famed music producer Don Jazzy, actress Kate Henshaw, musicians Omawu...



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