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Sat, 06 Feb 2021 12:37:30 GMT
WHO Disqualifies Nigeria From Vaccine Supply
[Daily Trust] The World Health Organisation (WHO) has disqualified Nigeria from the first round of supply of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.

Sat, 06 Feb 2021 12:33:14 GMT
Cape Verde Defends Detention of Venezuelan Diplomat
[Premium Times] Cape Verde had in June 2020 detained a Venezuelan diplomat, Alex Saab, at the request of the United States.

Sat, 06 Feb 2021 12:22:58 GMT
Govt Suspends Emirates Airlines Over Covid-19 Violation
[Daily Trust] Lagos -- The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has banned Emirates Airlines' operations in Nigeria for violating COVID-19 protocols.

Sat, 06 Feb 2021 11:36:09 GMT
30% of Cars in Nigeria Will Be Electric By 2025 - Govt
[Daily Trust] The Federal Government is targeting that at least 30 percent of passenger vehicles in Nigeria will be electric cars by 2025.

Sat, 06 Feb 2021 11:02:09 GMT
Okonjo-Iweala Reacts As U.S. Endorses Her for Top WTO Job
[Daily Trust] Former Nigerian Finance Minister, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has expressed gratitude to the US for endorsing her as the next director-general of the World Trade Organization (WTO).

Sat, 06 Feb 2021 12:47:14 GMT
Bandits Shoot Commuters' Vehicles, Kill 6 On Birnin Gwari Road
[Leadership] Security agencies have reported that bandits opened fire on commuters along the Kaduna-Birnin Gwari road, the Kaduna state government has said.

Sat, 06 Feb 2021 12:46:06 GMT
Federal Character Commission Denies Allegations of Secret Recruitment
[Leadership] Federal Character Commission (FCC) has denied an allegation of secret recruitment and giving waiver to ministries, departments, and agencies (MDAs) levelled against its chairman, Dr Muheeba Dankaka.

Sat, 06 Feb 2021 12:09:19 GMT
Govt's Seizure of U.S.$68,2 Million Presidential Amnesty Fund Denied
[Vanguard] The Amnesty office has denied the report that the Federal Government seized N26 billion belonging to the Presidential Amnesty Programme, clarifying that the money was mopped up as part of the government's financial process.

Sat, 06 Feb 2021 11:23:32 GMT
Former Kano Representative Dies After Contracting Covid-19
[Daily Trust] A former House of Representatives member and former Special Adviser to Governor Ibrahim Shekarau on Economic matters, Dr Abdullahi Maikano Rabiu, has died of COVID-19 complications.

Sat, 06 Feb 2021 11:19:56 GMT
Buhari Extends IGP Adamu's Tenure By Three Months
[Daily Trust] President Muhammadu Buhari has extended the tenure of the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar Adamu.

Sat, 06 Feb 2021 10:54:14 GMT
Ben Bruce, Other Nigerians React As CBN Bans Crypto Trading
[Daily Trust] The former senator representing Bayelsa east, Senator Ben Murray-Bruce and other Nigerians have reacted to the purported ban of cryptocurrency trading by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).

Sat, 06 Feb 2021 10:23:13 GMT
Ecowas Court to Rule On Application Against Herdsmen April 22
[Daily Trust] The ECOWAS Community Court of Justice in Abuja has fixed April 22 to deliver judgment in a case accusing herdsmen of killings and destruction of properties of Nigerians.

Sat, 06 Feb 2021 10:18:48 GMT
Buhari Can Keep AGF Despite Attaining 60 - Ngige
[Daily Trust] The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, has said President Muhammadu Buhari has not contravened any law by reappointing Mr Ahmed Idris as the Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF).

Sat, 06 Feb 2021 13:04:19 GMT
Court Orders Closure of Popular Kano Cleric Nasir-Kabara's Mosque
[Leadership] A Chief Magistrates' Court sitting in Kano on Friday ordered the closure of a mosque belong to a popular cleric, Nasir-Kabara'.

Sat, 06 Feb 2021 12:50:28 GMT
Central Bank Directs Banks to Close Cryptocurrency Traders' Accounts
[This Day] The Central Bank of Nigeria yesterday directed banks and other financial institutions to immediately close any accounts dealing in cryptocurrency or facilitating payment for crypto currency exchange, with immediate effect.

Sat, 06 Feb 2021 12:49:14 GMT
FMC Abuja Inaugurates Multidisciplinary Cancer Committee
[Premium Times] An official said the main objective of multidisciplinary approach is to provide effective coordinated cancer care for the benefits of patients and the hospital.

Sat, 06 Feb 2021 12:38:15 GMT
FG Flags-Off 2021/2022 Commonwealth Scholarship
[Daily Trust] Federal government has flagged off the 2021/2022 Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan (SCFP) nomination interview.

Sat, 06 Feb 2021 12:37:03 GMT
Insurgency - Unicef Gives Psychosocial Aid to 50,000 Borno School Children
[Leadership] In cushioning the psychological effects of the Boko Haram insurgency, the United Nations International Children Emergency Fund (UNICEF), has embarked on provision of psychosocial support to 50,000 school children in both primary and seco...

Sat, 06 Feb 2021 12:34:22 GMT
At the Mercy of Terrorists, Bandits and Violent Herders (I)
[Daily Trust] It was only about two decades ago when destiny thrusted the leadership of the Muslim Students Society of Nigeria (MSSN) on my lap. I became the National President. To become the president of unarguably the most energetic and truly natio...

Sat, 06 Feb 2021 12:30:25 GMT
Another Tragedy in Anambra As Hunter Kills Wife, Son, Set His House On Fire
[Daily Trust] Uchechukwu Nweke, a 65-year-old hunter in Umuiyom, a community in Amanuke in Awka North Local Government Area of Anambra State, has killed his 55-year-old wife, Patricia and son, Obinna, 29, and set his house ablaze.

Sat, 06 Feb 2021 12:25:38 GMT
Muric Tells FG - We Have Evidence Against Herdsmen
[Daily Trust] The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has disclosed that it has proofs of crops' destruction in farms all over the country by herdsmen's cattle.

Sat, 06 Feb 2021 12:16:50 GMT
Capital Importation Declines By $14.31bn in 2020 - NBS
[Vanguard] The total value of capital importation in 2020 stood at 9.68 billion dollars compared to 23.99 billion dollars recorded in 2019.

Sat, 06 Feb 2021 11:58:22 GMT
National Sports Festival May Suffer Another Setback
[Daily Trust] The 20th edition of the National Sports Festival to be hosted by Edo may yet suffer another setback following reports that the 'Nigerian Olympics' may be postponed for the fourth time.

Sat, 06 Feb 2021 10:29:20 GMT
Marwa, More Than Marijuana
[Vanguard] by Emmanuel Okogba

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...

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 09:30:46 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 09:23:46 GMT
Cancer - Govt Approves 12 Additional Hospitals for Chemotherapy
[Premium Times] Chemotherapy is an aggressive form of chemical drug therapy meant to destroy rapidly growing cells in the body.

Fri, 05 Feb 2021 07:14:15 GMT
Opposition Rejects Ex-Service Chiefs' Appointments as Ambassadors
[Daily Trust] The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has rejected the ambassadorial appointment of former Service Chiefs by President Muhammadu Buhari.

Fri, 05 Feb 2021 07:09:44 GMT
Claim Dormant Account Balances, Unclaimed Dividends Now, Govt Advises Nigerians
[Premium Times] The federal government plans to utilise unclaimed dividends and dormant account balances of up to six years, to mitigate Nigeria's economic challenges.



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